For decades, treasury departments have focused primarily on managing internal liquidity. Cash forecasting, working capital optimisation, debt management and liquidity buffers have long been considered the core pillars of treasury resilience. Yet recent global disruptions have exposed a growing blind spot: the financial health of suppliers. A company may have a strong balance sheet, ample…
For almost four decades, corporate treasury teams across the world operated with a degree of confidence that interest rates, while cyclical, broadly followed a predictable economic playbook. The post-1980s era of globalisation, central bank credibility and relatively stable inflation created an environment where treasury decisions around borrowing, debt maturity and liquidity could be made with…
For decades, treasury functions have been built around a simple principle: better information leads to better decisions. Today, Artificial Intelligence promises to take that principle to a new level. From cash flow forecasting and liquidity modelling to foreign exchange hedging and working capital optimisation, AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to deployment within treasury teams….
A CXO Dialogue with Aniruddha Gadre, Global Head – Treasury and Insurance, Tech Mahindra Limited. Treasury is no longer a back-office function confined to cash management and compliance. In a world defined by volatility, fragmentation and rapid technological shifts, it is emerging as a strategic lever for resilience and growth. In the first part of…
In a move aimed at strengthening its financial solutions portfolio, TransBnk has appointed Rahul Arora as Global Head – Treasury and Liquidity Solutions. The appointment comes as the company sharpens its focus on expanding capabilities across treasury management and cross-border financial solutions. Rahul Arora brings over two decades of experience spanning global banking and capital…
By Amit BaraskarTreasury Head, Thomas Cook India Currency weakness is often dismissed as cyclical noise. But when depreciation becomes persistent, broad-based and regionally uncompetitive, it stops being a market fluctuation and starts resembling a policy signal. The recent slide of the Indian rupee belongs firmly in the latter category. While several foreign banks continue to…
