(by Arthur Headner)

Treasury departments now seeking for ways to optimize daily cash positions having online management and the release of working capital as two main targets.

Settlements were automated as the first step, then came the interfacing of cash positions and liquidity forecasting processes to treasury workstations or ERP systems. The automation of corporate treasury processes rationalizes back-office processes on behalf of clients, and maximizes efficiency decreasing risk with costs lowered.

Treasurers using automated processes free up time for decision-making over the reinvestment of working capital that is released due to greater efficiency.