Today´s disruptive market and regulatory environment is challenging the finance function. Technology is seen as enabler for change to help automating operational workflows and to gain time for strategic tasks and challenges. Find out what technology treasurers prefer to evolve their operations.
2. Executive Summary
DEMOGRAPHICS
Online survey rolled out in
2013 and 2014
Responses from more than
200 finance professionals
from companies of all sizes
and geographies
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Regulation drives change in treasury
Technology enables treasury
transformation
Treasury systems prefered
technology over Excel, ERP systems
and combination of best-of-breed tools
3. #1 Treasury Is Transforming
Treasurers are evolving to
strategic advisors to their
business. Value-adding
tasks such as risk analysis
and reporting are becoming
more important.
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4. #2 Regulation = Driver for Change
Regulations such as
EMIR/Dodd Frank, SEPA,
Basel III, IFRS 9, FBAR
and PSD2 are driving
change in treasury.
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5. #3 Technology = Enabler for Change
Treasuries turn towards
technology to automate
manual and broken
processes to gain time for
more strategic tasks.
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6. 4# Treasury System = Key Technology
Today, treasuries clearly
prefer to work with
specialty treasury
systems to master their
operational and strategic
challenges.
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7. #5 Treasury Systems on the Rise
Comparing 2013 and 2014,
the adoption of treasury
systems is increasing,
whereas the usage of
spreadsheets, ERP systems
and a combination of
multiple best-of-breed
solutions is decreasing.
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Summary
Today´s disruptive market and regulatory environment is
challenging treasury
Treasury is automating operational workflows to increase
efficiency and gain time for strategic tasks and challenges
Specialist treasury systems are prefered technology for workflow
automation, analysis and reporting
"Over the past 10 years we have seen a significant uptick in the
number of companies moving to solutions specifically designed for
the treasury function. They are looking to cloud-based TRM*
solutions to future-proof their treasury needs for tomorrow.”
Justin Brimfield, Chief Marketing Officer at Reval
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Additional Resources
o Press Release
o http://www.reval.com/Pages/treasury-technology-on-the-
rise.aspx
o Infographic
o http://www.reval.com/Pages/Treasury-software-on-the-
rise.aspx
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About Reval
Reval is the leading, global provider of a scalable cloud platform for Treasury and Risk Management
(TRM). Our cloud-based offerings enable enterprises to better manage cash, liquidity and financial
risk, and to account for and report on complex financial instruments and hedging activities. The scope
and timeliness of the data and analytics we provide allow chief financial officers, treasurers and
finance managers to operate more confidently in an increasingly complex and volatile global business
environment. With offerings built on the Reval Cloud Platform companies can optimize treasury and
risk management activities across the enterprise for greater operational efficiency, security, control and
compliance. Founded in 1999, Reval is headquartered in New York with regional centers across North
America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
For more information, visit www.reval.com or email info@reval.com.
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