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GUIDE TO TREASURY TECHNOLOGY

WWCP

Guide to Treasury Technology

WWCP

? Association for Financial Professionals, ACT (Administration) Limited and WWCP Limited (except articles by Bloomberg LP), 2016

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Contents

Foreword

v

Acknowledgements

vii

Introduction

1

Chapter One: The Development of Treasury Technology

4

Article: The Evolution of the Corporate Treasurer

10

Chapter Two: Drivers for Reviewing Technology

13

Case study: Using Treasury Technology to Support the Wider Business

15

Chapter Three: What is the Purpose of Technology?

21

Case study: Using Technology to Improve Process Quality

29

Chapter Four: Treasury Technology Solutions

34

Article: Treasury Departments Can't Be Strategic When They're

Stuck in Spreadsheets

55

Chapter Five: Evaluation

57

Case study: Planning Pays Dividends

62

Chapter Six: Selection

80

Case study: Extending Treasury Functionality via SaaS

84

Chapter Seven: Implementation

99

Article: Winning Support for New Technology

108

Case study: Set Aside Enough Time to Prepare the System

112

Chapter Eight: Maintaining the Solution over Time

116

Case study: Maintaining Efficiency in an Implemented System

120

Chapter Nine: Looking to the Future

123

Appendix: Developing a Request for Proposal

129

ACT ? AFP Guide to Treasury Technology

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Contents

Country Reports Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong India Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Mexico The Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom USA Venezuela

A Glossary of Treasury Technology Terminology About Bloomberg Treasury & Risk Management About Re-order form

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