Digital Transformation in Treasury
ABB Revolutionizes Trade Finance Guarantees Management
ABB , a global technology leader in electrification, robotics, automation, and motion, has successfully implemented an innovative solution to streamline and optimize its trade finance guarantees process. With a presence in more than 100 countries and revenues surpassing $30 billion, managing complex financial operations such as trade finance is a crucial part of ABB’s success. Recognizing inefficiencies in its guarantees management, ABB took decisive action to modernize the process, ensuring greater control, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Navigating Market Volatility in a Changing Global Landscape
The EuroFinance Conference in Copenhagen kicked off with an insightful session on global macroeconomic trends, featuring a discussion with Thomas Harr, Chief Economist at Denmark’s National bank, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director at Bruegel AISBL. The conversation focused on interest rates, inflation, and the global growth outlook, signaling a period of increased financial market volatility shocks, despite broader macroeconomic stability.
EuroFinance 2024 Insights: Cash Management Trends
The automation of cash management processes has become essential for optimizing liquidity and improving cash flow visibility. At a Eurofinance roundtable featuring Roberto Rossetti, Treasury and Funding Manager at HERA SPA, and Elise Hoyet, Head of Virtual Account and Payment Factory Domain at Societe Generale, the conversation focused on key cash management trends 2024 and strategies for automating these processes.
Effective strategies for combating chargebacks and friendly fraud
Gabriel Lucas, Director at Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, addresses the rise of chargebacks and friendly fraud, offering strategies to tackle them.
Leveraging tap to pay technology for safe contactless payments
Gabriel Lucas, Director at Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, tackles the future of tap to pay payments and their multiple uses for streamlining digitalisation, enhanced security, and financial inclusion.
Syndicated credit and bilateral lines complement each other in a balanced financing strategy
Finance departments regularly ask themselves which format is best suited to bank credit: a revolving credit facility (RCF) or a term loan? Syndicated credit or bilateral lines? Matthieu Guillot, Managing Director, Debt Advisory at Redbridge, answers some questions about these issues.
Unicorns, growth and banks – blog
L’Espresso, Redbridge’s coffee-break program, welcomed Pascal Ichard, Director of Funding at Mirakl, on May 29 to celebrate the signing of the first syndicated loan for this French tech company. The discussion centered on banking relationships before, during and after initial financing for growth companies. Alongside Pascal were our moderator, Emmanuel Léchère, and Pierre Bonnet, Associate Director and Financing Consultant at Redbridge, who was part of the team that collaborated with Mirakl’s finance department on the firm’s €100 million bank syndication.
Pricing in the US Private Placement market is very attractive at present for euro funding
‘Pricing in the US Private Placement market is very attractive at present for euro funding’: Muriel Nahmias, Redbridge In this blog, our financing expert Muriel Nahmias takes a look at the US Private Placement market. Find out everything you need to know about how to access this deep source of funding, which offers both long maturities and attractive pricing for instruments issued in euros.
Coming soon! Treasury organisations – the digital revolution
In the summer of 2023, 107 companies took part in an online survey organised by the French Association of Corporate Treasurers (AFTE) and Redbridge. The aim of the survey was to assess the resources they allocate to each of the treasury-finance department’s main roles. The data collected can form the basis for discussions on companies’ roadmaps to digital treasury. We’re delighted to present an excerpt from the report, which will be published in full on our blog in June. If you’d like to receive the full report as soon as it’s available, please fill in the form at the end of this page.
Redbridge at MPE Berlin 2024
It’s that time of the year again for the European Merchant Payments Ecosystems conference in Berlin, and Redbridge is delighted to announce that our payments expert, Gabriel Lucas, will be actively participating in two compelling sessions. We are excited to showcase his expertise and contribute to this significant event.
Securing your initial bank loan early on: a way to secure growth
Several companies involved in the energy transition or tech have recently shown how it’s possible to secure bank financing at an early stage of their development, disrupting conventional credit analysis frameworks. How have they been able to secure their initial bank loan early on? By effectively communicating on their credit story. Their success is also down to their in-depth understanding of how banks work and their ability to garner support within these institutions, as Sébastien Loison and Harald Aschehoug, finance consultants at Redbridge, discuss in this article.
Bridging the Divide: Balancing Legacy Technology and Digital Transformation in Today’s Business Landscape
In a comprehensive exploration of digital transformation of legacy payments systems, Chaira Mekkaoui and Gabriel Lucas delve into critical considerations, covering security, risk management, compliance, architecture, organizational challenges, provider dynamics, and cost implications. Elevate your approach by incorporating their strategic recommendations, paving the way for a successful payment transformation.
The frontiers of innovation in B2B Payments
Digital payments have started to disrupt the B2B space, starting with those sectors where clients are relatively small and transaction value is low, and therefore, the customer journey is relatively close to B2C. Gabriel Lucas, Associate Director at Redbridge, examines the frontiers of innovation in B2B payments.
Expected rate cuts represent an opportunity for companies’ US cash management strategies
The prospect of monetary easing across the Atlantic in the coming months makes the adoption of an indexed, transparent mechanism for remunerating dollar deposits look like an attractive option. More generally, it’s a good opportunity for local treasurers to rethink their cash management strategies and how they manage their banking relationships. Take a look at our advice for 2024.