Covid-19 notwithstanding, three factors will continue to drive changes in the nature of corporate payments, and treasurers should begin to take action this year.
History suggests deflation is unavoidable in the near term, regardless of central banks' attempts to forestall it. Some companies will falter, but others are positioned to survive or even thrive.
Company chiefs need to be able to answer the following questions: In the face of a brewing mess that may be played out in public, when should crisis management begin, and to whom should they turn to handle corporate calamities?