Best Practices

Companies are advised to keep the process honest with outside providers

At Stanley Steemer, p-cards turned out to be a plus for both branch managers and A/P staff

With investors and ratings agencies, midsize companies often find themselves overshadowed by dominant multinationals in their industry

Excel is reliable and hands-on, but even its diehard supporters acknowledge that current demands on treasury and finance may mean it's time for change

Collections software can track down your biggest deadbeats

After a long drought in tech spending, companies are loosening the purse strings--but not necessarily with Sarbanes-Oxley in mind

Thanks to Web-based trade finance, treasurers may finally be able to reduce the inefficiencies that make trade a cash management nightmare

Although consolidation ensures banks long-term negotiating strength, CFOs and treasurers are enjoying a taste of power thanks to kinder credit markets