Growing Barriers to New Technology

Getting buy-in to new treasury technology is increasingly difficult. Large corporations are less willing to disrupt their companies with new systems and have certainly concluded that only fully operational systems are worth evaluating. Several recent studies point to the same conclusions, too many promises and too few concrete results have left the market wary about new services. It will take a big impact at a reasonable price to break through large corporate defenses.

The Market for ASP Treasury Workstations

An in-depth look at the market for an ASP Treasury Workstation highlighted the functionality and the value that this product could provide. Our report identified pricing and packaging strategies, targets for the product and what features would be most likely to make a difference to mid-sized corporations already familiar with treasury software.

Supply Chain Systems Hold Promise

End-to-end supply chain management of documents and payments is attractive to large corporations that see it as a way to cut costs dramatically and make better use of their cash flow. Critical to success is the ability to deal with disputes in the supply chain in an effective manner, as is the ability to convert from paper to electronic methods in a gradual manner with minimum disruption.