“Treasury doesn't need to be more complex. It needs to be connected, controlled, and built to grow with the business.”

Michael Senuta
Head of Product Innovation and Partnerships

A modern treasury ecosystem, tailored to your business 

Old treasury

Outdated treasury systems can weigh your business down with manual processes, theft and fraud risk, and siloed data.

  • Paper checks
  • Spreadsheets
  • Fraud risk
Modern treasury

Smart treasury management unlocks the growth potential that already exists in your company. New technologies and real time tools allow for faster, smarter, more effective solutions to complex challenges.

  • Real time payments 
  • Automated reconciliation 
  • Fraud resilience
The “3 S’s” of modern treasury management

Chris Ward, head of enterprise payments at Truist, says the upgrade of your company’s treasury ecosystem should follow principles that serve and protect both you and your customers. When you bring all three together, you get a treasury system that increases efficiency, enhances operations, and helps protect against fraud.

Simplicity

Simplicity means intuitive, user-friendly experiences—as easy as ordering coffee on your phone.


Speed

Speed is about immediacy. Clients need to know that a transaction has happened and where the payment stands, such as same-day settlement.


Safety

Safety is foundational to payments infrastructure and business continuity—everything must be secure, with minimal friction.

Speaking the language of smart treasury management 

To build a modern treasury ecosystem, you need to understand the tools powering the transformation.

Real-time payments

An always-on payment method that settles funds instantly, improving liquidity and reducing reliance on slower, less-secure check-based payments.

Smart routing

An intelligent payment strategy that automatically chooses the most efficient payment method based on cost, speed, vendor terms, and other factors to optimize working capital.

Predictive analytics

Forecasting that is powered by artificial intelligence, uses historical and real-time data, and models factors such as cash flow and liquidity. Leaders can use these forecasts to develop proactive financial strategies.

Embedded finance

A modern treasury ecosystem enables embedded finance, or the integration of financial services and products into your existing digital platforms. This allows users to complete transactions without leaving the original application.

4 steps to turn treasury data into smarter business decisions

When you have access to more and better treasury data, you can better analyze situations and reach solutions quicker and more effectively. 

step 1
Identify the data.

Inventory the information you’re already collecting but are keeping in silos.

step 2
Connect the systems.

Establish real-time links between ERP, cash accounts, and other platforms.

step 3
Apply predictive analytics.

Use up-to-the-second data and AI-enabled software to model variables and forecast financial outcomes.

step 4
Make strategic decisions.

Apply insights from enhanced analytics to identify new solutions to persistent challenges.

How Truist can help

This Truist Purple Paper® reveals how today's treasury leaders are exploring the stages, tools, and pathways of ongoing treasury evolution. You'll gain insights from across industries and business lifecycles through relevant case studies and client examples. Our holistic approach means we don't focus only on new technology, but on the new results that technology can open up for you.

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