Advancing Commerce Globally CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
MasterCard Worldwide is a driving force at the heart of commerce, enabling global transactions and bringing insight into the payments process to make commerce faster, more secure and more valuable to everyone involved.

 Business Settlement Networks: The New Approach to Increase Earnings and Cash Return CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
Advances in payment processing can enable companies to unlock working capital.
George Fan, JPMorgan Xign

 Delivering a Global Settlement Network for Business CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
Xign Corporation operates the leading global settlement network for business that transforms accounts payable into a strategic, profit-driven organization.

 Helping Companies Minimize Risk and Expand Sales CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
Euler Hermes ACI is North America’s oldest and largest provider of trade credit insurance, protecting more than $150 billion in U.S. trade transactions annually. The company is the U.S. subsidiary of the Euler Hermes Group, which monitors more than 43 million companies and has offices in 49 countries and on six continents.

 Interview with Steve L. Abrams CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
MasterCard's Steve L. Abrams discusses the latest in extending the value of data to multinational programs.
Steve L. Abrams, Mastercard Worldwide

 Leverage Your Corporate Card Program to Optimize Your VAT Recovery CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
While VAT recovery is a complex and cumbersome process, it can add significantly to a company’s bottom line.

 The Finance Function in Financial Services CFO Project Volume 3, July 31, 2007
Banks, insurance companies and others in financial services are continually reassessing their operational and cost management strategies as new market conditions arise.
BearingPoint

 Coming Soon: Your Next ERP System - Companies face crucial choices in enterprise software CFO Project Volume 2, October 01, 2003
Within a few years, the ongoing consolidation of the enterprise software business will force companies to make major changes to this part of their IT infrastructure. Faced with increasing obsolescence of installed software produced by vendors that are no longer in business, companies will have to migrate. How they manage this process will affect their organization’s strategic position and determine the cost of making the move. Ventana Research advises companies to begin planning for it today.
Robert Kugel, Ventana Research

 The Electronic Financial Ecosystem CFO Project Volume 2, October 01, 2003
The rapid growth of electronic payments is transforming financial ecosystems worldwide. Is your business prepared for the new electronic order?
Keith Theisen, Wells Fargo, Patty Chouanard, Wells Fargo, Stephanie Sturgis-Griffin, Wells Fargo

 Achieving Total Economic Benefits From Supply Chain Efficiency – Vision Becomes Reality CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Companies spend millions wringing every bit of inefficiency from supply chains. But, there is a hidden trove of efficiency and value that leading companies are just beginning to consider. While streamlining the physical and financial supply chain provides significant value, greater collaboration between the two is necessary for the full economic benefits.
Wendy Tsung, Accenture

 Automating the Order-to-Pay Cycle: A Host of Solutions is the Solution CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
For more than 20 years companies worked to eliminate paper from the cumbersome order-to-pay cycle. Electronic data interchange (EDI) was touted as the wonder application, though it failed to eliminate all paper from the process. Realistically, a cornucopia of solutions is needed to fully automate the cycle and deliver cost-saving benefits.
GE Global eXchange Services

 Building World-Class Finance and Performance Management Capabilities CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
The current economic environment creates new challenges for finance executives. Constant pressures to excel in operating a low cost finance organization while targeting new value creation opportunities and acting as business advisors, sets the bar high for expected performance. A combination of trends may make the future economic environment even more demanding.
Michael R. Sutcliff, Accenture

 EIPP Adoption: Integration is Key CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) is inherently a community activity. In order to drive widespread adoption, solutions must do a better job of connecting trading partners, leveraging their existing systems, and either preserving or improving their existing workflow processes.
Madhavi Mantha, BCE Emergis

 Minimize Risk to Maximize E-Procurement CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
E-procurement adoption is mushrooming as companies realize the cost-savings potential in direct and indirect purchasing, along with the benefits of more fluid supplier relationships. Companies should start with the commodities that pose the least risk and change management challenges. One way to get started is through procuring commodities via purchasing cards.
Dorothy Mills, American Express

 Order-to-Cash: Unlocking Corporate Value CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Ineffective order-to-cash processing make DSO levels soar and performance levels plummet. The older outstanding receivables become the more difficult they are to collect. The resulting ebb in cash flow decreases profitability and shakes shareholder confidence. Leading edge technology, service delivery models, and best practice can renew high performance hopes.
Joseph A. Wright, Accenture

 Outsourcing Mission-Critical Communications to Improve Customer Relationships CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Outsourcing communications applications helps enhance relationships between company and customer while relieving companies of significant management challenges. Benefits include improved customer retention and relationships, focus on core competencies, enhanced technological resources, and reduction in both operational costs and capital investment.
Ms. Kim Herren, DST Output

 Requisition-to-Payment: Getting to Best-in-Class CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Over the past decade, there has been much talk about end-to-end processes. Many companies have heard the war cry and embarked on various initiatives to this end. Some even believe they have achieved best-in-class, end-to-end processes. The reality is few organizations actually have. The RTP process is a classic example of where greater improvements lie.
David T. Cousineau, Accenture

 The State of B2B Invoicing Solutions CFO Project Volume 1, October 01, 2002
Large buying organizations seeking to improve AP processing are turning to Web-enabled electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP). Electronically settling invoices between trading partners has proven effective, increasing productivity by as much as 60 percent. Winning EIPP solutions marry low-cost Internet capabilities with secure EDI infrastructure.
Frank T. Young, Accenture