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The speed with which you as a sell...

The speed with which you as a seller convert receivables into cash is critical for your organization. Accelerate a cash injection into your company with Receivables Finance—Kyriba’s new working capital solution. Turn Accounts Receivable into Cashflow Kyriba’s Receivables Finance is natively integrated with all other Kyriba Working Capital solutions, like Dynamic Discounting and Supply Chain Finance. It enables CFOs to unlock funds tied up in outstanding accounts receivable (AR), converting those assets into cash quickly. Sellers can centralize and simplify all receivables finance programs into one portal, without having to change online funding providers in order to draw down from their credit facilities. This receivable solution allows you to remain in control of the utilization and availability of receivables finance programs, yet obtain the most efficient funding sources for your receivables on a single, funder agnostic platform. How Does AR Financing Work? Kyriba provides companies with greater cash visibility, as well as the capability to finance AR in an easy, fast, and scalable manner via a multi-funders platform. Using APIs, the platform automates connectivity with the seller’s ERP system via certified ERP connectors, providing analytics on AR. The platform allows sellers to sell the receivable automatically to the associate funders and finance automatically or manually selected receivables through a direct connection with a multi-banking approach. How Does Kyriba Integrate Data? Kyriba does not aim to substitute any banks or funders into the receivables finance program from a funding perspective. Instead, we facilitate integration of data from your ERP to multiple funders’ backends, making those programs scalable. This approach aggregates all sellers’ programs into one single platform and provides our customers with a single dashboard to help them make better decisions based on their real-time positions. Full Visibility into Working Capital Management Kyriba’s dashboards provide you with a bird’s eye view of your Receivables Finance results and performance. Additionally, they can simultaneously provide you with visibility into any other discounting or trade payables programs (Dynamic Discounting, Supply Chain Finance, Confirming, etc.) managed within Kyriba. Key Features Kyriba’s Receivables Finance technology supports both pool financing and selective invoice financing programs. Companies can manage the end-to-end journey of the program, including extraction of relevant information, updating the ERP and providing detailed reporting to manage risk. The following is a breakdown of the key features of Kyriba Receivables Finance: Program set-up: Set-up is quick and painless. Receivables Finance easily adds sellers, funders and debtors, as well as credit limits, payment rules, and pricing profile. Ledger data upload/validation: Using APIs, Receivables Finance connects to the seller’s ERP to upload documents (e.g., invoices, credit notes) and update status in real time. Eligibility check and early payment processing: Receivables Finance can perform eligibility and limit checks prior to processing documents or early payment requests towards the funders. Kyriba completes the workflow by connecting to the funders and retrieving status from the drawdown requests. Payment and reconciliation: Once reconciliation of the collections is completed, Kyriba can automatically settle payments to the funder on due date, based on new ledger data. Dashboards, reports and advices: Receivables Finance features a landing page widget that makes drawdowns, early payment status, collections, limits and other functions readily available. Users can also quickly access reports and receive advice and notifications on demand or automatically, through emails or Kyriba dashboards. Seamless Integration Kyriba’s Receivables Finance solution is natively integrated with all other Kyriba Working Capital modules, as well as Kyriba Treasury, Payments, Risk Management and Connectivity. Kyriba’s Working Capital solutions provide you with access to business intelligence and reporting dashboards to drive quick and easy deep analysis of your overall financing programs.

Kyriba supports derivative and hedge accounting for ASC and IFRS compliance, including mark-to-market for valuations and automated posting of derivative & hedge accounting entries to your ERP.

Kyriba supports derivative and hedge accounting for ASC and IFRS compliance, including mark-to-market for valuations and automated posting of derivative & hedge accounting entries to your ERP.

Enterprise Liquidity Management (E...

Enterprise Liquidity Management (ELM) has emerged as a new practice area within the CFO’s and treasury professional’s remit to manage and execute the entire lifecycle of corporate liquidity—a specialized capability traditional Treasury Management Systems and ERPs are not able to deliver. The ELM concept a purpose-built, dedicated Enterprise Liquidity Platform has emerged as the software solution suite required to do so.

Join 2021 AFP Pinnacle Award Winne...

Join 2021 AFP Pinnacle Award Winner HCSC to discuss how and why they transformed to become a data-driven treasury operation to support an overall business transformation.

In 2020, Cooke Aquaculture introdu...

In 2020, Cooke Aquaculture introduced Cooke Bank as a concept for centralizing its global liquidity and FX exposure. Between October 2020 and April 2021, a multi-layered, fully tax and transfer pricing compliant In-house Bank (IHB) Solution was configured in Kyriba with a fully automated current-account relationship between treasury and operating units. “The primary goal of the in-house bank model was to internalize as many transactions as possible using the resources available in order to unlock liquidity.” Onaolapo Badejoko Treasury Risk Manager, Cooke Aquaculture Inc. Cooke Aquaculture has a robust growth strategy, including acquisitions and ongoing strategic search for development opportunities. The company’s global operations journey resulted in the need for Cooke to develop a Treasury function that would make cash a corporate resource across the enterprise and unlock liquidity. “Our in-house bank success story has led to a lot of cost savings. In terms of the payment factory rollout where all payments flow into one location, we now have control over when and how to pay, as well as over who gets paid. This has led to economies of scale, payment process efficiency, and full control over liquidity, group-wide.” Onaolapo Badejoko Treasury Risk Manager, Cooke Aquaculture Inc. Key Challenges with Legacy Processes: • Decentralized Cash Management • Decentralized & manual payment processing • Poor access to surplus cash balances • Complex, manual processing of intercompany liabilities • Multi-layered fiscal structure • Decentralized FX Management Objectives of In-house Bank Project • Implement tax compliant, multi-layered in‑house bank structure • Unlock otherwise trapped liquidity • Reduce number of cash management banks and bank accounts • Real-time, multi-currency liquidity management • Reduction in transaction costs / external money flows • Integration with ERP to support payments • Centralization of FX exposure management • Robust management and tax reporting “Cooke’s in-house bank promotes centralization and standardization of payment processes while enhancing controls. Their streamlined payment process reduced costs, improved cash liquidity and visibility, and minimized risk while increasing productivity.” Craig Chapman Senior Manager, Actualize Consulting Key Take-aways for successful in-house bank implementation Timing » Engaged early with internal accounting, tax and legal teams » Sequencing workflow efficiently was critical for Cooke’s successful implementation Standardization » Simple structures from an implementation, adoption and performance standpoint resulted in 100% accurate and automated accounting and reconciliation » Implemented a standardized process across all entities Clarity » Established clear project roles and responsibilities » Set a roadmap, project plan and stuck to deadlines and due dates Integration » ERP integration eliminated excessive manual input » Unlocked 20% of full-time employees in the financial shared service center for more strategiclevel work Successful in-house bank and payment factory implementation delivers multiple benefits In-House Banking • Administration of intercompany (cash) liabilities • Cooke Bank is the liquidity provider of the whole group Payment Factory • Payment process efficiency • Control over WHEN and HOW to pay or get paid Additional Synergies • Cooke Bank becomes the perferred “banking partner” of affiliates • Reduced bank fees   About Cooke Aquaculture Cooke Aquaculture Inc. is a vertically-integrated family company based in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada with salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States (Maine and Washington), Chile and Scotland, as well as seabass and seabream farming operations in Spain.

Kyriba has established a structure...

Kyriba has established a structured Value Engineering approach as part of its client engagement methodology to ensure customers have a clear path to successful business outcomes. The Value Engineering process starts at the initiative evaluation phase and remains active throughout its lifecycle to ensure clients are realising the full potential and return of their Kyriba investment. The process is designed to help client organizations identify, understand, justify and realize business value from key cash and treasury management processes digitally enabled by Kyriba solutions. Value Engineering is offered to select customers on a complimentary basis as a way to ensure agreed to business outcomes are achieved. The Kyriba Value Engineering team deploys over 200 customized client engagements annually. The three phases of the Kyriba Value Engineering methodology are: Value Discovery, Value Monitoring and Value Realization. The Kyriba Value Engineering Lifecycle Value Discovery Conducted early in the evaluation process. During this phase, Kyriba value engineers will work collaboratively with client teams, including an executive sponsor and key cash and treasury stakeholders, to identify key challenges, select and prioritize improvement opportunities, design the optimal solution, and develop a case for change, including financial returns, investment requirements and strategic benefits the organization can expect. Value Monitoring Post implementation, Kyriba will work with clients to define key success criteria, including leading and lagging indicators, adoption best practices to ensure they are achieving the business benefits they have agreed to during the Value Discovery phase. Value Monitoring engagements are designed to be short in duration and typically deployed once or twice a year, depending on customer preferences. Monitoring cadence typically takes place quarterly or semi-annually, depending on organizational preferences. Value Realization This phase is designed to help Kyriba clients evaluate success achieved, document best practices and business benefits, and identify the next cash and treasury management opportunities that need to be pursued to accelerate value creation. Read more To ensure each Value Engineering engagement is executed efficiently, Kyriba has invested in expert resources with deep management consulting, business process transformation, industry, finance, and treasury management experience. The team also uses state-of-the-art tools and processes to ensure relevant content, including financial benchmarks and industry best practices, is leveraged during each phase of the Value Engineering lifecycle.

Hear first-hand from Kyriba client...

Hear first-hand from Kyriba clients how treasury transformation was realized through Kyriba’s innovation, technology and support. Treasury leaders at Specialized Bicycle Components, HealthCare Services Corporation, Cenveo Worldwide, Koch Industries, and LifeSpace Communities share their key challenges prior to implementing Kyriba, and highlight positive business results achieved with Kyriba.

Payments fraud continues to be a t...

Payments fraud continues to be a top concern for organizations. Fully 92% of finance leaders observed that fraud in 2021 was as bad as, if not worse, than the year before, according to the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). CFOs and treasurers clearly require a more complete set of payments controls to stop fraud altogether. Kyriba’s Payments Fraud Detection module extends the effectiveness of standard payments controls to include real-time detection to stop suspicious payments in their tracks. The module, the first of its kind in the industry, includes customized scoring, centralized alerts, complete resolution workflow management, and data visualization through a drilldown KPI dashboard. Fraud Detection Scenarios Kyriba’s Payments Fraud Detection capabilities allow users to set predefined detection rules to screen for suspicious payments requiring further attention, such as: Transfer to a beneficiary’s bank account located in a blacklisted country or a country not on the whitelist International payment made to a country where the company has no known supplier or operations Multiple payments that, in combination, exceed a soft or hard payment limit Changes to a payment that was imported from an ERP The first payment to a bank account for an existing vendor Payments inconsistent with the amounts or dates of the payment history Payments to one bank account used by several vendors During setup, authorized users will determine which detection scenarios should be employed to prevent transmission to the bank until fully resolved. Kyriba’s Payments Fraud Detection module extends the effectiveness of standard payments controls to include real-time detection to stop suspicious payments in their tracks. Real-Time Alerts and Notifications Kyriba users can customize the Payments Fraud Detection dashboard to display all suspicious payments and prioritize their resolution, based on KPIs such as detection rule, risk exposure, incident counts, and a fraud detection scorecard. Dashboards feature the ability to drill down so authorized users have complete transparency in all payment screening and can resolve outstanding actions efficiently. Fraud Prevention Workflow The module also supports an end-to-end workflow for the resolution of outstanding suspicious payments. In addition to customizing alerts within the KPI dashboard, users can also determine how each detected payment should be managed. For example, payments to countries within Asia are tracked but not prevented from transmitting to the bank. A payment to North Korea, on the other hand, may be stopped instantly until further investigation. The Resolution Workflow Features: Separation of duties between the payment initiator, the payment approver and the reviewer of a detected payment Designation of reviewer(s) by payment rule and specific payment scenario (e.g., payments over $1M are sent to the treasurer for review) Ability to assign non-treasury personnel to review certain detected payments Option to hide alerts from initiators/approvers of the detected payment Scenario-based determination for stopping payments until resolved by designated users Artificial Intelligence Machine learning algorithms are used within the Fraud Detection module to identify suspicious payments. Based on user tolerances, outgoing payments are compared against historical payment patterns, with suspect payments quarantined for further review. Bank Account Validation Kyriba is interfaced with partners that perform onetime and recurring validation of account ownership to confirm recipient bank account information and add an additional layer of fraud detection and payment validation. Checks can be performed within the ERP and for outgoing payments. Reporting and Audit Trails Kyriba’s Payment Fraud Detection module offers complete KPI reporting so that detected payments are permanently tracked in the system for daily, monthly, or annual reporting. History is maintained indefinitely and all details of the suspicious transaction—including the audit trail of detected and resolved actions—are retained for internal and external audit reporting.  

Kyriba offers multiple early payme...

Kyriba offers multiple early payment programs to improve financial performance. Dynamic Discounting reduces cost of goods sold through the direct discounts earned from suppliers, increasing net income while simultaneously improving the return on excess cash liquidity. Supply Chain Finance facilitates term extension on payables, preserving cash for longer on the balance sheet and increasing free cash flow. Receivables Finance, currently in the final stages of development, optimizes cash flow by allowing sellers to be paid early for unpaid receivables from customers. Kyriba’s Working Capital solutions allow suppliers to be paid early in exchange for a discount or financing fee at a lower cost of funding than they can achieve on their own. Reduce Risk in the Supply Chain With many organizations under pressure to extend DPO by paying suppliers later, Kyriba’s Working Capital solutions allow suppliers to be paid early in exchange for a discount or financing fee at a lower cost of funding than they can achieve on their own. Early payment programs supported by Kyriba’s cloud platform allow an organization’s suppliers to improve their own working capital to increase production efficiencies and drive growth.

Kyriba’s Financial Transactions mo...

Kyriba’s Financial Transactions modules support the tracking and management of debt, foreign exchange, interest rate and investment transactions through a centralized dashboard available to the treasury team and other departments. Kyriba’s Financial Transactions modules, as part of Kyriba’s Treasury Management System, provide complete workflows and flexible reporting capabilities across all transaction types, meeting your organization’s specific needs both today and into the future. Kyriba offers a centralized dashboard of all financial transactions managed by the treasury team to provide 100% visibility and the productivity tools to improve the efficiency of deal tracking, portfolio management, settlements, accounting and reporting.   The lack of visibility into an organization’s investing and borrowing can leave the treasury department feeling exposed to risk and possible fraud, so it is imperative that the process of tracking and managing the organization’s financial transactions facilitate simple and automated workflows to not burden the productivity of an already busy staff. Financial transaction activities should also be integrated with other functions, such as cash position, cash forecasts and payments in order to have complete, timely and accurate visibility. Key Capabilities: Debt, FX, IR derivatives, investment transaction tracking and management Kyriba Market Data option via SIX Telekurs Seamless integration with Kyriba modules Multi-currency translation Document attachment and audit trails Powerful reporting capabilities Security: ISO27001 Certification SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliant Redundant disaster recovery Encryption, authentication and administration Audit trails Reporting: Modifiable dashboards with hundreds of pre-delivered and configurable reports Automated report delivery PDF, Excel and HTML formats Distribute reports via email Kyriba’s Financial Transactions modules deliver a comprehensive set of capabilities that enables clients to easily manage and track a broad set of financial transactions. Kyriba delivers the control that treasury departments require, with tracking, management and valuation – all seamlessly integrated with accounting and other treasury functions through Kyriba’s leading cloud platform. Kyriba’s Financial Transactions modules provide visibility into the investing, borrowing, trading, hedging and intercompany activities that are required to make better decisions, gain control and improve financial processes and reporting.

How one of America’s largest priva...

How one of America’s largest privately held companies put Kyriba technology to work to centralize Treasury functions and achieve strategic level maturity. In 2018, Koch Industries worked with Kyriba’s Value Engineering team to perform a process maturity assessment for their treasury and finance functions. What they uncovered was a definitive need for a TMS to assist in realigning and improving internal processes. Key Challenges Lack of real-time visibility across their global banking landscape. Excessive labor intensity and process disparity in cash management and payment workflows. Ad-hoc bank account management due to sheer volume of banks worldwide. Journey to Digital Transformation While Koch was structured to operate in an Excel environment, their needs had outgrown the limited tools and capabilities Excel offered. Post implementation of Kyriba, Koch Treasury was able to: Achieve 90% on-demand cash visibility into global cash balances, standardizing systematic workflows. Become a better partner for finance and increased collaboration across the organization with centralized information and reporting. Establish themselves as a strategic operation, with best practices in place for operational efficiencies. “Kyriba has enabled us to achieve 90% on-demand cash visibility which meets our needs for daily liquidity management. Having insight as to where cash is and what our balances are globally and in real time, is a HUGE benefit from Kyriba. We never came close to the level of accuracy and efficiency we have now.” Mark Waggoner, Assistant Treasurer at Koch Industries   Value Realization: Global Cash Visibility Prior to Kyriba, Koch’s entities operated independently when it came to cash management. When they made the strategic decision to bring all cash and bank management under one platform, they achieved full confidence in their daily cash positioning worldwide. They were also able to centralize treasury operations into one, global treasury team. “We now have a centralized tool that everyone uses globally to standardize how we manage cash and that has created efficiencies in our operating model.” Chris Mitchell, Treasury Director at Koch Industries   Modernizing Payment Processes The project wasn’t to simply push all payments to Kyriba. It was a true exercise in modernizing the entire Koch infrastructure while still controlling costs. Kyriba’s payment libraries and standardized workflows improved: Connectivity as a Service through bank formatting and management. Payment visibility through a payments hub. Multiple ERPs connected for seamless workflows. Financial security through better system access controls. “Our payment processes were pretty antiquated before this project. We saw the opportunity with Kyriba to bring those up to more modern standards. It gives us a good platform moving forward to continue to modernize our payment platforms.” Mark Waggoner, Assistant Treasurer at Koch Industries  

Kyriba ELM プラットフォームは、コネクティビティ、支払、ト...

Kyriba ELM プラットフォームは、コネクティビティ、支払、トレジャリー、リスク、ワーキング・キャピタルといった一連のソリューションを通じて、CFO とそのチームに可視性、コントロール、生産性、データ駆動型の意思決定を可能にする環境を提供します。IT を含む企業のファイナンス関連部門は、Kyriba のオープン API 開発者プラットフォームやマーケットプレースを通じて新製品やサービスにアクセスし、銀行、ERP 群、サードパーティーシステム、グループ内のデータ群とを、企業グループ全体に渡りインテグレートすることができます (能動的に、分散する個々の機能やデータを統合的に扱うことができます) 。 CFO は Kyriba を通じ、これまでにないベロシティ、精度、効率性をもって「流動性」を捉え、保護し、成長させ、動かすことができます。 製品 トレジャリー & リスク コネクティビティ 支払 ワーキング・キャピタル ソリューション適用範囲 エンタープライズ 中小企業 各業界 国内およびグローバル組織 ソリューション適用範囲 開発者ポータル API ドリブン BI とデータ可視化 SOC2/ISO27001 認証済 Kyriba combines these leading products to deliver a proven, holistic Enterprise Liquidity Management platform with open end-to-end connectivity across your systems and banking partners. トレジャリー & リスク・マネジメント Kyriba provides CFOs and treasurers with the visibility and reporting they need to optimize cash returns, control bank accounts, drive reporting and compliance, and manage liquidity. コネクティビティ Kyriba’s in-house developed, leading Enterprise Connectivity as a Service gives our customers a complete connectivity solution for ERPs, internal financial systems and a large global selection of over 600+ ‘out of the box’ pre-configured, pre-tested connections with financial institutions across the globe. Kyriba’s solution includes application processing interfaces (APIs) delivering real-time integration, payments and reporting. Kyriba delivers the largest global banking network, multi-ERP connectivity, omni-channel payments experience, and real-time connections using robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and distributed ledger technology. 支払 Kyriba offers a global, real-time payments solution through pre-connected, multi-bank payments hub solutions along with instant fraud detection for enterprise payments processes including treasury or ad hoc payments. ワーキング・キャピタル Kyriba delivers a best in class technology solution, giving CFOs tools and programs to boost free cash flow and improve financial results with early payment financing solutions that support payables term extension or improved return on cash.

Visibility Challenges Şişecam’s in...

Visibility Challenges Şişecam’s international growth over the past few decades meant the company had a fragmented approach to cash management. While treasury handled strategic decisions such as borrowing, individual subsidiaries within the group handled their own payment operations and managed their cash using their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Treasury provided guidance to subsidiaries on how they should manage their cash. However, Şişecam lacked a centralized reporting system that could provide real-time visibility over cash balances globally and indicate whether guidance was being followed. Reporting tended to take place on a monthly basis, with individual subsidiaries reporting at the end of the month. As a result, treasury had to follow complex, labor-intensive and time-consuming processes to gain group-wide visibility over cash. "The biggest benefit with Kyriba is that you have one platform from which you can manage your bank operations for all your companies across the world." Baris Gokalp Treasury and Finance Director Şişecam   Payment Issues In addition, Şişecam’s payment processes were inefficient. While it was sending payment files to its banks via file transfer protocol (FTP), it followed these up with written instructions sent by fax and email. If a key signatory was unavailable, a payment could be held up by several hours until the signature was collected. Typically, it took between 30 and 60 minutes to execute a payment. Furthermore, not all payment orders were created via ERPs, which made it difficult to monitor and track payables. Quantitative Results 1000 bank account statements delivered daily 15 minutes the maximum end-to-end time it takes to make a payment Three-year history of transactional banking data One-week onboarding period for new companies and banking partners 10 country operations using Kyriba   Search for a Solution In its search for a treasury management system (TMS), Şişecam specifically looked for a vendor that met the following criteria: A good reputation in the market – and the ability to provide global customer references Supplier of a cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that could integrate with different ERP and banking systems, while supporting the payment formats of different countries Provision of a fraud detection system A focus on security and security certifications Extensive experience with large-scale TMS implementations for other global businesses A strong relationship with SAP – Şişecam’s main ERP system – and the ability to integrate with other ERP systems outside of SAP Kyriba met all of these criteria. Its TMS would also enable Şişecam to quickly onboard new ERP systems and banking partners as the group made acquisitions. Business Transformation The implementation of Kyriba has given Şişecam complete visibility over its cash and totally transformed how it manages its payments. It now receives SWIFT MT940 end-of-day bank account statements through its Kyriba TMS, which means it has an up-to-date view of its cash positions. It can also access transactional data with its banks stretching back three years. Furthermore, all payment orders have to be raised via Şişecam’s ERP systems, heightening the group’s control over the payment process. If there is no record of a payment order in an ERP system, that payment will not be made. Once an order has been raised on an ERP system, a payment file is created directly within Kyriba. Signatories can log in to the system to approve payments quickly and easily, using multi-factor authentication security. Şişecam’s banks are also able to rapidly highlight formatting errors and raise queries about specific payments. The time it takes to execute a payment has fallen to between eight and 15 minutes. Kyriba’s digital approval processes proved a real benefit when Şişecam’s staff were asked to work from home due to COVID-19. Signatories were able to approve payments remotely, which eradicated the health risks associated with handling hard-copy documents. Fraud Detection In addition to the Kyriba Payments Network’s general payments module, Şişecam implemented the fraud detection module to raise alerts around suspicious payments – for example, alerting the first payment to a new supplier or a payment to a regular supplier that is significantly larger than usual. Besides picking up on changes to IBANs of the suppliers, the system checks if the company or country is sanction listed or not. When the system identifies a suspicious payment, it requires additional checks to be made. As a result, Şişecam can prevent fraud in real time, rather than just respond to fraudulent activities that have already taken place. Next Steps Going forward, Şişecam plans to use Kyriba to offer a supply chain finance service. At present, the company follows manual processes when agreeing on the discounting terms and making payments to suppliers in certain markets. With a digital process, all the suppliers of Şişecam will have the ability to monitor and discount their receivables from Şişecam Group Companies Worldwide. It also plans to integrate Kyriba’s cash forecasting module and foreign exchange management product into its program. A Positive Experience Şişecam found the process of implementing Kyriba easy, with go-live happening relatively quickly. Employees are very impressed with the system, which they find easy-to-use. Significantly, Şişecam has benefited from Kyriba’s accumulated knowledge and experience of working with numerous customers around the world. For example, Kyriba has already established extensive connections with banks in different countries. It is also aware of processes that different companies use to facilitate safer payments or reduce the risk of fraud. The recent COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the value of Kyriba being a SaaS solution and its ability to support and foster business continuity. Kyriba manages the disaster recovery process for its TMS, and as payment files are created and stored on the system, they can be easily recovered.

“We have standardized what were on...

“We have standardized what were once fragmented, global payment processes across multiple ERPs, enabling automation, stronger controls and better visibility.” Janice Minter, Senior Treasury Analyst, Amway Key Payments Challenges The continued growth and global nature of Amway’s business presented many positives, but it also created challenges for the treasury function. Amway’s operations spanned more than 80 markets, but more than 200 local banks were used for cash management and 50 banks initiated and transmitted payments. Maintaining bank connectivity with source systems was taxing and the treasury team recognized that a transformation of the global payments process was required to scale to growing business needs. The key challenges that drove treasury to this conclusion included: A lack of transparency into global payments Inconsistent payment controls across countries Inefficient alignment of payments to shared services operations Increased risk of unauthorized and fraudulent payments Numerous banking connections needed for source systems A Plan for Payments Transformation At the inception of the project, Amway conducted a detailed analysis to help identify specific areas of the payments process that needed improvement. The analysis concluded that the company’s technology infrastructure was unable to meet expected future payments volume; current processes did not support remote access and payment connectivity; and payments were initiated out of too many banks and accounts resulting in unnecessary banking fees. To remedy the issues, Amway established a list of goals for the payments transformation process: Implementation of a single payment hub technology to consolidate payment activity into one portal Automatic management of bank payment formats Support of SWIFT connectivity and select host-to-host connectivity protocols for enhanced bank security and encryption Integration with the company’s new ERP solution for digitized integration of approved payment files Building a Better Payments Workflow Post-needs analysis, Amway chose Kyriba as its treasury management system (TMS) and designed an entirely new global payments workflow, including a technology roadmap that outlined the need for a best-of-breed payments platform. In the new workflow, business units initiate payments for approval within the ERP system. After all approvals are in place, the payments are added to the ERP’s payment file and sent from one of three regional finance shared service centers to the Kyriba payment hub where the appropriate banking formats for each bank are identified. To address Amway’s complicated banking connections to source systems, a singular pipeline (standard payment template) was created. Today, Amway’s source systems leverage that template to provide the payment file to Kyriba and Kyriba manages the connections/specs with the company’s banking partners, freeing up IT resources to focus on other business initiatives. After banking formats for each bank are identified and attached to each payment, an approval at the batch level is required for payments to be transmitted by the bank’s choice of connectivity, including a direct host-to-host solution to transmission via Amway’s SWIFT BIC. After the payment file is received by the bank, payment acknowledgments (ACKs and NACKs) are impoarted into the payment dashboard within Kyriba. Service center staff leverage this data to track payments in real-time. To close out the workflow, prior-day bank statements also flow into Kyriba and the ERP’s cash management module, enabling automatic reconciliation of daily bank statements. Lastly, verified payments are processed to the general ledger. An Award-winning Payments Program Amway’s initiative to transform the way it managed global payments was no small feat. The centralization of payments to three regional shared service centers was a significant shift away from local expertise and siloed payments. Local bank portals and processes were replaced with payments technology from Kyriba and the number of banks used for payments were cut in half. Amway was able to drive cost savings and operational efficiencies through overhauling their payments process. In recognition of its efforts, Amway won the 2019 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Working Capital and Payments. Overall, Amway was able to realize reduced risk of payment fraud, improved productivity, standardized payment controls and a reduction in working capital requirements.   About Amway Amway is an entrepreneur-led health and wellness company based in Ada, Michigan. It is committed to helping people live better, healthier lives – across more than 100 markets worldwide. According to Forbes magazine, it is among the Top 50 privately held, family-owned companies in the United States. Top-selling brands for Amway are Nutrilite™, Artistry™, and XS™ energy – all sold exclusively by entrepreneurs who are known as Amway Business Owners. Amway is the No. 1 direct selling business in the world, according to the 2021 Direct Selling News Global 100.

Managing multiple banking relation...

Managing multiple banking relationships can be a challenging responsibility, particularly across multiple geographies, languages and time zones. Regardless of the size of an organization, or the number of banks and bank accounts it has, relying on manual, time-consuming and errorprone tasks to manage banking relationships is inefficient, costly and increases the risk of fraud. Kyriba’s Bank Account Management solution utilizes automated workflows to track all details of an organization’s bank accounts, including signatories, and delivers a comprehensive set of capabilities for managing global bank accounts. Kyriba’s Bank Relationship Management module enables clients to gain control over their banking relationships. Through bank account management capabilities supported by automated change management workflows and powerful bank fee analytics, Kyriba clients are more productive and can save dramatically on bank fee costs, while also reducing their risk of fraud. Bank Account Management Kyriba’s Bank Account Management capability utilizes automated workflows to track all details of an organization’s bank accounts, including signatories, and delivers a comprehensive set of capabilities for managing global bank accounts. Bank Fee Analysis Kyriba’s Bank Fee Analysis capability provides clients a hard return on their investment by analyzing and reconciling bank fees, identifying variances and helping optimize the cost of their banking relationships. Using Kyriba, customers can easily reconcile bank fee statements against banks contractual service pricing, transaction volumes and benchmarks. Customers can then review detailed reports containing bank volumes, activity and price discrepancies, and compare trends and fees across banks. Key capabilities of Bank Account Management include: • Audit Trails Get a record of every event and generate reports for any period of time • Bank Account Tracking Get a record of critical bank account information, including account code, actual bank account number, routing/SWIFT information, company, currency, GL account, bank contact information and multiple reference and description fields • Confirmation Letters Generate confirmation letters to support the opening and closing of accounts and changing signers. Letters can be customized and electronically communicated to the bank(s) • Document Storage Store key documents and files related to bank account administration, including signature cards, agreements and other documentation • Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Generate compliant FBAR in various format (XLS, CSV, XML) leveraging data stored in Kyriba. The report can be issued at individual, corporation or consolidated level Key Capabilities: • Manage bank accounts • Manage account signatories • Approval workflow to support changes to accounts and signatories • Calculate bank fee variances against benchmarks • Calculate volume variances using daily bank reporting Software-as-a-service (SaaS): • No maintenance fees–subscription-based Security: • SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliant • Redundant disaster recovery • Encryption, authentication and administration • Audit trails Reporting: • Hundreds of configurable reports • Out-of-the-box dashboards • FBAR FinCEN XML generation • Automated scheduling • PDF, Excel, and HTML formats • Distribute reports via email