"TD Bank recently surveyed 246 treasury professionals at the Association for Financial Professionals' 2025 conference in Boston and found that 80% still rely on manual or fragmented systems, which rank at the top of their list of biggest challenges, along with macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility. Three-fourths said digital cash flow visibility and liquidity management solutions have revolutionized their growth strategies, but adoption remains low, according to the findings."
"The treasury function is continuing to evolve. It will be defined not only by operational control but also by its ability to shape financial strategy and proactively guide the company through uncertainty, according to PwC. Treasurers who build digital capabilities, sophisticated risk management, and cross-functional collaboration into their operating model will lead this evolution and become true strategic value creators, the research finds."
"Tom Gregory, head of treasury management, merchant and government banking at TD Bank, told me that treasury management trends are no longer following a linear path; they are accelerating exponentially. Here's Gregory's take the four key areas of focus for treasury professionals in 2026: - As treasury professionals advance digitization, embedded banking, and automation, some will move directly to agentic AI for cash management, payments, accounting, and decision support."
Eighty percent of treasury professionals rely on manual or fragmented systems, which combine with macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility to form top challenges. Although three-fourths report that digital cash flow visibility and liquidity management solutions have transformed growth strategies, widespread adoption remains low because teams favor manual processes and face difficulty securing funding. Organizations that invest in treasury capabilities deliver the greatest impact on real-time cash flow management. The treasury role is shifting toward strategic financial leadership through digital capabilities, advanced risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and accelerating adoption of digitization, embedded banking, automation, and agentic AI while fraud risk grows.
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