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FAQs

• How to enter

  We are looking for a good narrative that supports your submissions. Although we require some information about your company in our online entry form, what we are ultimately looking for is a compelling story. Ideally, to excite our interest, that story can be given simply in bullet points on one page uploaded document showing concrete examples of treasury-led/implemented transformation project (s) that show good communication, mobilisation of resources and teamwork through adversity.

  Submissions for 2025 have now closed.

• Criteria and eligibility

  The annual EuroFinance Treasury Award for Excellence is presented to the company that best embodies the themes of EuroFinance’s flagship event.
  The award is open to any commercial business, public/state-sector entity or not-for-profit organisation, anywhere in the world
  Banks, FIs, software providers and other vendors are not eligible to enter but we welcome submissions on behalf of your corporate clients.
  Competition for this award is strong, and so it is unlikely (but not impossible) that treasuries from the smallest businesses will satisfy the criteria.

• Winners' entitlement

  • Invitation to the annual flagship EuroFinance International Treasury Management conference in Budapest, October 15th-17th where you will be presented with your award and trophy
  • An interview with the EuroFinance editorial team to be published on the EuroFinance newsroom
  • Award logo as “Winner of the EuroFinance Treasury Award for Excellence 2025” for your website, social media and other materials
  • Banks and vendors whose clients win an award may license the Award logo from EuroFinance

• Judging process

  • The judging panel will comprise members of the EuroFinance editorial, research and programming teams, chaired by the Senior Editor and a team of treasury experts.
  • The judging panel may conduct its own additional research or put questions to the entrants in order to clarify your submissions
  • Entrants will be notified whether they have won or been shortlisted as soon after the closing date as a thorough judging process allows
  • Anyone considering entering these awards who has any questions about the rules or procedures may email [email protected]

• Guidelines and tips

  • Please use the online entry form to submit your award application. To ensure consistency and fairness in judging, this form is mandatory for all participants.
  • Please provide a clear explanation as to why you should win the EuroFinance Treasury Award for Excellence.
  • You may submit supporting material but this must be in English. (Testimonials from your chief executive, investors, bankers, or internal customers/stakeholders may be helpful but are not necessary).
  • Any commercially sensitive information in the entry should be marked as such and will not be publicised by the judging panel. Please note, however, that you must provide an adequate amount of disclosure to justify the award.
  • Winners will be expected to make a treasury executive available for interview, for an article to be published on the EuroFinance website, and should notify their communications teams of this.

• More information on this year's categories

  AI  innovation

  AI is a major focus for corporates and for treasury teams, with many treasurers experimenting with AI tools across core functions including cash forecasting, fx management and hedging and payments. This award will celebrate new AI innovations by treasurers within their organisations.

  2) Cash champion

  Cash is the lifeblood at the heart of treasury – this award is for the superfit treasury that has optimised cash flow to the business, through excellence in cash management and forecasting innovation, by improving accuracy, efficiency and real time visibility, enabling the business to win.

  3) Financing & liquidity

  In a challenging rate environment, treasury solutions to generate liquidity have come into sharp focus; this award recognises the financing finesse and skills of the treasurer in increasing liquidity whilst reducing overall financing costs.

  4) Risk & resilience

  Economic upheaval in recent years has seen inflation and prices spike, elevated rates, demand rise and fall, and supply disrupted. In treasury, alarms have sounded as forecasts and hedging strategies have come under urgent review. This award recognises strategic risk management interventions by treasury to manage economic volatility and enable their companies to thrive.

  5) Technology transformation

  Treasury has become a driver in joining up disparate systems and making data available for real-time analysis. This award recognises treasury’s role in reducing complexity, simplifying systems, and increasing visibility and insight, by efficiently connecting treasury to the business in ways that are both transformative and innovative.

• The Rising star award

  The Rising Star award will be awarded to junior treasury colleagues who are breaking down barriers and pushing innovation in their organisations or the industry as a whole.

  Submissions are open to any commercial business, public or state-sector entity or not-for-profit organisation, anywhere in the world. We’d like to recognise treasury colleagues with less than 10 years’ experience in the sector.  Banks, consultants, FIs, software providers and other vendors are not eligible to enter, but we absolutely welcome submissions on behalf of your clients.

  We are looking for a strong narrative to support your submission. Alongside a few pieces of information about your company, what we’re ultimately looking for is a compelling demonstration of how you or your team member is an agent of change within treasury. Keep it simple: bullet points are great! Remember to include a couple of examples that you’re happy to share.