CFOs: Turning Volatility into Growth with Working Capital
CFOs: Turning Volatility into Growth with Working Capital
The contemporary financial landscape is characterized by accelerated cash movement, escalating risks, and a diminished margin for error. This challenging environment forms the operational reality for chief financial officers (CFOs) and treasurers within middle-market enterprises globally. Against this backdrop, the third annual Growth Corporates Working Capital Index 2025–2026, a comprehensive report by Visa in collaboration with PYMNTS Intelligence, sheds light on crucial industry trends. Drawing insights from 1,457 CFOs and treasurers across 23 countries, 10 industries, and five global regions, this ambitious study reveals a significant paradigm shift in how financial leaders perceive and utilize working capital. No longer regarded merely as a defensive cash reserve for contingencies, working capital is now being actively deployed as a vital catalyst for growth within markets defined by persistent volatility. In this dynamic context, liquidity has emerged as the pivotal differentiato…