Blog.
Notes from the Nilus team on treasury, finance ops, and building software for CFOs.
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Cash Visibility Alternatives: What to Use When Spreadsheets and Bank Portals Aren't Cutting It
Twelve logins. Stale balances. One payroll deadline. If your cash position still requires manual assembly, here's how to fix it, and which tool actually fits where you are now.
Daniel Kalish
Apr 13, 2026
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The End of the 30-Day Buffer: Data Insights on Agentic Liquidity
New Nilus data reveals why the 30-day liquidity buffer is becoming a liability rather than a safeguard, and how agentic treasury teams are replacing it with something sharper, leaner, and more profitable.
Sharon Goltz
Apr 7, 2026
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Introducing the Nilus Liquidity Agent: Your Treasury's Always-On Policy Monitor
Stop manual bank hopping. The Nilus Liquidity Agent is an always-on monitoring layer that tracks cash positions, FX exposure, and counterparty risk in real-time, flagging policy breaches the moment they occur.
Sharon Goltz
Mar 31, 2026
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Beyond the Checkbox: The 2026 Treasury Technology RFP for an Agentic Era
Stop ticking boxes. Use our 2026 RFP template to evaluate real-time APIs, agentic AI, metadata enrichment, and fraud detection, and cut through AI-washing.
Daniel Kalish
Mar 30, 2026
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Treasury Process Maturity Scale
Where does your Treasury team sit on the maturity scale? Discover the 5-stage framework, from Reactive to Intelligent, and learn how to evolve your cash visibility, forecasting, and banking architecture.
Sonny Spencer
Mar 26, 2026
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3-Week Cash Flow Forecast for PE Portfolio Companies: Step-by-Step Guide + Free Template
Master the 13-week cash flow forecast (TWCF), the gold standard for PE-backed liquidity management. Learn how to build a rolling 90-day model, calculate covenant headroom, and automate the process to save 8+ hours a week.
Sharon Goltz
Mar 23, 2026
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Covenant Compliance Monitoring: The PE-Backed CFO's Complete Playbook
Stop flying blind between quarterly certificates. Learn how to build a 4-layer compliance model, automate lender-defined EBITDA calculations, and spot covenant headroom erosion before it becomes a default.
Daniel Kalish
Mar 19, 2026
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Six Must-Haves for a Daily Cash Report
A daily cash report provides a reconciled view of liquidity, but its effectiveness depends on its structure. Learn the six core elements, from reconciled balances to forecast variances, that transform a simple transaction list into a strategic tool for real-time decision-making.
Sharon Goltz
Mar 16, 2026
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Cash Management Software vs. Excel: What's the Right Tool for Your Business?
Treasury teams often start with Excel, but as entities and currencies grow, manual tracking becomes a risk. This guide compares the core differences between spreadsheets and automated systems to help you decide when it’s time to move toward a real-time, consolidated cash position.
Nilus Team
Mar 11, 2026
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Cash Management Benchmarks You Should be Hitting - The Ultimate Guide
Does your treasury team act as a strategic planner or a firefighter? Compare your operations against industry standards for cash visibility, forecast accuracy, and idle cash ratios. This guide provides specific benchmarks for large-cap and mid-market companies to help you optimize your banking footprint and automate manual workflows.
Sonny Spencer
Feb 25, 2026
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The 2026 Guide to Agentic Cash Flow Forecasting
The 2026 Guide to Agentic Cash Flow Forecasting
In 2026, forecasting is no longer something you do. It’s something your system does for you.
Nilus Team
Feb 24, 2026
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The 2026 Guide to Agentic Cash Flow Forecasting - And How The Top 7 Solutions Compare
Move beyond passive dashboards into the era of Agentic Cash Flow Forecasting. Discover how AI-driven "Systems of Action" are transforming treasury by not only predicting future cash positions but automatically proposing and routing execution for approval. Explore our detailed analysis of the top 7 tools for 2026, including Nilus, Trovata, and Kyriba.
Daniel Kalish
Feb 24, 2026
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Cash management benchmarks you should be hitting
Cash management benchmarks you should be hitting
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Nilus Team
Feb 18, 2026
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Why Treasury Needs AI Agents More Than Any Other Function
Stop fixing what your software breaks. Discover why treasury, with its high volatility and fragmented data, is the primary frontier for AI agents, and how teams are saving 100+ hours a month by moving from faster reporting to faster reasoning.
Daniel Kalish
Feb 9, 2026
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The Cost of Not Modernizing Your Treasury Operations
Treasury is no longer just about cash management; it’s about agility. From idle cash balances to talent burnout, discover why sticking to manual processes and fragmented systems is costing your business more than just time.
Sonny Spencer
Feb 4, 2026
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The Variance Trap: Why Static Models Fail in a Behavioral World (And How Agents Fix It)
Stop performing "cash autopsies." Learn why traditional spreadsheets fail in high-interest environments and how Agentic AI turns treasury from a system of record into a system of action.
Daniel Kalish
Jan 30, 2026
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Announcing The Delta by Nilus: A Free Virtual Academy for the Future of Agentic Treasury
Bridge the gap between AI hype and real-world automation. Get free access to flagship courses on building "AI agents" for treasury, cash movement alerts, and policy compliance, no coding required.
Daniel Kalish
Jan 28, 2026
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The End of Finance Tools as We Know Them
Finance teams are swimming in tools, yet decisions aren’t getting faster. The problem? We're still building for human interfaces in an agentic world. Discover why the future of finance isn't just AI-enhanced, it’s an architectural overhaul where software reasons, coordinates, and executes.
Daniel Kalish
Jan 26, 2026
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Top 10 Signs Your Finance Tech Stack Won’t Scale
Manual reporting and "trapped" idle cash are just the beginning. If your Finance and Treasury teams are still living in Excel, your tech stack might be holding you back. Discover the 10 warning signs that your current financial operations aren't ready to scale, and how to fix them.
Sonny Spencer
Jan 21, 2026
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Beyond Visibility: The Agentic Treasury Is a System of Action
Dashboards tell you what happened; agents tell you what to do next. Discover why the next generation of treasury is a system of action, not just a system of record.
Daniel Kalish
Jan 19, 2026