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mets. As a rest, eterprises cawer their csts, redce their riss,ad maximize their retrs cash.

 The Power o Concentration

SAP I-Hse Cash heps cmpaiesie rs address the chaeges ass-ciated with maagig ragmeted cashbaaces ad pamet prcesses b pacig the respsibiit i the hads thse wh are mst qaiied – r treasr pressias. The appicatihas the rbst ctiait t cetra maage gba iqidit ad pamettrasactis r the mst cmpex rga-

izatis, whie as prvidig the exi-biit t spprt decetraized r hbridrgaizatia strctres.

With SAP I-Hse Cash, r cetratreasr ca maage iacig, ivest-met, ad hedgig peratis mreeective, restig i greater peratig

Cmpaies tda ace mtig pres-sre t cdct bsiess i a smarter,eaer, ad mre cst-eective wa. Ia icreasig gba ecm, thatmeas streamiig iacia prcessesacrss rgaizatia bdaries ad i-

teratia brders. Additia, thegba credit crisis has made it mrecritica tha ever r cmpaies t ma-age their cash psitis ad iqidit  with greater vigiace. Bt as the m-ber gba sbsidiaries icreases, sdes the cmpexit maagig a theidivida ba accts spprtigthem, i additi t extera pamets(see the igre).

The SAP® I-Hse Cash appicati e-abes the mst cmpex, gba crpra-tis t gai ctr ragmeted cashpsitis ad pamet prcesses. B ccetratig a cash accts withie i-hse virta ba, the appica-ti aws cmpaies t cetra cr-diate itragrp ad extera pa-

I tda’s predictabe

gba ecm, crprateiqidit is e t iaciaheath. With the SAP®I-Hse Cash appicati,arge eterprises – partic-ar thse with gbasbsidiaries – ca maageiqidit b cetraizig

ragmeted cash baacesad pamet prcessesi a virta i-hse ba.

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Improved Enterprise LiquidityManagement

SAP I-Hse Cash eabes mre e-ective iqidit paig ad spprtscritica ivestmet decisis b prvid-

ig a cetraized view bth r cmpa’s gba cash baaces ad r sbsidiaries’ pamet trasac-tis. Via itera ettig, sbsidiariesca prvide ds t ther parts thecmpa witht the eed r phsicacash trasers ivvig extera bas.I r sbsidiaries d reqire exteradig, the ca btai mre avrabeterms rm bas r capita marets b everagig the cective brrwigpwer the i-hse ba. B rapid 

aciitatig itera trasers whe idi- vida sbsidiaries experiece cashw eeds, SAP I-Hse Cash hepsesre ctied iqidit – a vitaadvatage i certai times.

The SAP I-Hse Cash appicatias eabes t:• Atmate icmig ad tgig

pamets r extera tradig part-ers ad bas

• Atmate itragrp pamettrasactis

• Geerate itera ba statemetsr sbsidiaries

• Grat acct verdrats tsbsidiaries

• Cacate ad maage iterest adcharges

Controlled Liquidity on a Regionaland Global Level

The cetraized i-hse ba ca pr-cess bth itera ad extera pa-

mets. usig SAP I-Hse Cash, the

eiciec r r cmpa. The appi-

cati as imprves cash w tras-parec ad iqidit paig b e-abig access t cmpete ad accratecash w data.

B cetra ccetratig cash i ai-hse virta ba, ca esse r depedec extera bas r dig, decrease the mber gbaba accts, ad redce the re-srces reqired t maitai them.What’s mre, ca traser cash

betwee sbsidiaries mre easi adess expesive, witht icrrig batraser ees r brrwig csts.

Greater Payment Control and CostEiciency

With the SAP I-Hse Cash appica-ti, r cmpa ca cetra ma-age itera cash accts r eachsbsidiar. Rather tha sig exterabas i each regi where dbsiess, r sbsidiaries traser their cash t accts maaged b thei-hse virta ba, which maitaisthe cash with r extera crpratebaig parters. The i-hse bathe maages the prcessig a

pamet trasactis beha r sbsidiaries. Sch trasactis icdeitercmpa trasers, pamets t vedrs, ad icmig pamets rmcstmers.

The cetraized i-hse ba as a-ciitates edig betwee sbsidiaries. As cash eeds r srpses arise, itets t the crrespdig debit adcredit baaces acrss cmpa its,as we as paabe ad receivabeamts wed betwee sbsidiaries.

The i-hse virta ba ieds sigii-cat cst eiciecies. It expedites theettig prcess, whie redcig thecsts assciated with crrec trasa-tis ad ba trasers. It as redc-es the brde havig t trac admaage mtipe ba reatiships.ia, SAP I-Hse Cash eimiatessses de t vae datig, maximizescash psitis r grp etities, adicreases et iterest gais.

SAP I-Hse Cashhas the rbst cti-ait t cetra ma-age gba iqidit ad

pamet trasactisr gba rgaizatis,

 whie as prvidig theexibiit t spprt de-cetraized r hbrid r-gaizatia strctres

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i-hse ba maages a accts r each sbsidiar ad maitais the ac-cts i the sbsidiar’s ca crrec.

B hadig pamets betwee sbsid-iaries witht sig extera bas, SAP

I-Hse Cash eabes t avid theassciated traser ees charged b ex-tera bas. This as heps redce theat r traser time r a pamet,thereb eimiatig the vae date dier-eces betwee sbsidiaries.

Becase SAP I-Hse Cash maagesaccts cetra, have a iied view a pamet trasactis acrss r cmpa, ag with cear visibiit it the iqid ds avaiabe i each

sbsidiar acct. I cash is tight r aparticar sbsidiar, the i-hse baca cver the respective pamet bi-gatis. B aciitatig itera tras-ers, the i-hse ba ca as createacct verdrats shrt tice. Asa rest, r cmpa gais greater ctr ver cash w, whie r sb-sidiaries acceerate the ettig prcess.

Investment and Borrowing Advantages

The SAP I-Hse Cash appicatiheps tae advatage mre a- vrabe ivestig ad brrwig ppr-tities. y ca maximize ivestmeticme b reig r cetra trea-sr t ivest srps cash, everagigits expertise i ivestig cash ad im-pemetig strategies that miimize theriss crrec ad iterest rate c-tatis. B pig cash i the cetratreasr, r cmpa ca as bee-it rm mre avrabe brrwig terms,

wer iterest rates, ad redced ees

rm bas, ag with imprved scaeadvatages ad cmpetitive erigs ithe capita marets.

Business Beneits

I tda’s ctatig gba ecm,esrig siciet eves iqidit tiace r cre bsiess peratisis a prereqisite t sccess. B e-abig mre eective cash ad iqidit maagemet, the SAP I-Hse Cashappicati as heps reaize theseimprtat beeits:• Streamied itera ad extera pa-

met trasactis• optima iqidit ad cash avaiabiit 

 where ad whe it is eeded•

Redced crrec exchage ad va-e date sses• Maximized ivestmet retrs cash• Hedges agaist cash w diicties

ad reig exchage riss

 Treasury Applications rom SAP

SAP I-Hse Cash is e severatreasr appicatis rm SAP. Repre-setig a cmprehesive grp cash, iqidit, ad iacia ris ma-agemet erigs, the are part the

SAP ERP iacias sti. Theseappicatis are mdar i desig,awig t cigre ad rapid dep the speciic ctiait eed t meet r idivida bsiesseeds. Tgether with SAP I-HseCash, the treasr appicatis rmSAP icde the wig:• SAP Treasr ad Ris Maagemet

appicati r aazig mtipe risexpsres ad maagig iaciatrasactis, psitis, ad iacia

riss

• SAP Cash ad liqidit Maagemet

appicati r mre eective re-castig, maagig, ad ptimizigcash ad iqidit 

• SAP Ba Cmmicati Maage-met appicati r gaiig ed-t-ed visibiit ad ctr ver thepamet cce

• SAP Itegrati Pacage r SWITr prvidig stadardized eectriccmmicati with ver 8,000 ia-cia istittis wrdwide

The treasr appicatis rm SAP are

pwered b the SAP netWeaver® tech-g patrm. SAP netWeaver hepscmpaies aig IT with bsiess re-qiremets. It aws cmpaies tcmpse ew bsiess stis rapid- whie btaiig mre bsiess vaerm existig IT ivestmets. As thetechica dati r service-rietedarchitectre (SoA), SAP netWeaver heps rgaizatis evve their crretIT adscapes it strategic evir-mets that drive bsiess chage.

Becase SAP I-HseCash maages ac-cts cetra, have a iied view

a pamet trasac-tis acrss r cm-pa, ag with cear 

 visibiit it the iqidds avaiabe t eachsbsidiar.

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SummaryWith the SAP® I-Hse Cash appicati, a gba eterprises – regardess their rgai-zatia strctre r mber sbsidiaries – ca gai the exibiit t cetraize ragmetedcash maagemet ad pamet prcesses. B prvidig rbst ctiait t maagegba iqidit, SAP I-Hse Cash eabes cmpaies t wer csts, maximize retrs cash, ad achieve greater peratig eiciec.

Business Challenges• Esre adeqate cash avaiabiit t iace critica bsiess peratis• Maage gba iqidit ad pamet trasactis• Gai ctr ragmeted cash baaces ad pamet prcesses assciated with gba

sbsidiaries

Supported Business Processes and Sotware Functions• Liquidity management – Maximize gba iqidit, cetraize ragmeted cash psitis,

ad maage pamet trasactis r r etire rgaizati• Liquidity planning – Imprve cash w trasparec with a cetraized view r 

cmpa’s gba cash baaces ad a sbsidiaries’ pamet trasactis• Centralized in-house bank – Ccetrate a cash accts withi a sige i-hse ba

ad cetra maage the prcessig a pamet trasactis, icdig itercmpa trasers, pamets t vedrs, ad icmig pamets rm cstmers

Business Benefts• Improve operational eiciency b streamiig itera ad extera pamet

trasactis• Optimize liquidity and cash availability where ad whe the are eeded b maagig

a accts i a cetraized i-hse ba• Decrease costs b redcig crrec exchage, iterest rate, ad vae date sses• Maximize investment returns b everagig the expertise r cetra treasr i

ivestig cash ad impemetig strategies that miimize the riss reig exchagead iterest rate ctatis

For More InormationT ear mre abt hw SAP I-Hse Cash ca streamie pamet prcessig adgba iqidit maagemet, ca r SAP represetative r visit r Web site at

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