Cash concentration
is the transfer of
funds
Funding is the act of providing resources to finance a need, program, or project. While this is usually in the form of money, it can also take the form of effort or time from an organization or company. Generally, this word is used when a firm us ...
from diverse
accounts into a central account to improve the efficiency of
cash management
Cash management refers to a broad area of finance involving the collection, handling, and usage of cash. It involves assessing market liquidity, cash flow, and investments.
In banking, cash management, or treasury management, is a marketing term ...
. The consolidation of cash into a single account allows a company to maintain smaller cash balances overall, and to identify excess cash available for short term investments.
The cash available in different bank accounts are pooled into a master account. The advantages of cash concentration are
# Cash control
# Cash visibility
References
Corporate finance
Corporate development
Cash flow
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