European Association of Corporate Treasurers

What European Association of Corporate Treasurers does

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) is a not-for-profit professional association founded in 2002 and headquartered in Paris, France. It operates as a federation of 25 national treasury and finance professional associations (NTAs) spanning 24 European Union countries plus Switzerland and the United Kingdom, collectively representing approximately 14,000 corporate treasury professionals working at around 6,500 non-financial companies. EACT is registered on the European Commission Transparency Register (No. 674630747738-35) and serves as the recognized interlocutor for corporate end-users of financial services in EU regulatory dialogues.

EACT's core offerings are advocacy, knowledge production, and community convening rather than technology platforms. The portfolio includes the annual EACT Summit (invitation-only, held near Brussels), the Journeys to Treasury research series co-produced with BNP Paribas, PwC, and SAP since 2016, the EACT Treasury Survey, the EACT Award program (since 2020), the FX Global Code Register for non-financial corporations, the Euro PP Charter, and the Financial Regulation Advisory Group (FRAG). Distribution is decentralized, with the 25 NTAs acting as the primary channels to individual treasury professionals across Europe. The organization is lean, with 1-10 employees at its Paris head office.

EACT is funded through membership dues from its 25 NTA members and does not charge individual companies. Governance rests with a Board of Directors comprising representatives from each NTA, currently chaired by François Masquelier (since October 2021, his second term after 2002-2004). Strategic priorities for the 2024-2029 EU institutional cycle center on competitiveness, access to financing and hedging instruments, and banking sector choice, with key personnel embedded in ESMA and EBA stakeholder groups.

Name

European Association of Corporate Treasurers

Legal name

European Association of Corporate Treasurers

Website

https://eact.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) is a not-for-profit federation of 25 national treasury associations representing approximately 14,000 corporate treasury professionals across 26 European countries, advocating for the real economy's finance function in EU policy.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Services Regulators (Banking, Securities, Insurance) (BPAIAOAK), Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL), Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (EDABADAA)

Keywords

• Corporate treasury advocacy
• Treasury professional association
• Financial regulatory policy
• Treasury networking events
• Professional development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The EACT generates revenue through membership fees from its 25 national treasury and finance professional associations (NTAs). These NTAs in turn represent approximately 14,000 individual corporate treasury professionals working for around 6,500 non-financial companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) is a not-for-profit federation of 25 national treasury and finance professional associations (NTAs) representing approximately 14,000 corporate treasury professionals across 26 European countries. It provides advocacy on EU financial regulation, professional development, knowledge sharing through publications and events, and operates services such as the FX Global Code Register and the Journeys to Treasury research initiative in partnership with BNP Paribas, PwC, and SAP.

Product overview

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) is a not-for-profit professional association that serves as the unified voice of corporate treasurers across Europe. Rather than offering a unified software platform, EACT provides a portfolio of member services including the annual EACT Summit conference, the EACT Treasury Survey, the Journeys to Treasury research publication (produced in collaboration with BNP Paribas, PwC, and SAP), the EACT Award program, and the FX Global Code Register. These offerings are complemented by the Financial Regulation Advisory Group (FRAG) for policy advocacy, EACT in Action webinar series, and knowledge resources through the Briefing Focus publications covering topics such as Transfer Pricing, Sustainable Finance, and KYC. The association connects 25 national treasury associations representing approximately 14,000 treasury professionals across 26 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EACT Summit

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021EACT hosts roundtable events with GLEIF to discuss how the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) can simplify, secure, and digitize treasury processes. EACT advocates for digital identity for corporates.
• Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020EACT is a member of the GCFFC, a public-private coalition enhancing the fight against financial crime globally. The partnership advances dialogue and develops best practices to limit actors undermining financial system integrity.
• FX Global Code PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017EACT established a registry for non-financial corporations to register adherence to the FX Global Code. Members include Air Liquide Finance, Airbus, Bayer, Daimler, Siemens, Shell Treasury Centre, Total, Telefonica, Tesco, and others.
• BNP ParibascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-standing collaboration partner in the Journeys to Treasury (JTT) initiative since 2016. BNP Paribas contributes treasury expertise and insights to the annual publication that provides guidance to treasurers on trends, challenges, and priorities shaping treasury best practices.
• PwCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Core partner in the Journeys to Treasury collaborative initiative since 2016, providing consulting expertise and research insights on treasury trends and best practices for the annual report.
• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Technology partner in the Journeys to Treasury initiative since 2016, contributing software and technology perspectives on treasury digitalization and automation for the annual collaborative publication.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CFA Institute: Global professional body for investment professionals offering the CFA charter, ethics standards, and policy advocacy. Comparable to EACT as a finance professional association but addressing the buy-side and portfolio management profession rather than corporate treasury.
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants): A global accountancy body with a similar membership-association model, qualifications, and policy voice. Comparable in operating model and member-services structure, but focused on accounting and audit rather than corporate treasury specifically.
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales): A major chartered professional body with parallel functions to EACT: qualifications, member services, technical guidance, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a professional association operating across accounting and finance, but with a broader finance remit and a single-country (UK) footprint.

Others

• IMA (Institute of Management Accountants): US-headquartered professional association for management accountants, offering the CMA certification and serving corporate finance and treasury professionals. Comparable to EACT as a finance professional body, with a US/global rather than European footprint.
• The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA): Global professional association for internal auditors with parallel governance, certification (CIA), advocacy, and research products. Comparable as a peer professional body serving finance-adjacent practitioners, although not focused on corporate treasury.
• GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation): Operator of the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system and a listed EACT partner since 2021. Highly comparable because both convene the corporate treasury ecosystem around shared identifiers, standards, and digital identity for treasury operations.
• Treasury Management International (TMI): A treasury-focused media and community organization and EACT's exclusive media partner. Comparable as a content and community provider for corporate treasurers, with a more commercial publishing model rather than a membership-funded advocacy body.
• Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC): Public-private coalition on financial crime that EACT formally joined in 2020. Comparable as a coalition operating in EACT's regulatory and financial-crime policy domain, with a broader cross-sector membership than EACT's treasury-focused remit.

Direct peers

• Association for Financial Professionals (AFP): The largest US-based professional association for treasury and finance practitioners, running certification (CTP), annual conferences, treasury surveys, and policy advocacy. Highly comparable to EACT in mission and product mix, with the main difference being a single-country versus federated pan-European footprint.
• The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT): The UK's national treasury association and the principal English-speaking counterpart to EACT's national member associations. Operates a similar mandate of professional development, qualifications, advocacy, and events for corporate treasurers, making it the most direct country-level peer to EACT's federated model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-association-of-corporate-treasurers-eact

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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