As the TMI Awards 2026 Best Bank for Trade & Supply Chain Finance: North America, MUFG demonstrated its deeply collaborative approach to working capital optimisation. Its winning entry – an innovative early payment programme delivered with a major North American corporate – helped its client strengthen supplier liquidity while maintaining financial control. In the company of the bank's Greg Hurst, Managing Director, Head of Origination, Working Capital & Trade Finance, and Mark Timoney, Managing Director, Working Capital & Trade Finance, we explore how other corporates can begin a journey towards working capital optimisation.