Since its foundation in 1997, VDT e. V. has become the leading professional association for corporate treasury in Germany and operates according to the principle of „by Treasurers for Treasurers“. Finance executives from almost 700 companies (representing a turnover of approximately 2 trillion Euro) are currently members of VDT.

The association’s aim is to represent the interests of corporate treasurers and to serve the needs of its members. VDT provides its members a platform for exchanging experiences, monitors trends and developments, prepares relevant topics for knowledge exchange and publishes these to the community.

VDT e.V. has standing working groups for Cash & Liquidity, Risk Management, Equity & Debt and Treasury Profession & Qualification. These groups define best practice standards and provide information on current treasury topics.

VDT is the leading association of corporate treasurers in Germany with a history of more than 20 years. Our philosophy is "by Treasurers for Treasurers". In teams of experts we develop guiding principles for our profession. VDT takes care for recruiting young talent, promoting careers and qualifying treasurers.

In order to bring the association's topics and competencies into the community, the Association of German Treasurers e.V. organises specialist conferences, webinars, regional meetings and workshops for its members. In addition, topic-related 'Best Practice' approaches, statements, position papers and newsletters are published regularly.

The VDT e.V. sees itself as a qualification and interest representation, which stands permanently and competently as a strong partner for its members such as large corporations, medium-sized companies as well as banks, consultants, system providers, WP companies and law firms. The scope, number, size and diversity of the companies ensure the association's leading position in the economy.