FX in Focus

As markets shift, corporate treasurers and CFOs need to keep up. We talked to Corpay Cross-Border’s currency research team, Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist and Peter Dragicevich, Currency Strategist, APAC about what you can expect in currency markets this quarter.

Sanjeev and Navneet give us the ‘101’ run-down on the importance of data collection and management as it relates to our day-to-day business and work decisions, as well as to our personal lives. They highlight the importance of collecting data straight from the source, keeping it un-adulterated and untouched, and how delivering it in its original form is critical for the overall success of payment...

In this special podcast episode for International Women’s Day, we speak with Raquel Adamschek, Managing Director, North America, and Rhonda Power, SVP, Global Enterprise Management at Corpay Cross-Border. Our conversation centers on their career paths, their experiences as women in positions of leadership in Sales and in the FinTech industry overall.  Rhonda and Raquel answer questions that are re...

In this podcast, we speak with Edward Kim, Regional Director of Currency Risk Management Solutions at Corpay Cross-Border. We address what’s happening in the economy: why currencies move; and how a tailored hedging strategy can help mitigate currency risks.   Ed touches on the topic of recession and inflation in relation to similar past events, market trends, and current challenges; and the factor...

As markets shift, corporate treasurers and CFOs need to keep up. We talked to Corpay Cross-Border’s currency research team, Karthik Sankaran, Senior Market Strategist, Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist  and Peter Dragicevich, Currency Strategist - APAC about what's coming in for 2023. We touch on the impact of the substantial reversal in the US dollar in the fourth quarter of 2022, how US ec...

Welcome to FX in Focus, the podcast that keeps you updated on new developments in the global B2B payments industry.

The Entertainment industry in the face of adversity has proven adaptable despite various hurdles. Consumers witnessed the impact from the outside, as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered film production and caused live concerts and touring to come to a halt. In this episode, we speak to Michael Bourke, Director of Enterprise Sales, and Brent Clackson, Regional Director of Entertainment and Media Sales...

With the release of the Strategic Treasurer Global Payments Survey and their latest findings about the international payments landscape, Fintech in Focus caught up with Craig Jeffrey, Founder of Strategic Treasurer and Mark Frey, President of Corpay Cross-Border Solutions. We discuss the results of the survey, which offer a comprehensive view of the global payments environment, with a lens on cros...

As markets shift, corporate treasurers and CFOs need to keep up. We talked to Corpay Cross-Border’s currency research team, Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist and Karthik Sankaran, Senior Market Strategist, about the risk of recession, the rise in global commodity prices, inflationary pressures, what we can expect from currency markets in the short term, and what’s coming in Q4. Note: The opi...

Cyber security has an essential role in keeping businesses around the world safe – now more than ever the art of protecting networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access is crucial. Companies need to ensure all their systems, network and data and infrastructure is safe and secure. In this episode, we speak to Tehzeeb Merchant, IT compliance and Risk Specialist and explore emerging cyber sec...

Accounts payable teams in the healthcare industry have faced challenges long before the COVID crisis. Many of those challenges are due to working in an outmoded, manual, paper-based payment process, and could use the benefits of automating their AP. We spoke with Doug Seaberg, Corpay VP of Enterprise Accounts about a range of topics, including healthcare adoption of automated AP, and the unique ch...

The UK cost of living crisis seems to be worsening. With the UK phasing out Russian oil imports, inflation soaring, interest rates rising in many markets, and a possible recession, there's a lot to tackle. We spoke with Darryl Hood, Sr. Director, EMEA Sales & Dealing at Corpay Cross-Border Solutions about what the UK economy is looking like, addressing near-term challenges, and what to expect in t...

As markets shift, corporate treasurers and CFOs need to keep up. We talked to Corpay Cross-Border’s currency research team, Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist and Karthik Sankaran, Senior Market Strategist, about what we can expect from currency markets in the short term, and coming into Q3. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speakers only, and do n...

Fintech in Focus caught up with Sven Hinrichsen, President and General Manager of AP Automation at Corpay. He gave us insights on how payment automation impacts the growth strategies of companies of all kinds. Topics we discussed include B2B payments beyond checks, payment strategy, supplier experience, fraud prevention and more.

The construction industry has taken an uneven path towards payment automation. As in most segments, some construction companies now use technology to help solve the AP challenges they face. But many more still rely on the tried-and-true paper check to pay suppliers and subcontractors—at the expense of efficiency and costs. Is construction finally realizing how payment automation integrates simply,...

In this episode we speak to Crystal Williams, Global CHRO for FLEETCOR, the parent company of Corpay, about her job role. Join us as we discuss Crystal's experiences with the growth of Fleetcor, the importance of exploring a variety of careers before you choose, why mentoring matters, and how Crystal brings her favorite place (the beach) into the office! Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in...

While digitalized global commerce has increased opportunities across the board, US businesses face some key challenges when paying their international vendors. These challenges include wire fee costs, transactional costs created by the intermediary bank system, and exposure to exchange rate risk. Paying vendors in local currency mitigates those challenges. We spoke with Mary Rotondo, Corpay's Dire...

In this episode we speak to Vanessa Villarreal, Director of Channels and Alliances from the Cross-Border Solutions team, about her role at Corpay. Join us as we discuss Vanessa's career journey, why trust matters, her best advice for breaking into a new field, and the greatest movie of all time... The Lion King. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speaker...

Companion blog post: https://payments.corpay.com/resources/blog/how-easy-is-the-deployment-of-payment-automation

In this episode, we speak to Ethan Self, Senior Marketing Program Specialist from the domestic Demand Generation team, about his role at Corpay. Join us as we discuss Ethan’s best advice about what to expect when you begin your career, his career journey, and what he loves about being a part of the Corpay team. We’ll also discuss Dolly Parton, the zillenial experience, and the ultimate Monopoly st...

In this episode, we speak to Tony Carothers, a Security Systems Engineer at Corpay for a deep dive into the topic of payment fraud. Join us as we discuss the payment fraud challenges that companies face, and common current vulnerabilities with B2B payment security. We’ll focus on how the shift to remote work has made it easier for criminals to carry out payment fraud attacks, and what organization...

Produced by Corpay, Fintech In Focus keeps bringing you the insights you need when it comes to the B2B payments landscape. Our News and Views segment presents features on the issues and solutions, while People Power brings insights from the brilliant people inside Corpay. Subscribe now, and join us as we look at payments in 2022.

​In this year end episode, our podcast hosts Ron Nachmann and Alyssa Callahan break down highlights from both our series: Fintech News & Views and Women in Fintech. Be sure you stay tuned until the end of the episode for an announcement about the direction of the podcast! Excerpts include guests like Nvoicepay cofounder Karla Friede; Josh Cyphers, President, Corpay Payment Automation; Rick Fletche...

Mark Brousseau of Brousseau & Associates reviews key points in part two of the Corpay webcast series that he's moderating, Embracing the Value of Payment Automation. The third webcast is entitled "How Automated Payments Help Build Your Immunity to Fraud Risk". In it Mark talks to Corpay Information Security expert Jeremiah Bennet about how automation enables companies to mitigate fraud risk and pr...