Treasury Talks podcast series

Micro Focus Treasury, Rob Ebrey and Christopher Swiss, in partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Uber, Carolyn Hansen, in partnership with ICD Portal, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Miho Kumazawa, easyJet, Adam Boyle, in partnership with GSAM. In this category we showcase how companies have addressed the trade-off between yield, liquidity, cash preservation and counterparty risk. AAA-rated money...

Almarai Company, Chandana De Silva, Siemens Capital Middle East, Ulrich Schiessl, in partnership with BNP Paribas, Aramex PJSC, Arun Singh, in partnership with Citi. This category addresses any corporate treasury solution in the Middle East region. From the UAE to Saudi Arabia, we see some impressive solutions.

Microsoft, Lucas Meyer, in partnership with Accenture, Microsoft, Saurabh Bhalla. Here we look at how companies manage their accounts receivables, including reconciliation. As with payments, we are now seeing Collection-on-Behalf-of (COBO) structures emerging.

This is the second episode of the Treasury Insiders podcast series brought to you by Treasury Today and BNP Paribas. In this episode we look at the evolution of e-commerce amidst the backdrop of the global pandemic. Sophie Jackson is joined by Neil Pein, Head of Payments Transformation and Global Head of Acquiring at BNP Paribas who offers an insight into this space.

HP Inc. Peter Chau and Nikhil Handa, United States Steel Corporation, Laurie Wiggins, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, Baker Hughes, Jonathan Konrad, Satish Akundi and Dheeraj Parmar. This category looks at foreign exchange and could be the use of technology, a new process, change to a hedging strategy or a new FX requirement as a result of entering a new market or dealing with a new currency and...

Takeda Pharmaceuticals – Ben O'Higgins, Treasury Analyst. This category acknowledges the special relationship between buyer and seller. Letters of credit, guarantees and open account trading are common. We are now seeing much greater use of automation in traditionally paper-based processes. Blockchain is also seeing some traction in the trade space.

Cummins Inc. – Matthew Sullivan, in partnership with Bank of America, Microsoft – Rahul Daswani, Safaricom plc – Florence Kiburi, in partnership with Citi. Trading internationally can be challenging. Cash flow issues can arise between paying suppliers and getting payment. From distributor finance, pre-shipment finance and receivables discounting to forfaiting, factoring and payables finance, we lo...

Takeda Pharmaceuticals – Amit Singh, SVP Group Treasurer, Baker Hughes, Varun Wadhwa and Steven Krippner, in partnership with PwC. Here we recognise a corporate treasury team that has made an outstanding contribution to its organisation over the past 12-18 months. This could be purely the treasury team, or a broader team effort involving different disciplines across the enterprise and is the most...

Best Working Capital Management Solution – Unilever, Hesham Moustafa, in partnership with Citi. Efficient working capital is a key challenge for corporates of all shapes and sizes. This is all about improving key performance indicators (KPIs) of DPO, DSO, DIO, DWC and the cash conversion cycle (CCC).

Judges' Choice – Microsoft, Carol Caines and David Meunier. This is awarded by our judges to recognise a project or solution which doesn't quite fit one of the mainstream categories but really does stand out. It could be something not seen previously or, as is the case this year, a piece of work which specifically responded to COVID-19.

Treasury Today Woman of the Year 2020 – Deepa Palamuttam, Intel. This category is open to any woman operating in the corporate treasury environment who can demonstrate real innovation, achievement and someone who is an inspiration in her current role.

A Rising Star – Tian Song, Baker Hughes. This category recognises talent coming through the corporate treasury ranks. The individual may have excelled in a professional qualification or may be a future Finance Director or CFO.

Treasury Insiders is a new podcast series brought to you by Treasury Today and BNP Paribas. The first episode focuses on the impact of the crisis on treasurer's liquidity, investment strategy, centralisation and more as BNP Paribas offer solutions to treasurer's painpoints. Sophie Jackson is joined by Coralie Van Zyn, Head of Product Development Payments and Receivables, Wim Grosemans, G...

Treasurers seeking an organisation-wide, cost-effective, frictionless technology experience need to be thinking about APIs. To discover how they can remove barriers to automation, solve common pain points and potentially deliver unprecedented levels of system flexibility, agility and scalability, join Nadya Hijazi, Global Head of Digital, Global Liquidity and Cash Management and Business Banking,...

Earlier this year, we attended the Treasury & Finance in Africa Conference, run by Eurofinance, where we were able to catch up with Bohani Hlungwane, Regional Head of Trade and Working Capital at Absa Group to discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area and what it means for treasurers already in the region, and those looking to enter it.

SWIFT's global payments innovation (gpi) is arguably its most successful initiative for decades. With the gpi for corporates offering gathering pace, is it all it can be? In this Treasury Today podcast we'll be exploring the latest developments with Eric Bayle, Director – Head of Global Transaction Banking, UK, Societe Generale, and Marc Delbaere, Global Head of Corporates and Trade, SWI...

How can treasurers forced to work from home during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic ensure they remain safe, secure and effective? In this Treasury Today podcast we explore the options in the company of Actualize Consulting's Kerry Wekelo, COO, and Priscila Nagalli, Director, Treasury Practice Group.

Short-term investors have seen interest rates hit new lows, turn to zero and, for some, go negative. Can treasurers do anything to enhance yield without taking unacceptable risks? Will Goldthwait, Vice President, Portfolio Strategist, State Street Global Advisors explores the options.

It goes without saying that Know Your Customer (KYC) has been the bane of corporate treasurers' lives for many years. With more than 1.3 million bilateral correspondent banking relationships across the industry, and countless more for corporates, how is SWIFT meeting the challenges and the needs in this complex arena?

"In a relatively short time frame, most of the world will have adopted real-time payment systems in one form or another, and they will come to dominate the way in which we all interact." That's the view held by Victor Penna, Head of Cash Management for Europe & Americas, and Global Head of Structured Solutions Development, Cash at Standard Chartered.

For any corporate treasurer, cash and investment management will always be high up on the business agenda. This is truly apparent for the international travel giant Expedia Group – a business operating in over 70 different countries. In this latest podcast with Treasury Today, Expedia Group explains how the company managed to build a comprehensive solution to give it enhanced portfolio visibility...

Female representation is currently one of the biggest topics in the global corporate world. Treasury Talks discusses the current situation, what companies can do, and our hopes for the future.

Managing over 30,000 FX spot, forward, and swap transactions worth over US$1trn a year, Shell's existing FX management system was in desperate need of an upgrade. In the latest podcast with Treasury Today, Shell explains how a successful partnership with Bloomberg has resulted in a best-of-breed FX solution which helps manage its FX transactions.

In recent years, the focus on sustainability has been growing in popularity across the globe. With treasurers facing increasing pressure to imbed sustainability principles to support and drive their corporate's strategy, the sustainability agenda sees no sign of abating. In the latest podcast with Treasury Today, we caught up with two pioneers leading the sustainability charge – HSBC and the...