Treasury Talks podcast series

Technology is a key component in many of the submissions we receive and is always a hotly contested category. We see projects ranging from the use of APIs and RPA to full-blown treasury technology transformation involving TMS and ERP integration and much more. [01:17] Overall Winner – Louis Khoo, Director, Kimly Construction Pte Ltd with [04:42] Poh Yee Ng, UOB. [08:06] Highly Commended Winner – A...

Local companies growing in the Middle East and Africa need to have the right support in fulfilling their regional – and potentially global – ambitions. Two treasury experts from Citi explain the region’s potential, what the needs of such companies are, and how the bank successfully combines its on-the-ground presence with global knowledge to enable such companies to become emerging market champion...

Trading international can be challenging and the past 12 months or so has really shone a light on supply chains. The buyer seller relationship has never been more important, and we've seen a number of innovative solutions emerge from distributor finance, pre-shipment finance and receivables discounting to forfaiting, factoring and payables finance. [01:18] Overall Winner – Hindustan Unilever Limit...

This category is extended this year to include short, medium and long term investments that showcase how organisations have optimised and or diversified their investment portfolio, particularly important in a low or negative interest rate environment. We look at how they've addressed the trade-off between the yield, liquidity, cash preservation and counterparty risk, or perhaps consider ESG factor...

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at how companies manage/forecast its cash, working capital and how it makes and receives payments whether in a single or multi-purpose solution. [01:32] - Highly Commended Winner – Ivan Tan, Managing Director, SP Digital, SP Group with (05:46) Adrian Ong, UOB [08:40] - Highly Commended Winner – Zhang Lin,  Senior Finance Director, Zoetis with (11:43...

This category covers any cash pooling solution; notional and/or physical. It could be a simple single currency/single country solution or regional/global, multi-entity/multi-currency solution. [01:37] Overall Winner – Marsh McLennan. Their partner Puja Sherwani, HSBC speaks about their winner collaboration and solution. [05:12] Highly Commended Winner – Socfin Group. Their partner Adrian Ong, UOB...

Our most prestigious and always fiercely-contested category. Here we recognise a corporate treasury team that has made an outstanding contribution to its organisation over the past 12-18 months. [01:28] Overall Winner – Sachin Chougule, Associate Vice President, Finance & Treasurer, Infosys Ltd with [06:05] Karandeep Singh Batth, Citi. [09:25] Highly Commended Winner – Shoko Suzuki, Chief Tran...

As risk continues to be top of every treasurer’s agenda; our winners provide their solutions relating to all aspects of risk which arise in the corporate treasury arena. From foreign exchange risk, counterparty risk, commodity risk and interest rate risk to cyber risk, reputational risk and supply chain risk, all are covered here. It feels like corporates have never had more risks to manage, makin...

In our latest podcast with Standard Chartered, Tarek El-Yafi, Regional Head of Cash Management Sales, and Karen Hom, Managing Director of Transaction Banking, discuss working capital solutions, the importance of technology, and what a well-run treasury should look like.

This category covers any aspect of corporate cards on how to achieve increased control and visibility and how they are being used to improve the T&E processes. [01:28] Highly Commended Winner – Kwek Peck Lin, Director of Planning & Finance, Singapore University of Social Sciences with [03:39] Melvyn Low, OCBC.

This is a new category for 2022 which recognises the efforts of those companies which have embarked upon a transformation of its treasury function. Perhaps this has been the result of a need to replace outdated technology, the integration of a newly acquired company or simply a need to transform the way things are done. [01:24] Overall Winner Yinson Holdings – Guillaume François Jest, Group CFO. [...

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at how company’s have implemented a treasury related solution, or is in the process of being implemented, in a single country or up to 4 countries and the challenges they have faced. [01:17] Highly Commended Winner – Hariharan Subarmanian, Cognizant Technology Solutions with [03:47] Mahesh Kini, J.P. Morgan [07:24] Highly Commended Winner – Sinopec. Thei...

This category recognises the emerging cash replacement solutions such as e-cash, digital currencies (crypto-currency/bitcoin) and e-wallets. [01:28] Overall Winner – Capitaland. Their partner Adrian Ong, UOB speaks about their winner collaboration and solution.

Many corporates are exploring alternative sources of funding, diversifying and/or refinancing their funding sources. With an increase in M&A activity, we have seen many different types of funding submitted, whether a single transaction, or as part of a company’s overall debt strategy. [01:38] Overall Winner – ST Engineering. Their partner Benjamin Quek, Bank of America speaks about their winne...

In the third episode of the Innovation at Standard Chartered podcast, Waqar Chaudry, Executive Director – Innovation, Financing & Securities Services, and Rene Michau, Global Head, Digital Assets, explain why digital assets are a ‘today problem’ that cannot be put off until tomorrow.

This award is a first for Treasury Today and we believe it is worthy of this new award. This award goes to Save the Children to recognise their ongoing work in Pakistan. Overall Winner – Khuram Gondal, Country Director, Save the Children (STC) with Ricky Kaura, Standard Chartered.

Our Woman of the Year category recognises a leading corporate treasury woman who demonstrates real innovation and professional achievement. Typifying the essence of Treasury Today Asia’s Women in Treasury initiative, this award goes to those who, alongside their career journey, also dedicate themselves to inspire others, giving back and using their privilege and access to help other professionals...

This category recognises unique talent that is rising up the corporate treasury ranks. The individual may have excelled in a professional qualification and whose trajectory is impressive, with a bright and impactful professional future ahead of them. Perhaps a future Group Treasurer, Finance Director or CFO is identified here. Overall Winner – Gwendolyn Ng, Treasury Manager, Asia Pacific and Middl...

On 25th November 2022, senior financial professionals from across the Asia Pacific region gathered at Raffles hotel in Singapore for the ninth Women in Treasury APAC Forum. As well as celebrating women in the world of treasury, the annual event has also become a powerful voice in furthering diversity and inclusion.

We are joined by Citi’s Lorraine Donnelly, EMEA Industry Sales Head, Healthcare & Consumer Goods Clients, Treasury & Trade Solutions and Laura Fogarty, Healthcare Industry Head to discuss the latest developments at Citi surrounding the intersection of technology and healthcare as industry sectors and how the bank categorises these different supergroups.

This is a new category for 2022 which recognises the efforts of those companies which have embarked upon a transformation of its treasury function. Perhaps this has been the result of a need to replace outdated technology, the integration of a newly acquired company or simply a need to transform the way things are done. Overall Winner – Hiroyuki Ishiguro, General Manager, Treasury Section, Finance...

On 19th October, senior financial professionals from across the United States gathered at the Manhattan Midtown Loft and Terrace for the seventh Women in Treasury New York Forum. Our four key speakers discussed their career paths, shared their thoughts on diversity and inclusion and offering advice from overcoming cultural differences, mentoring and the challenges of career and family life.

This category covers any cash pooling solution; notional and/or physical. It could be a simple single currency/single country solution or regional/global, multi-entity/multi-currency solution. Overall Winner – Rene Bustamante, Staff Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, FedEx with Lori Schwartz, J.P. Morgan Highly Commended Winner – DS Smith. Their partner Vivek Chikballapur, J.P. Morgan speak...

This category not only encompasses cards but recognises the emerging cash replacement solutions such as e-cash, digital currencies (crypto-currency/bitcoin) and e-wallets. The winning solution, including virtual cards, could cover any aspect of corporate cards and how they are being used to improve the T&E processes. Overall Winner – Werner Flaig, Group CFO, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group. Highly Co...

This is another new category this year and looks at how a company has implemented a treasury related solution, or is in the process of being implemented, on a regional basis – a regional solution is defined as five countries or more. Overall Winner – Andrew Grant, Assistant Treasurer, Neptune Energy Group Limited with Priyanka Rath, J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended Winner – Antoine Lebrun, Global Tre...