TreasuryCast

Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world's largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 7th November 2022.

Former corporate treasury professional, Valerie Heng (Deloitte) joins Eleanor Hill to discuss the hot topic of treasury transformation, alongside other key shifts treasurers should be aware of. In this podcast, Valerie uses her knowledge of the Asian Treasury market to explain how the role of the treasurer is expanding in the region. Furthermore, she considers if current supply chain disruption ha...

Imagine if trade finance applications were fully collaborative and corporates could communicate with every trade participant via an open digital hub.  In this podcast, Vincent Almering (Interfood Holding B.V.) and Enno-Burghard Weitzel (Surecomp) explain to TMI's Ben Poole how collaborative trade finance can streamline the guarantee process, centralise visibility and unlock liquidity to secure fin...

Three trade finance experts from Societe Generale join Ben Poole (TMI) in the virtual TreasuryCast studio to discuss critical developments in the trade space that are particularly impactful to corporate treasurers. In this podcast, Isabel Santos, Ariel Emirian and Pierre-Antoine Barreault consider how digitalisation could finally negate the use of paper from trade processes and transactions, the r...

ING's Bert Van Drie and Simon Kaptijn sit down with Eleanor Hill (TMI) to discuss the evergreen topic of treasury centralisation. Our guests consider the evolving technologies helping treasures to centralise and identify areas where their capabilities are overestimated, as well as the stumbling blocks preventing treasurers from reaching their centralisation goals.

Chris Jameson (Bank of America) and Tim Renew (Banked) speak with TMI's Eleanor Hill about the expansion of Bank of America's Pay by Bank solution to Euro currency payments. Our guests provide the low down on the solutions capabilities, and explains what clients can expect from the latest development phase.

Lee McNabb (NatWest) joins TMI's Eleanor Hill in the TreasuryCast studio to provide listeners with a valuable overview of the current happenings in the crypto marketplace. Our guest separates fact from fiction, clarifying the main misconceptions about digital currencies. Furthermore, find out the key considerations around establishing crypto as an interesting asset class for treasurers, and hear k...

How are corporate treasurers' liquidity needs changing given today's high interest rates and inflationary pressures? Eleanor Hill (TMI) invites Martijn Stoker (J.P. Morgan Payments) to take a fresh look at liquidity strategies in the current challenging macroeconomic environment, including how well-equipped treasurers are to tackle these pressures, and how they can uncover hidden or trapped pocket...

Eleanor Hill (TMI) invites Christof Hofmann to take a deep dive into the latest developments surrounding payments. In this informative discussion, our guest provides guidance on the most interesting payments developments for treasurers to be aware of, and considers whether treasury teams are doing enough to embrace the real-time environment, including what is holding back progress within this spac...

Next up joining Eleanor Hill (TMI) in the TreasuryCast hotseat is Bruno Mellado (BNP Paribas) to discuss all things SWIFT. Our guest considers what SWIFT is doing to enhance payment controls and reduce fraud, SWIFT Go's function within the payments landscape, and why SWIFT is remaining relevant in an era defined by blockchain payments and CBDCs.

Chris Cox (Citi) joins TMI's Eleanor Hill to examine the latest developments in the trade finance space. Our guest considers the areas wherein domestic and cross-border trade processes could be improved and how digitisation could assist in this journey, and reveals the top digital solutions present at this year's Sibos event.

ESG policy shifts have played a part in "spawning a fully-fledged culture war across financial markets" claims Adrian Whelan (Brown Brothers Harriman). Our guest joins Tom Alford in the TreasuryCast studio at Sibos 2022 to cover the developing impact of sustainability regulation, and considers how, in the face of divergent global regulatory demands, treasurers should respond when seeking to levera...

Jussi Lindberg (Banking Circle) joins Tom Alford (TMI) in the TreasuryCast hotseat from Subos to cover key developments in the FX and cross-border payments space. In this podcast, our guest considers to what extent these factors are a challenge in relation to international expansion, as well as how cross-border payments can be made more accessible, secure, and cost effective.

At this years Sibos conference, Richard Southey (ABSA) sat down with TMI's Eleanor Hill to discuss the current status of corporate payments and digitalisation across Africa. Our guest provides a deep dive into the solutions and factors pushing Africa's digital agenda forward, including a cursory glance into the country's market-leading crypto adoption.

For our next podcast from Sibos 2022, Eleanor Hill (TMI) is going by BNY Mellon's Carl Slabicki for a candid discussion about the rise of Banking as a Service (BaaS). Our guest proposes the real-world application for end-users such as corporate treasurers, and considers where BaaS may be headed over the coming 12-24 months.

Susana Delgado (SWIFT) sits down with TMI's Eleanor Hill to cover the role of SWIFT Go in the treasury space. Our guest delivers a comparison between the new solution and SWIFTgpi, provides the benefits for banks, and considers SWIFT Go's placement within the evolving payments ecosystem which encompasses digital currencies.

We keep hearing about working capital being back in the spotlight – but it's always been a focus for treasury. What's different now, though?  In this podcast, recorded at Sibos in Amsterdam, Eleanor Hill (TMI) asks Vanessa Manning (MUFG) if treasurers are truly ready to leverage real-time treasury to fulfil their working capital needs.

In our latest podcast from Sibos 2022, Joanne Fraser (Standard Chartered) talks to Tom Alford (TMI) about how treasurers can prepare for the future of payments. By providing practical steps, our guest explains how treasurers should align their practices to launch their payments journeys, and establishes the solutions and practices that will add the most value for treasurers resolving payments issu...

Andrew Bester (ING) takes a seat alongside Tom Alford (TMI) in our podcast studio at Sibos 2022 to discuss the progress and impact of ESG within treasury. Andrew describes the current level of ESG adoption among treasurers and considers how concerned the industry needs to be around net zero strategies. Furthermore, he contemplates what needs to happen to elevate to the next level of ESG compliance...

Welcome to TMI's TreasuryCast from Sibos 2022, in this episode Lim Soon Chong and Mark Troutman (DBS Bank) join Tom Alford (TMI) to discuss a potential future for payments, namely ubiquitous instant settlement via blockchain. Our guests identify the key drivers and potential use cases for blockchain in the payments space, and consider the impact it could have on modernising current interbank clear...

Why is digitisation the way forward in trade finance?  Carl Wegner (Contour) joins Tom Alford in TMI's podcast studio at Sibos 2022 to answer this question and more! Carl provides advice on how the trade space can begin effectively leveraging the power of digital tools, and considers to what extent the wider industry shares his positive view of the role of digital innovation.

TMI's Tom Alford is joined by Maarten van Rossum (Barclays) to identify the developments that are essential to the future of payments Our guest considers how far the current crop of payments solutions are delivering what corporate users really need, and subsequently provides his vision for the ideal payments offering.

Tom Durkin (Bank of America) joins TMI's Tom Alford from this year's Sibos event in Amsterdam to discuss all things APIs. Our guest provides an overview of the advantages of APIs in payments and how these translate into valuable benefits for corporates, and explains how Bank of America's CashPro Payment API is meeting client needs for payments connectivity.

With interest rates rising as central banks try to contain inflation, a difficult balancing act is in progress. The responses of the various monetary policy committees are being watched with a keen eye by treasurers the world over as they consider their next actions. Tarek El-Yafi and Karen Hom (Standard Chartered) share their views on the impact of the current inflationary cycle with TMI.

CNote is a tech-enabled impact investment platform – and a means for finance to be used as a "tool for economic justice". Its focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion helps corporate and institutional investors use their capital to strengthen underserved communities.  Catherine Berman (CNote) talks to TMI about this growing opportunity, and outlines how investing via the platform does not typical...