
OpenTreasury
Treasury and payment news and analysis from CTMfile, your source for up-to-date cash management insights and information.
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Mar 18, 2022 • 11min
ACI Fraud Scoring Services launched, FedNow features Euronet’s REN payments system, BlackRock takes $17bn hit, airlines hedging oil price hikes
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around ACI Worldwide’s launch of Fraud Scoring Services (FSS), the US Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service showcasing Euronet’s REN payments system, BlackRock suffering US$17bn in losses due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and airlines hedging to offset oil price hikes. 1:29 - Fraud detection service for financial institutions launched by ACI Worldwide https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-11-march-2022 3:59 - US Federal Reserve’s FedNow to showcase Euronet’s REN payments system https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-11-march-2022 5:42 - BlackRock suffers $17bn in losses due to Russia-Ukraine conflict https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-14-march-2022 6:22 - Airlines’ hedging offsets oil price hikes https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-tenth-march

Mar 11, 2022 • 13min
US banks assess their exposures to Russia, securing bank data information using quantum communications, B2B payments survey by PYMNTS.com and FIS, new US cybersecurity law, Russian banks turning to Chinese card system
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around US banks assessing their exposures to Russia, Danske Bank securing bank data information through quantum communications, B2B payments survey by PYMNTS.com and FIS, the new US cybersecurity law requiring companies to report cyberattacks to the government, and Russian banks converting to the Chinese card system to issue cards. 1:15 - US Banks audit their bank exposures following Russia sanctions https://ctmfile.com/story/us-banks-audit-their-bank-exposures-following-russia-sanctions 2:37 - Danske Bank and Quantum Key Security: Securing bank data information through quantum key innovations https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-02-march-2022 4:51 - B2B payments solutions seen as inadequate https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-third-march 6:59 - New US cybersecurity law: companies required to report cyberattacks https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-04-march-2022 9:11 - Russian banks are converting to the Chinese card system pursuant to Visa’s, Mastercard’s and AMEX’s shut downs in Russia https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-07-march-2022

Mar 7, 2022 • 15min
Treasury owns cash: Leading practices in corporate treasury
Pushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the fifth article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover the topic, “Treasury owns cash.” Leading practices part 5: Treasury owns cash - https://ctmfile.com/story/leading-practices-part-5-treasury-owns-cash

Mar 1, 2022 • 18min
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Société Générale and Credit Suisse halt Russian commodity trade finance deals, SWIFT ban on Russia, PNC Treasury Management’s on-demand pay tool
Take the survey: https://strategictreasurer.com/flash Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around the global economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Société Générale and Credit Suisse halting Russian commodity trade finance deals, the decoupling of Russia from SWIFT, and PNC Treasury Management’s launch of a new on-demand pay solution. 1:39 - The global economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://ctmfile.com/story/the-global-economic-impact-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine 4:25 - SG, Credit Suisse halt Russian commodity trade finance deals https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-first-march 6:05 - Russia disconnected from SWIFT https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-28-february-2022 10:43 - PNC Treasury Management adds on-demand pay tool https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-twenty-fourth-february

Feb 25, 2022 • 15min
Three banks join Project Carbon, report on AI benefits and challenges for fintech, the Fed sees case for CBDC, Sidetrade’s survey linking spreadsheets with late payments
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around UBS, Standard Chartered and BNP Paribas joining a carbon trading platform, the Bank of England and FCA report on AI benefits and challenges for fintechs, the U.S. Federal Reserve seeing potential for CBDC, and Sidetrade’s survey linking spreadsheets with late payments. 1:16 - Three banks join carbon trading platform https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-twenty-second-february 3:12 - AI benefits and challenges for fintechs – latest report from Bank of England and FCA https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-21-february-2022 7:38 - U.S. Federal Reserve sees potential for CBDC https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-21-february-2022 9:32 - Survey links spreadsheets with late payments https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-seventeenth-february

Feb 21, 2022 • 10min
Cash concentration and liquidity structure: Leading practices in corporate treasury
Pushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the third and fourth articles in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. These articles and their discussion today cover cash concentration and liquidity structure. Leading practices part 3: Cash concentration - https://ctmfile.com/story/leading-practices-part-3-cash-concentration Leading practices part 4: Liquidity structure- https://ctmfile.com/story/leading-practices-part-4-liquidity-structure

Feb 18, 2022 • 11min
MUFG launches stablecoin platform, impacts of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extend cloud payments, Russia to regulate cryptocurrency
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around MUFG’s launch of a proprietary stablecoin platform, the impact of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extending cloud payments, and Russia’s move to regulate cryptocurrency. MUFG Launches proprietary stablecoin platform https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-11-february-2022 Embedded finance: The future of finance https://ctmfile.com/story/embedded-finance-the-future-of-finance Cloud payments – Volante and FIMBank https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-tenth-february Crypto: Russia’s move from outlawing it to regulating it https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-tenth-february

Feb 11, 2022 • 11min
Ripple partners with Modulr, China’s digital yuan launched, digital dollar design initiated, and KeyBank launches cloud-first banking solution.
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around the partnership between Ripple and Modulr on cross-border payments, the launch of China’s digital yuan, the design for a US digital dollar initiated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT, and KeyBank’s launch of a cloud-first banking solution. Listen to this engaging discussion to find out more. Ripple partners with Modulr on Cross-Border Payments - https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-third-february China’s digital yuan officially launched at the Winter Olympics - https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-4-february-2022 Design for digital dollar initiated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT - https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-7-february-2022 KeyBank Launches a cloud-first banking solution - https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-7-february-2022

Feb 5, 2022 • 11min
CFOs Slow to Automate, SAP’s investment, Trovata’s New Bank Partner, and Facebook’s Stablecoin Burial
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around how CFOs are slow to automate despite the pandemic, the major announcement that SAP has acquired Taulia, the newsworthy partnership between Capital One and Trovata, and the silent burial of the Diem stablecoin. Listen to this engaging discussion to find out more.

Feb 4, 2022 • 16min
BAM and BRM: Leading Practices in Corporate Treasury
Pushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the first two articles in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. These articles and their discussion today cover bank account management and bank relationship management.