OpenTreasury

Download the eBook here. Treasury sits in a unique position in the organization, and excelling as treasurer requires unique strategy and the proper mindset across multiple areas. With insights covering everything from important steps for the new treasurer to leading practices for securing resources, overcoming blind spots, staff development, metrics, technology, working capital, and more, the Guide to Excellence in Treasury eBook offers strategies and fine-tuned approaches to major areas of challenge for treasurers. Whether you’re aiming to become a treasurer, have just landed the job, or have held the position for years but are still seeking ways to improve and grow, this guidebook should have some ideas that will help you and your organization thrive. -------------------- 0:00 Opening 1:30 Introduction 2:24 Preparing to Become the Treasurer 7:16 First Steps for the New Treasurer 12:05 Effective Communication 24:19 Securing Resources 30:04 Overcoming Blind Spots 35:59 Building and Developing Your Team 47:33 Metrics 55:59 Approaching Technology Intentionally 1:00:49 Taking Ownership of Cash, Working Capital, and Payment Security 1:16:56 Basics of Risk Management 1:21:21 Closing

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, and Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Trovata launches generative AI treasury and finance too Real estate sector ready to embrace real-time payments, but hurdles remain StoneX and TIS partner on FX payment services for treasurers  Stora Enso publishes framework for green and sustainability-linked financing  Bank of England hikes UK rates to 4.5%  

In this special episode, Craig joins Hussam and Guillaume on their show, “Corporate Treasury 101,” a podcast that touches on the ins and outs of corporate treasury. In this show, Craig goes into the payment types that are used in the US, what electronic payments are and how they’re routed, as well as the missions of Strategic Treasurer and CTMfile. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you’d like to hear more from Corporate Treasury 101, please visit their website here or find them on any of your favorite podcast apps. 

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: The Apple-Goldman Sachs partnership: the birth of a global fintech giant Middle-market US companies embracing modern payments, yet traditional methods persist Increasing reliance on climate scenarios come with challenges for investors Time running out to raise US government debt ceiling

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, and Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: For five years running, treasury devotes most of its time to cash forecasting Top executives believe generative AI could outshine other emerging technologies Treasury concerned about counterparty concentration risks, per ICD survey JP Morgan takes over First Republic, agreeing to buy a substantial majority of its assets

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Treasury leading in discovering payments fraud, but training needed Modern Treasury’s enhanced offering automates and simplifies end-to-end cash reconciliation for businesses European and Asian companies asking their banks to act as educators and advisors on ESG TD Securities spots a red flag re-emerging in the US$10 trillion corporate bond market

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director, Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: More treasury practitioners expecting companies to boost spending on fraud prevention Artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping supply chain management Less than a third of companies have commitments on supply chain sustainability Big US banks beat earnings expectations, emerging unscathed from the banking turmoil 

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Anthony Carfang, Managing Director of The Carfang Group, and Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: India surging ahead in real-time payments, while the US is falling behind Kyriba and U.S. Bank working together to accelerate real-time payments Corporate treasurers making a significant effort to implement fraud detection JPMorgan CEO cautioning against a heavy-handed regulatory response to recent bank failures 

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Advisor at Strategic Treasurer, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Three in four companies worldwide intend adding embedded finance into their product offerings Bank API integration transforming the way corporate treasury teams receive funding data The US dollar losing ground as dominant currency in global trade and finance Following recent bank failures, significant deposits flow into money market funds (MMFs)  

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Juan Saudino, Vice President of Consulting for Treasury at HighRadius, and Jack Large, Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following:  Citi report underlines increased importance of treasury fundamentals in 2023 US Federal Reserve compromises with 0.25% interest rate rise SAP Fioneer releases B2B embedded finance solution  Asian firms willing to allocate up to 20% of their operating budgets to ESG