
The Treasury Update Podcast
The Treasury Update Podcast is your source for interesting treasury news, in your car, at the gym, or wherever you decide to tune in!
Strategic Treasurer was formed in 2004 to provide corporate, educational, and government entities direct access to comprehensive and current assistance with their treasury and financial technology, control and process efficiency requirements.
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Latest episodes

Jul 25, 2022 • 26min
Synthetic Identities and a CISO View: A Series on Cyber Security
A few years ago, most of our business was done in person, and your personal identity was showing up with your face and signature. As we move to a remote, digital work environment, creating Synthetic Identities is becoming easier and more common. In this podcast, Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer talks with Jonathan Doskocil of TD Bank and Tyler Farrar of Exabeam on the importance of identity verification, education, and detecting compromised credentials.

Jul 21, 2022 • 6min
Coffee Break Session #66: What Are the Greeks?
What are the Greeks, and what do they have to do with treasury? Coffee Break Session Host Jason Campbell catches up with Strategic Treasurer’s Senior Advisor, Paul Galloway, to discuss the Greeks. They discuss what the term refers to in treasury and how they are used to evaluate an open position’s risks as well as rewards. Listen in and learn a little bit about the Greeks.

Jul 18, 2022 • 22min
The Overlap of Technology, Defenses, and Detection
Treasury owns cash, but do they need to know anything about penetration testing? Should scanning, testing, and monitoring be the responsibility of treasury or IT? Intellectual understanding and awareness of your group may be the difference between security and a loss of funds. On this podcast, Jason Campbell and Craig Jeffery discuss protecting your digital assets through testing and monitoring. Get involved with the payments surveys: strategictreasurer.com/surveys

Jul 11, 2022 • 32min
The Power of Networks
Where is there value in networks? How do you optimize your use of networks? On today’s podcast, Craig Jeffery is joined by Chris Clausen from Deluxe Corporation for a conversation on the power of networks with a focus on accounts payable and accounts receivable. Listen to Chris’s previous episode on Modernizing AP Processing Survey results

Jul 7, 2022 • 8min
Coffee Break Session #65: What Is the Efficient Frontier?
What is an efficient frontier? Coffee Break Session Host Jason Campbell sits down with Strategic Treasurer’s Senior Advisor, Paul Galloway, for a conversation on the efficient frontier. They cover what the efficient frontier is and how the model is used by companies for investing. Listen in and learn a little bit about the efficient frontier.

Jul 4, 2022 • 11min
TIS Acquires Cashforce
This recent acquisition of Cashforce is good news for investors and for the products offered by TIS. Paul and Craig of Strategic Treasurer discuss some of their thoughts on this change. Download our recent eBook on Payment Security & Fraud Prevention - The Principles of SECURE CLAMPS.

Jun 27, 2022 • 14min
What Are the Disadvantages of Hurdle Rate?
Investments require a certain minimum rate of return to make them worthwhile. On this podcast, Craig Jeffery and Paul Galloway continue their discussion on investment returns with a specific look into Hurdle Rate. Download our recent eBook on Payment Security & Fraud Prevention - The Principles of SECURE CLAMPS

Jun 20, 2022 • 18min
Return of Capital vs. Return on Capital
Building on last week’s podcast on debt and equity, Craig Jeffery and Paul Galloway discuss the differences between the return of capital and the return on capital. Download our recent eBook on Payment Security & Fraud Prevention - The Principles of SECURE CLAMPS

Jun 16, 2022 • 9min
Coffee Break Session #64: What Is Reverse Factoring?
What is reverse factoring? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Strategic Treasurer’s Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery, to discuss reverse factoring. They discuss what reverse factoring is and how it can be leveraged. Listen in and learn a little bit about reverse factoring.

Jun 13, 2022 • 17min
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
A firm’s debt and equity are important components when investors are watching. What is the cost to fund your operations? What costs are required to make investments or develop new products? In this podcast, Craig Jeffery and Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer discuss your WACC or Weighted Average Cost of Capital.