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Latest episodes

Apr 18, 2020 • 34min
2020 Outlook Series: How the COVID Crisis is Reshaping and Accelerating Regulations and Compliance - #93
On this episode of the 2020 Outlook series, Craig Jeffery talks with Tom Leitch, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Ian McNaughton, Head of Product UK, at TreasuryXpress to discuss how the COVID crisis is reshaping and accelerating regulations and compliance. This wide-range discussion covers the top regulatory challenges with a focus on open banking, KYC solutions, corporate initiatives, LIBOR replacement, the impact of COVID-19 and more. Listen in to find out how rapid changes are driving innovations and how tech must rise to the challenge for the greater good in turbulent times.

Apr 16, 2020 • 8min
Global Crisis Monitor Series: Economic Distancing and Lockdown Length - #5
Special Host Meredith Zonsius talks with Managing Partner Craig Jeffery and Consultant Alexa Cook of Strategic Treasurer on the fourth week of results from the COVID-19 Impact & Response Survey. This new wave of responses from treasury and finance professionals reveal major issues impacting our industry this week around changes to investing allocations, hedging activities with view to exposure to foreign currency, economic outlook and more. Listen in to this concise discussion to understand how our industry is responding in turbulent times amid the pandemic.

Apr 16, 2020 • 15min
What is a Data Lake? - Coffee Break Session #12
What is a data lake? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook joins a Zoom meeting with Strategic Treasurer’s Managing Partner Craig Jeffery to discuss data lakes. They provide an overview of data lakes and describe its different uses. Tune in and learn a little bit about data lakes.

Apr 11, 2020 • 39min
Making AR Undisruptible - #92
From the grounding of planes during 9-11 to hurricanes and snowstorms to COVID-19, major issues wreak havoc on AR processes and disrupt vital cashflow and impacts a corporation’s relationship with their customers. Host Craig Jeffery joins Managing Director Dave Robertson and Product Manager Beth Bourgoin of Deluxe Corporation to discuss the reasons for and concepts around making accounts receivable undisruptible. They share valuable insights on major issues disrupting AR processes today and technology-enabled solutions to position companies for success. Listen in to the discussion to find out more.

Apr 9, 2020 • 10min
Global Crisis Monitor Series: 1-Year Outlook Turns Negative - #04
Special Host Meredith Zonsius catches up with Alexa Cook and Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer on the third wave of results from the weekly COVID-19 Impact & Response Survey. This new iteration of the micro-survey reveals how respondents feel about their organization’s outlook on liquidity positions, the timing for paying vendors and suppliers compared to typical times, and the biggest hurdle to overcome in order to maintain treasury processes amid the pandemic. Listen to this brief discussion on how treasury and finance organizations are being impacted during these unprecedented times.

Apr 4, 2020 • 27min
Architecting Modern Treasury Technology - #91
Host Craig Jeffery joins Pete Srejovic, Chief Technology Officer at GTreasury, to discuss modern treasury technology. Topics of discussion center around market changes and expectations, new treasury requirements, the move to simpler and flexible models, security applications and more. Listen in to discover simple treasury solutions to better position your company for success.

Apr 2, 2020 • 10min
Global Crisis Monitor Series: 7 More Months Until Spring Arrives - #03
Share your voice here: https://treasurycoalition.com/ Special Host Meredith Zonsius maintains social distancing by joining a web meeting with Managing Partner Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer to explore the second wave of survey results from the weekly COVID-19 Impact & Response Survey. Topics of discussion center around participant’s outlook on the economy across three time domains, changes in the sentiment with regard to liquidity, movement of staff working locations and key activities treasury is focusing on. Listen in on this brief discussion that covers current information on factors impacting treasury and finance organizations amid this pandemic.

Apr 2, 2020 • 7min
What is Simple Treasury? - Coffee Break Session #11
What is Simple Treasury? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook speaks with Greg Parma, a Vice President of Finance, to discuss the foundational elements of simple treasury. They define the term and provide insightful recommendations on how to simplify a treasury. Tune in to this brief session to learn more. To contact Greg about his services, visit his LinkedIn Page.

Mar 28, 2020 • 23min
Moving ERP into the Cloud: Understanding Connectivity Strategies - 2020 Outlook Series - #90
On this episode of the 2020 Outlook series, Host Craig Jeffery meets with Jonathan Paquette, Sr. Financial Solutions Expert at Treasury Intelligence Solutions to discuss moving ERP into the Cloud. They engage in a wide-range discussion around the rapid growth of planned ERP migrations across organizations and banks today. Topics include the latest platforms, elements impacting connectivity, understanding connectivity strategies and plans, and options to make the ERP migration process a success. Listen into the discussion to find out more.

Mar 26, 2020 • 10min
Global Crisis Monitor Series: Growing Liquidity Concerns - #02
Share your voice here: https://treasurycoalition.com/ Special Host Meredith Zonsius meets virtually with Managing Partner Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer to discuss the first wave of survey results from the weekly COVID-19 Impact & Response Survey. They uncover significant insights on major factors impacting treasury and finance groups amid this pandemic. Topics of discussion include the view on organizational- and country-level responses and performance during the crisis and the level of concern across various dimensions including: liquidity, family, and counterparties. Listen in to learn about this week’s results so that together, we can monitor the situation and best support our treasury and finance community.