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Bitcoin, investors move away from riskier assets - (TREASURY NEWS)
June 24, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Mike Richards, CEO of The Treasury Recruitment Company, and Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include US inflation rising to a 40-year high of 8.6 percent, the Bank of England hiking interest rates for the fifth time in a row to rein in inflation, DHL’s warning that supply chain problems will run for longer than expected, Bitcoin tumbling to a new 18-month low as the cr...
Disruptive and damaging cyberattacks (TREASURY NEWS)
June 17, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the ECB confirming July rate hike plans and ending its bond-buying programme, Australia’s central bank raising interest rates by the most in 22 years, Russia’s Rostec announcing an alternative to SWIFT, US lawmakers unveiling sweeping crypto legislation, Apple foraying into the BNPL space, Nacha offering small volume ACH users a...
Process mindset: Leading practices in corporate treasury
June 13, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBPushpendra Mehta and Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer discuss the idea that inefficiency and inaccuracy are the natural outcome of manual processes. Tools, including systems, software, techniques, models and methods, are consequential for an effective process-based management. Read the article: Leading practices part 11: Process mindset
Quantitative tightening era underway in US (TREASURY NEWS)
June 10, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Anthony Carfang, Managing Director of The Carfang Group, and Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the EU broadening its sanctions against Russia to halt Eurobonds servicing, the US Federal Reserve embarking on quantitative tightening, Japan adopting a landmark stablecoin bill for investor protection, and the US Treasury giving a nod to AI innovation against money la...
Shanghai reopens (TREASURY NEWS)
June 03, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include multiple areas: China’s reopening to ease supply chain woes, globalization and complex supply chain challenges, Germany confirming cryptocurrencies to remain tax free if held for more than a year, the ECB warning that crypto markets show signs of an emerging financial stability risk, Citigroup weighing a deal to buy Deutsche Ban...
Compliance: Leading practices in corporate treasury
May 30, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the tenth topic and eleventh article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover compliance. Read the article here: Leading practices part 10: Compliance
EU's hope to escape Russian gas (TREASURY NEWS)
May 27, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the EU tabling a €300bn plan to stop using Russian gas, UniCredit and Commerzbank abandoning merger talks due to the Ukraine war, South Africa looking at introducing digital rand, Commonwealth Bank of Australia pausing crypto trading amid regulatory uncertainty, and Mastercard launching its Biometric Checkout Program that allows...
Reputational risk (TREASURY NEWS)
May 20, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the Bank of Canada turning to interest rate guidance to battle inflation, McDonald’s leaving Russia altogether, Citi, BNY Mellon and Wells Fargo investing in crypto firm Talos, the de-pegging of stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) sparking contagion fears, U.S. Bank teaming up with LiquidX to speed up supply chain financing, the AFP expan...
Treasury owns cash forecasting: Leading practices in corporate treasury
May 16, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the ninth topic and tenth article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover the topic, “cash forecasting.” Leading practices part 9: Cash forecasting: https://ctmfile.com/story/important-considerations-for-cash-forecasting-leading-practices-part-9
Insider risk & security threats (TREASURY NEWS)
May 13, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include global central banks ramping up inflation fight, the dollar riding high despite inflation, GTreasury collaborating with Moody’s Analytics, banks gearing up to test real-time payments across borders, and insider risk and human error posing a huge security threat to organizations. 1:12 - Central banks lower curtain on era of min...
Goldman Sachs bitcoin-backed loan (TREASURY NEWS)
May 06, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include Australia’s central bank hiking interest rates, Deutsche Bank forecasting a major US recession, Visa prioritizing cybersecurity, Central Bank of the Philippines testing wholesale CBDC, Goldman Sachs issuing first bitcoin-backed loan, Kyriba announcing the launch of a new API connector with ICD, Apple facing antitrust charges in ...
Treasury owns working capital: Leading Practices in Corporate Treasury
May 02, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the eighth topic and ninth article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover the topic, “Treasury owns working capital.” Leading practices part 8: Treasury owns working capital - https://ctmfile.com/story/treasury-owns-working-capital-leading-practices-part-8
Blockchain Is Being Adopted by Major Firms (TREASURY NEWS)
April 29, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the IMF predicting global economic slowdown, China cutting the reserve requirement ratio to boost economy, European corporates gaining from hedging, Wall Street banks embracing blockchain, and Mexico planning to launch CBDC by 2025. 1:20 - IMF forecasts a substantial slowdown in the world economy https://ctmfile.com/story/cr...
Doubling Interest Rates & Payment Rings (TREASURY NEWS)
April 22, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike, Brazil and Iran gearing up for CBDC pilots, Quontic Bank launching a wearable payment device, and Finastra partnering with Microsoft to offer embedded finance to SMEs. 1:13 - Bank of Canada – Tightens. Rate hike to 1% https://ctmfile.com/story/industry-roundup-fourteenth-april 2:55 ...
Risk Management: Leading Practices in Corporate Treasury
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the eighth article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover the topic of “risk management.” Leading practices part 7: Risk management - https://ctmfile.com/story/leading-practices-part-7-risk-management
Moody’s assesses Ukraine war, global recession coming, NatWest taps Bottomline to reduce APP fraud, IBM on-chip AI to reduce fraud, BofA pushes Zelle (TREASURY NEWS)
April 15, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include Moody’s assessment of the global economic impact of the Russian invasion, the world nearing recession, NatWest Group partnering with Bottomline Technologies to reduce payment fraud, IBM putting AI on a chip to improve fraud detection, and Wells Fargo and Bank of America pushing Zelle for online retail payments. 1:31 - Moody’s as...
Moody’s assesses Ukraine war, global recession coming, NatWest taps Bottomline to reduce APP fraud, IBM on-chip AI to reduce fraud, BofA pushes Zelle
April 15, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include Moody’s assessment of the global economic impact of the Russian invasion, the world nearing recession, NatWest Group partnering with Bottomline Technologies to reduce payment fraud, IBM putting AI on a chip to improve fraud detection, and Wells Fargo and Bank of America pushing Zelle for online retail payments. 1:31 - Moody’s ...
India’s 30% crypto tax, Russia’s crypto push, US stopping Russian debt payments, war leading to global food crisis, Citi’s 2022 Digital Money Index. (TREASURY NEWS)
April 08, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include India’s 30% cryptocurrency tax, Russia’s push into cryptocurrency, the US Treasury halting Russian dollar debt payments, the Ukraine war threatening to create the biggest global food crisis since WWII, and Citi launching its latest Digital Money Index. 1:19 - India to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrencies and d...
India’s 30% crypto tax, Russia’s crypto push, US stopping Russian debt payments, war leading to global food crisis, Citi’s 2022 Digital Money Index.
April 08, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include India’s 30% cryptocurrency tax, Russia’s push into cryptocurrency, the US Treasury halting Russian dollar debt payments, the Ukraine war threatening to create the biggest global food crisis since WWII, and Citi launching its latest Digital Money Index. 1:19 - India to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrencies and...
Staff development (part B): Leading practices in corporate treasury
April 04, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the seventh article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article is divided into two parts (we discussed the first part in an earlier podcast – listen here: https://ctmfile.com/story/staff-development-part-a-leading-practices-in-corporate-treasury), and the discussion today covers the second part of the “staff development” topic.
US Fed lists 4 requirements for CBDC, Apple’s open banking acquisition, the erosion of dollar dominance, rising fraud, and supply chain cyberattacks
April 01, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion centre around the US Fed outlining their four qualifications for a US CBDC, Apple’s open banking fintech acquisition to boost their payments business, the IMF noting a decline in US dollar dominance, and rising fraud and supply chain cybersecurity issues. 1:11 - The US Fed lists four CBDC credentials for a US CBDC, according t...
Probability of US recession, Bank of England’s interest rate hike, CFOs to fast-track payments digitization, LIBOR transition making progress
March 25, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBPushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion centre around rising forecasts of a US recession, the Bank of England’s hike in interest rates to combat inflation, CFOs planning to fast-track business payments digitization, and the transition from LIBOR making progress. 1:21 - Forecasters raise the probability of a US recession as Fed set to hike interest rates by 25 basis poin...
Staff Development (Part A): Leading Practices in Corporate Treasury
March 21, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBPushpendra Mehta sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss key insights from the sixth article in a series on leading practices in corporate treasury published on CTMfile. This article and their discussion today cover the topic, “Staff development.” Leading practices part 6A: Staff development -https://ctmfile.com/story/leading-practices-part-6a-staff-development
ACI Fraud Scoring Services launched, FedNow features Euronet’s REN payments system, BlackRock takes $17bn hit, airlines hedging oil price hikes
March 18, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBPushpendra 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 launc...
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
March 11, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBPushpendra 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 card...
Treasury owns cash: Leading practices in corporate treasury
March 07, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBPushpendra 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
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
March 01, 2022 17:05 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBTake 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...
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
February 25, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBPushpendra 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 ba...
Cash concentration and liquidity structure: Leading practices in corporate treasury
February 21, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.53 MBPushpendra 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://ct...
MUFG launches stablecoin platform, impacts of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extend cloud payments, Russia to regulate cryptocurrency
February 18, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBPushpendra 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 financ...
Ripple partners with Modulr, China’s digital yuan launched, digital dollar design initiated, and KeyBank launches cloud-first banking solution.
February 11, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBPushpendra 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...
CFOs Slow to Automate, SAP’s investment, Trovata’s New Bank Partner, and Facebook’s Stablecoin Burial
February 05, 2022 19:06 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBPushpendra 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.
BAM and BRM: Leading Practices in Corporate Treasury
February 04, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBPushpendra 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.
Fall of the Libor Era, Future of GCM & Corporate Treasury Practices
January 07, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 12 MBHost Jack Large meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, for their treasury news update. They review the top treasury developments on the fall of the LIBOR era, key issues that will determine the future of global capital markets, and leading practices in corporate treasury. Listen in as they share the biggest treasury stories heading into the new year.
Global System Changes, the Evergrande Crisis, Cash Forecasting & ESG Lessons
December 24, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 16.2 MBHost Jack Large catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, for their bi-weekly treasury news update. They cover the latest industry developments on global system changes, the Evergrande crisis, cashflow forecasting, and real-time lessons from the ESG frontline. This discussion also recaps CTMfile’s new webchats with industry leaders and its top ten most intriguing articles for 2021. Listen in and enjoy the conversation.
Industry Partnerships, Launches & Supply Chain Management
December 10, 2021 19:17 - 12 minutes - 13 MBHost Jack Large joins Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review relevant treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around partnerships that are driving the industry, the Bank of London announcement, and lessons and warnings surrounding supply chain management. Listen in to learn the latest news and key takeaways.
AI Market Predictions, Australia’s Working Capital Outlook & Insurers View on Climate Risk
November 26, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBHost Jack Large sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to explore important treasury developments from the last couple of weeks. Topics covered include reports on artificial intelligence market predictions, Australia’s working capital outlook on business sectors, and insurers increasing concern by the implications of climate risk. Listen in to find out more.
Feedzai’s RiskOps Platform, Singapore & Philippines Cross-Border Payments, and US Report on Regulating Stablecoins
November 12, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 16.8 MBHost Jack Large catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss the latest treasury news and headlines. Topics covered include Feedzai’s risk management platform, Singapore and the Philippines cross-border payments, US report on regulating stablecoins and continued coverage on the importance of ESG data. Listen in for today’s top treasury news.
LEI Usage Grows Worldwide, MasterCard’s New Access to Capital, and Real-Time ESG Data Breakthrough
October 29, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 19.5 MBCTMfile Editor and Host Jack Large sits down with guest Tim Nicolle, Founder and CEO of PrimaDollar, to review the latest treasury news. Topics of discussion center around the global rollout of the LEI standard, Bank of America’s new payment service, MasterCard’s offer of new access to capital, and real-time ESG data breakthrough on supply chains. Listen in to find out more.
McKinsey Global Payments Report, BofA’s Recipient Payment Service & the IXB Initiative
October 15, 2021 07:00 - 14 minutes - 15.2 MBHost Jack Large catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss important treasury developments. They review McKinsey’s 2021 Global Payments Report and other emerging news including, Bank of America’s Recipient Payment Service, and the EBA Clearing, SWIFT and TCH instant cross-border payments trial. Tune in for important insights on the latest treasury news.
Top Treasury News: AFP Risk Survey, Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Citi’s Research, & ESG Climate Change
October 01, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 17.9 MBHost Jack Large sits down with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, and Ben Poole, Deputy Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around the annual AFP risk survey, man-in-the-middle fraud attacks, Citi’s Treasury Diagnostic report and ESG around climate impact. Listen to this engaging discussion to find out more.
Trending News on FX Datasets, Cyber Attack Survival & Dark Data
September 17, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 19.2 MBHost Jack Large joins Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, and Ben Poole, Deputy Editor of CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion center around new FX dataset services from CLS, SWIFT’s plans to transform to a transaction platform and to adopt and enforce global API standards, and how dark data is vital in improving forecasting. Listen in to the conversation to find out more.
OpenTreasury News & Developments: Real-Time Cash/FX and Sustainable Investment Monitoring
September 03, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 14 MBHost Jack Large talks with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, on several newsworthy topics. The first topic covers a comprehensive real-time view of cash and FX following Deutsche Bank’s webchat. They move onto a discussion around real-time liquidity and end up talking about sustainable investment and monitoring. Take a moment to listen to this discussion on the latest treasury news and developments.
CTMfile Launches OpenTreasury Podcast: A Treasury & Payment News and Analysis Show
August 20, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.9 MBOn this first conversation of the OpenTreasury Podcast covering the latest treasury news, Host Jack Large and Ben Poole, Deputy Editor of CTMfile, discuss a range of topics. Two topics include surveys that offer important insights into treasury developments and how corporate treasury is reacting to the various challenges, including the ongoing pandemic situation. Listen in to learn what is occupying the minds of treasurers.