TreasuryCast

TMI's Eleanor Hill invites Donna Wilczek, SVP, Product Strategy and Innovation, Coupa Software; François Masquelier, CEO and Founder, Simply Treasury; and Martin Bellin, CEO and Founder, BELLIN to talk all things TMS. Given the increasingly strategic role of the treasurer in today's disrupted financial landscape, our guests consider how evolving TMS requirements are incentivising corporates to invest in specialist software. They also explore the notion of an 'on demand' ecosystem of treasury technology.

Ingmar Bergmann, Ventient Energy, guides Eleanor Hill, TMI, through the highlights of his colourful treasury journey - particularly his career-defining decision to become an interim treasurer. In addition, Ingmar provides listeners with valuable crisis management techniques and cash forecasting advice, and voices his opinion on the most promising financial technologies available today.

TMI's Eleanor Hill chats with Mark Kirkland about his extensive career – covering his PhD in statistics to how he became a treasurer. Mark talks about leaving London in the 90s for Amsterdam and Philips, as well as the challenges of building stability in Constellium's treasury during the pandemic. He also speaks candidly about coming out in the workplace and the benefits of a diverse and inclusive team.

With digitisation accelerating at a remarkable rate, and consequently becoming more accessible to finance departments, harnessing the efficiencies presented by smart technologies has become a top priority for many treasurers. Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Lisa Robins, Victor Penna, and Olle Malmgren (Standard Chartered) to find out how treasurers can leverage the latest technological innovations to benefit the business in an increasingly hyperconnected environment.

The global payments landscape continues to transform, with emerging technologies such as blockchain, internet of things, and more recently, contact-free solutions coming to the forefront with Covid-19. Eleanor Hill, TMI, chats to Atul Bhuchar, Group Payments Head, Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank, about real-life cases on how banks are leveraging on payments innovation to enable clients to go digital and to navigate the diverse, fast-changing landscape.

Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks with Christof Hofmann and Dirk Kronshage, Deutsche Bank, about the changing demands that corporate treasurers will face post-pandemic. Touching on topics such as real-time data consumption and the relevance of treasury centralisation, Christof and Dirk share their insights on the strategies treasurers can use to prepare for recovery.

Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Adam Boukadida, CFO, Etihad Aviation Group, about the importance of soft skills when recruiting corporate treasury personnel, and how these attributes are helping to shape the increasingly strategic role of treasury departments.

Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Andy Bates, Executive Director, Global Cyber Alliance, about how instances of cybercrime have reached a wider and more vulnerable audience during the Covid-19 pandemic. To mitigate this, Global Cyber Alliance have launched a campaign to protect SMEs from cyberattacks while their employees work remotely.

Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Ebru Pakcan, Global Head of Trade for Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi, about how the trade finance sector is adapting to thrive within a fractured economic landscape.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created a host of unprecedented challenges, ranging from increased instances of cybercrime, to diminished access to workplace resources. Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Bruno Mellado, Bruno Francois and Nicolas Trimbour, BNP Paribas, to ascertain how the Treasury community is responding to these shortcomings, as well as their predictions for the post-pandemic financial landscape.