Treasury Storyteller

Treasury is awash with shiny tech. There's almost too much to choose from. And it's hard to know what earns its place in the stack and what can be set aside for now (or filed permanently in the rubbish bin).In this episode, Eleanor Hill sits down with Chris Jameson, Head of Product Management, GPS EMEA and Head of Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance at Bank of America, to sort the useful from the merely exciting.They cover AI agents, instant payments, stablecoins, ISO 20022, virtual accounts, verification, FX and cybersecurity – but the conversation keeps coming back to the same tension: technology is moving faster than governance, infrastructure and corporate appetite.Chris explains why AI may be overestimated in the short term but underestimated in the long term, why stablecoins still look niche for many large corporates, and why an always-on payments world is about far more than faster rails. They also get into the less 'shiny' areas that may matter just as much: receivables, payment transparency, onboarding, richer data and getting the basics to work properly.After all, innovation is only useful when treasury can put it to proper use!

In this episode of Treasury Storyteller, Eleanor sits down with treasury and structured finance specialist Andrew Stewart from DK Axiom to explore what really happens after a structured finance deal closes – when the excitement fades and the operational reality begins.Drawing on experience across treasury, securitisation, specialist lending and advisory work, Andrew explains why structured finance is never a “set-and-forget” exercise. From data quality issues and reporting pressures to governance challenges, key-person dependencies and investor scrutiny, he reveals the hidden operational machinery that keeps complex funding structures running successfully over the long term.This episode covers the subtle warning signs that structures are coming under strain, why treasury teams must become deeply embedded across the wider business, and how poor controls or overlooked processes can create major downstream problems months or even years later.Andrew also shares real-world stories from the front line of structured finance – including uncovering mortgage deals written on beer mats in Ireland!A practical and candid discussion for treasury professionals, CFOs and anyone involved in funding, securitisation or operational risk.

In this episode of the Treasury Storyteller Podcast, we take a deep dive into the current state of ESG within the treasury community. Is sustainability still gaining momentum, or has the enthusiasm of the past few years started to plateau?Eleanor explores this question with two expert voices from the treasury world: Nigel Owen, Head of Corporate Origination at TreasurySpring, and Martin Hoad, a long-time treasury professional with experience across corporates, consulting, and treasury technology. The discussion is prompted by TreasurySpring’s latest Treasury Sustainability Impact Survey, now in its fourth year, which provides a fresh snapshot of how treasurers are approaching ESG (get your copy here: https://treasuryspring.com/sustainability-impact-report-2025?utm_source=Treasury+Storyteller&utm_medium=email%2Fsocial&utm_campaign=SIC+report+25)Topics covered include:• How sustainability is influencing areas such as cash investment, supply chain finance, and funding strategies• The persistent barriers holding treasurers back, including lack of knowledge, product availability, and reporting complexity• The challenge of setting meaningful sustainability KPIs without falling into greenwashing• Why education, transparency, and standardised ESG ratings could be key to broader adoptionThe conversation also looks ahead to what it will take for ESG to become fully embedded in treasury practices –from better tools and products to stronger collaboration between treasury teams, banks, and sustainability functions.If you want a clear, practical look at where ESG stands in treasury today – and where it might be heading next – this episode is for you.

What does it really mean to invent in treasury – and how is that different from simply innovating?In this episode of Treasury Storyteller, Eleanor Hill is joined by Tanya Kohen, Global Head of Finance Practice at Wave Access, to explore the mindset shift from incremental improvement to true invention. Drawing on more than 20 years of treasury experience across industries and geographies, Tanya shares how scaling fast-growing organisations shaped her thinking about technology, process design and structural problem-solving.Together, they unpack the difference between innovation and invention, the role of AI and agentic tools in execution rather than hype, and why the next wave of progress in treasury will come from cross-functional collaboration. From building an in-house supply chain finance platform to rethinking how teams approach everyday bottlenecks, this is a conversation about curiosity, courage and cultivating “invention mode” inside the finance function.If you’re wondering how to move your team beyond efficiency and into possibility, this episode is for you.

In this episode of the Treasury Storyteller Podcast, Eleanor welcomes back Chris King, co-founder of Dukes & King, for a wide-ranging (and sometimes hilarious) conversation on what’s really shaping corporate treasury and risk management as we move through 2026.Picking up from their last discussion (which famously/infamously veered from FX into rave music), Eleanor and Chris explore how the global landscape has shifted – politically, economically, and operationally – and what that means for CFOs, treasurers, and risk managers trying to stay ahead with limited time and resources.Using The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as a framing device, Chris unpacks key macro themes including geopolitical instability, US policy risk, compressed credit spreads, subdued volatility, and the challenges hidden beneath seemingly familiar risks like FX and interest rates. The discussion also dives into digital transformation, AI, transparency of data, and why traditional hedging approaches may still work — but only if they’re flexible enough to adapt.Along the way, there are nods to Green Day, Maslow, Arsenal, fractional resourcing, the Global FX Code, and why sleeping well at night might be one of the most underrated risk metrics of all. What more could you want?