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Treasury and payment news and analysis from CTMfile, your source for up-to-date cash management insights and information.

Boost: Virtual Cards & Payments Automation in B2B

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Rebecca Schultz, Chief Marketing Officer at Boost Payment Solutions, to discuss payments automation and the growing importance of virtual cards in B2B payments. The discussion references the following articles: Key corporate payments insights shaping 2025 and beyond - https://ctmfile.com/story/key-corporate-payments-insights-shaping-2025-and-beyond What Is DSO? A Beginner’s Guide to Reducing Days Sales Outstanding - https://ctmfile.com/story/what-is-dso-a-beginners-guide-to-reducing-days-sales-outstanding Interview with David Bork, Head of AR Solutions at Boost Payment Solutions - https://ctmfile.com/story/interview-with-david-bork-head-of-ar-solutions-at-boost-payment-solutions-inc

07-18
29:03

Deepfakes & Payments Fraud: Is Treasury Prepared?

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to discuss the firm’s newly released white paper on deepfakes. Listen in to learn more. You can download the white paper Deepfakes & Payments Fraud: Is Treasury Prepared? by visiting: www.strategictreasurer.com/deepfakes

07-11
26:09

Leading Practices in Treasury: Strategies for Unforeseen Challenges

Episode six features Pushpendra Mehta and Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, exploring strategies to manage unforeseen challenges. Tune in for thoughtful insights. You can explore the Leading Practices in Treasury eBook or its audiobook by visiting: https://strategictreasurer.com/ebook-leading-practices-in-treasury/?utm_source=STEBKpage For a visual overview, watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJotnXwxIvw

07-04
25:31

Leading Practices in Treasury: Compliance and Leveraging Networks

In episode five, Pushpendra Mehta and Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, discuss Compliance and Leveraging Networks. Listen in to learn more. Want to dive deeper into Leading Practices in Treasury? Download the eBook or listen to the audiobook here: https://strategictreasurer.com/ebook-leading-practices-in-treasury/?utm_source=STEBKpage Prefer video? Watch the full version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJotnXwxIvw  

06-27
26:14

Leading Practices in Treasury: Process Mindset

Episode four features Pushpendra Mehta and Paul Galloway, Senior Director of Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, discussing Process Mindset. Listen in for valuable insights. You can access the ebook Leading Practices in Treasury or its audiobook version by visiting: https://strategictreasurer.com/ebook-leading-practices-in-treasury/?utm_source=STEBKpage Alternatively, you can watch the video version of the ebook here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJotnXwxIvw

06-06
21:59

Leading Practices in Treasury: Cash Forecasting

Tune in as Pushpendra Mehta and Paul Galloway dive into the third topic in the series: Cash Forecasting. Tune in for deeper insights. You can explore the Leading Practices in Treasury eBook or its audiobook by visiting here For a visual overview, watch the video version here

05-30
16:51

Leading Practices in Treasury: Bank Account Management Architecture

In this episode, Paul Galloway explores the three-in-one architecture of bank account management (BAM). He explains how visibility, account structure, and bank services come together to reduce risk, improve cash positioning, and support fraud prevention. How can an optimized BAM framework strengthen liquidity and enhance security? Find out in this practical treasury discussion.

05-16
33:36

Leading Practices in Treasury: Bank Relationship Management

In this episode, Paul Galloway discusses the importance of strong bank relationships for treasurers. From credit and capital access to strategic advisory services, he explores how share-of-wallet, communication, and scorecards can help companies align with the right banking partners. Why does relationship strength matter, and how can it impact growth initiatives? Tune in to find out. Download or listen to the eBook here

05-02
19:21

2025 Tariff Impacts and Treasury: Navigating Uncertainties

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to explore how treasurers can prepare for tariff-induced risks and uncertainties. For further reading, visit the following links: 2025 Tariffs and Treasury: Measuring the impact and navigating uncertainties Five steps to help CFOs and treasurers mitigate the impact of new or higher tariffs

04-18
28:13

Leading Practices in Treasury: An Audiobook from our Professional Development Series

Download the eBook here. This second installment in the Professional Development Series delves into leading practices for treasury’s daily tasks. In this ebook, both new and experienced treasury professionals will find practical, focused recommendations and considerations to help hone their skills. With fine-tuned leading practices for bank relationship management, bank account architecture, forecasting, compliance, managing unknown risks, and more, this guide offers tried and true approaches that will help you and your organization thrive. Take the quiz for 0.9 CTP credits here.  

02-20
45:09

6 treasury management trends for 2025 - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: 1:34   6 treasury management trends for 2025 10:01 The four defining traits for leading corporate treasury in 2030 18:30 Biggest story Other Resources: 2025 Treasury Trends Webinar - Strategic Treasurer Fraud Prevention Training - SecureTreasury Treasury 2030: Modernize or Risk Irrelevance - Citi

12-20
25:10

Finance leaders rapidly advancing their AI knowledge - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: 1:33   Finance leaders rapidly advancing their AI knowledge 7:48   Euro area annual inflation up to 2.3% 12:45 Corporates change FX hedging due to US election outcome 16:32 Greenwashing risks rising as global regulatory scrutiny intensifies 21:45 Biggest story Other Resources: 2024 CFO Sentiments: How AI is Changing Finance Departments - Datarails Euro area annual inflation up to 2.3% - Eurostat Q3 Corporate Hedging Monitor - MillTechFX The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview - KPMG Law2024 EY Global Corporate Reporting Survey - EY

12-06
24:19

Key technologies shaping corporate treasury and their influence on TMSs - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director, Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: 1:35   Key technologies shaping corporate treasury and their influence on TMSs 10:02 Swift’s 10 takeaways from Sibos 2024 15:46 Global economy forecast for solid growth in 2025 despite trade uncertainty 18:41 Digital wallets and open banking set to dominate payments in 2025 24:08 Top story Other Resources: Treasury Technology Analyst Report - Strategic Treasurer 10 takeaways from Swift at Sibos 2024 - Swift Macro Outlook 2025: Tailwinds (Probably) Trump Tariffs - Goldman Sachs Research (GSR)

11-22
25:41

Cross-Border, Real-Time, and Digital Payments: Shaping the Future of Payments - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Dean M. Leavitt, Founder & CEO of Boost Payment Solutions, Inc., to review the latest payments and treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: 1:35 Cross-Border, Real-Time, and Digital Payments: Shaping the Future of Payments 10:56 A2A Payments to hit 186 billion transactions globally by 2029 15:16 4 Ways to Strategically Manage Cash Flow 20:53 Combatting payments fraud: Key insights every treasurer and CFO must know 25:29 Top Story Other Resources: 2024 Prime Time for Real-Time - ACI Worldwide with GlobalData Consumer A2A Payments - Juniper Research

11-09
28:09

93% of treasurers say forecasting inaccuracies led to avoidable losses over the past two years - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: 1:41 93% of treasurers say forecasting inaccuracies led to avoidable losses over the past two years 8:21 Citi and Mastercard look to transform global cross-border payments 14:11 Swift to launch AI-powered fraud defence for cross-border payments 18:17 KYC streamlining and payments fraud protection: Keys to stronger corporate-bank ties 23:30 Top Story: Sibos and AFP conferences

10-25
27:31

Record-high US national debt: A ticking time bomb likely to spark a debt crisis - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director, Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Three critical aspects facing treasurers, CFOs, and CEOs – Now and Beyond The three critical aspects discussed in the above article are appended below. These have been covered as separate topics in the podcast. 2:13 Record-high US national debt: A ticking time bomb likely to spark a debt crisis 10:46 Key focus areas for treasury and finance in the coming years: Technology, payments, payments security, and risk management 19:17 Fed cut rates, yet corporate America faces higher interest expenses 26:10 Global banks to use Swift to trial live digital asset transactions from 2025 Other Resources: Federal Debt Data - FiscalData Interest Rates – The Economist

10-11
33:23

6 tips for crafting compelling treasury and payments content - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta, Writer at CTMfile, reviews the latest treasury stories and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Six tips for crafting compelling treasury and payments content More consecutive Fed rate cuts expected Clearwater Analytics launches corporate treasury benchmarking tool Banks believe they're eight months behind financial criminals   Other Resources: Financial Crime Detection: What holds banks back? - RedCompass Labs  

09-27
14:52

Treasurers expect technology to consume most of their time in the coming years - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Treasurers expect technology to consume most of their time in the coming years Ecommerce merchants subjected to more payment fraud attacks than in previous years Global companies navigating from ‘China plus one’ to a ‘China plus many’ world GTreasury acquires CashAnalytics   Resources: The Business of Treasury 2024 - ACT 2024 Global eCommerce Payments & Fraud Report – MRC, Visa, & Verifi The Geopolitics of Supply Chains - Lazard 2023 Treasury Technology Analyst Report – Strategic Treasurer

09-13
28:28

Probability of recession now 35% - J.P. Morgan - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Paul Galloway, Senior Director, Advisory Services at Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Human error drives surge in ransomware-related financial claims Probability of recession now 35% - J.P. Morgan Digital innovation is slowly transforming corporate FX trading Oil prices rise following Israeli strikes on Lebanon Fight back against fraud: https://securetreasury.com/

08-30
26:18

Where treasurers have influence, companies enjoy revenue growth and financial stability - (TREASURY NEWS)

Pushpendra Mehta meets with Ben Poole, Writer at CTMfile, to review the latest treasury news and developments. Topics of discussion include the following: Where treasurers have influence, companies enjoy revenue growth and financial stability Why the UK pound is unlikely to regain its pre-Brexit levels Fund managers concern for US election’s impact on FX markets European payment fraud hit €6.3bn over 18 months

08-16
21:18

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