The Treasury Update Podcast

Why does modern treasury technology matter? On this episode of the podcast, Strategic Treasurer's Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery, and GTreasury's Chief Product and Technology Officer, Alok Tyagi, discuss some of the largest challenges facing today's digital treasury professional. Listen in as they evaluate how technology is being leveraged to address these obstacles and learn of some ongoing innovations that will impact both the future use of these systems as well as future workflow realities for treasury operations.

The role of the corporate treasurer is increasing in importance today. On this episode of the podcast, Strategic Treasurer's Managing Partner Craig Jeffery and ION Treasury's Global Head of Corporate Development Alex Triplett share valuable insights on empowering the treasury community through operational best practices, machine learning techniques, and using data science to inform optimal decision making. They also discuss the benefits of the convergence of capital markets and the corporate community. Listen in as they explore how the treasury environment is being empowered through the innovative use of modern technology.

Over the past decade, Strategic Treasurer has worked diligently to develop an industry-wide treasury market research program, and today, nearly a dozen surveys are offered annually across topics including fraud, B2B payments, compliance, risk management, and technology. But what goes on behind the scenes? What is the ultimate goal of this research, and, most importantly – how is it being leveraged to drive greater understanding and awareness within the industry? On this episode of the podcast, Strategic Treasurer's Craig Jeffery and Isaac Zaubi discuss how these industry surveys are being used to drive market research forward and how interested practitioners can get involved.

This podcast will discuss the modern-day advantages of supply chain finance, with a focus on the impact that such programs have on treasury. The discussion will draw on the 2018/19 Supply Chain Finance Analyst Report to highlight how technology and supply chain finance intertwine, analyze the ways treasury can use SCF technology to optimize liquidity and working capital, and explore the data behind the what is ultimately driving growth in the supply chain finance industry today. What is supply chain finance How does SCF mesh with treasury's overarching goals or strategies? (As opposed to AP, AR) Provide an example of a modern-day scenario involving the use of SCF (Dynamic discounting) The data and techniques behind how SCF impacts working capital and liquidity Touch on state of SCF tech industry today, how fintech solutions are shaping landscape, and SCF report as a source to learn more about the space (also to look out for upcoming revamped 2019 SCF industry survey)

How can a person successfully plan for the 2018 AFP Annual Conference in Chicago? Learn how to best manage multiple events, networking opportunities, and business connections that will produce positive results. On today's podcast, Strategic Treasurer's Communications Manager Meredith Zonsius interviews Managing Partner Craig Jeffery on how first-timers can best plan for this conference and what they are doing to kick-off this exciting event.

Treasury and payment technology continues to rapidly develop while companies have been spending heavily in this area. Many firms find that their technology is not aligned with their needs resulting in costly inefficiency and frustration. Technology changes coupled with numerous complexity factors require treasury professionals to use an approach that fully contemplates current and emerging requirements across the full technology stack. Strategic Treasurer's managing partner Craig Jeffery talks with Kristin Robertson and Jamie Florio of Bottomline Technologies on both the causes of technology misalignment and ways to address these challenges effectively.

Non-Governmental Organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, often operate globally, which involves a significant level of complexity. This complexity carries into treasury and dealing with remote banks, unique KYC requirements, and a wide-range of financial requirements. Strategic Treasurer's Craig Jeffery interviews Stephen Zaubi of CARE International. Together they explore several challenges that NGO treasury groups address.

Cybercrime and security today often emphasizes the IT components. The human side is rarely considered as deeply or carefully. This is leaving organizations more vulnerable. If the systems are systematically updated, the humans should be as well. Preventing fraud and understanding how to respond to cybercrimes can stop a loss or provide the best opportunity for recovery. Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer talks with Tom Gregory, TDBank's head of treasury management sales. They discuss the fraud environment and current statistics. Most interestingly, they explore a range of real-life fraud cases that have had either happy or unhappy endings and provide guidance to your organization to improve your odds for the former.

In this Episode Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer talks with George Strobel on the subject of reducing tax liabilities and exhibiting corporate social responsibility.

A frequent source of headache for many treasurers today centers around the adoption of treasury technology. In this episode, Craig Jeffery and Isaac Zaubi of Strategic Treasurer analyze common obstacles and areas of confusion for treasury during TMS implementations and discuss methods for alleviating the strain of these projects moving forward.

Discrete actions to protect the organization against cyber security threats are necessary. In order to be most effective an organization must take an appropriate posture that is directed to their entire operation. The entire operation includes the perimeter, interior and off-premises data and system. The IoT (internet of things) can't be ignored as it sits within this domain. Craig Jeffery, Strategic Treasurer's managing partner, continues the conversation with Craig Calle a former banker and CFO now founder of the security firm SourceCalle. This session builds upon their first podcast called: Understanding the 2nd chapter of the cloud. This podcast title is: Security: Standing Up Straight – Achieving a Proper Cyber Security Posture.

Different reasons can motivate different behaviors. Security can be driven by a standard of which you meet the minimum level required. Security can be put in place to protect the organization against loss. What about the good of the client? Managing client data and assets and organizational responsibility should provide at least equal motivation to secure the data, systems, building and people. Using examples from personal experience and stories from movies the reasons and motivations for good security are discussed in depth. In this podcast, Craig Jeffery caught up with Mark Cuneo in our offices again. This time it was to dissect what he means by the moral reason for security. Mark is a card security expert from CardConnect, a First Data Company. Join in on this conversation at strategictreasurer.com/podcast or from wherever you normally download podcasts.

The movement of functionality and services to the cloud has been underway for over a decade. It began with sales management and has extended to every area of the corporate world. This has created an opportunity for better services to become available to more companies. At the same time, the challenges that are raised need to be addressed. These include issues of data protection in all domains and understanding that security must extend beyond the internal data center. Development of new services and functions create change which must be managed. As we are deep into the second chapter of the cloud, how do we adapt properly? If PII and other secure data is outside the organization, how do IT and treasury ensure this asset is protected at all times and in all locations? If the promise of the cloud is the democratization of technology, what is the danger of shadow-IT (nearly everyone adding applications or services to the company platform without any vetting)? What needs to be done? Craig Jeffery, the Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer discusses these topics with Craig Callé, founder of the security firm SourceCallé and a former CFO of Amazon Digital Services and other companies.

Setting your target as compliance with a security standard like PCI-DSS or SWIFT-CSP means you are accepting an older standard as your minimum. In this podcast, Craig Jeffery interviews Mark Cuneo a card security expert from CardConnect, a First Data Company to explore why that target is a problem and what the proper security viewpoint should be.

This podcast introduces the fundamentals of Tax Equity Investing for corporations with a focus on tax credits. Tax equity investing aligns the interest of state and federal government (housing, energy, economic growth) and business (support for ESG and increased economic value). In this session, Craig Jeffery the managing partner of Strategic Treasurer interviews George Strobel the head of Monarch Private Capital to explore the motivations of government and corporate participants and mechanics of tax equity investments.

Listen to some answers to some of the most frequently asked treasury questions. These are submitted by various treasury and finance professionals. Topics include: forecasting & PSD2 impacts.

Isaac Zaubi and Craig Jeffery discuss the 2018 Treasury Fraud and Controls survey results. This session reviews the 3rd annual instance. Seeing trends, changes, response and intent to spend on controls and combating fraud.

Crime pays better now than before since criminals find more ways to steal and wreak havoc. Treasury and IT must be prepared to confront the massive and growing threat. Hear what the criminals are doing and what your organization must do to change the calculus. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!