Recorded live at the SAP for Treasury and Working Capital Management Conference in Rome, Eleanor Hill (TMI) caught up with Moritz Platt (Google Cloud) to explore how the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL) is helping regulated industries streamline payments and modernise treasury operations.
They unpack treasury tech myths, vendor noise, and transformation failures—offering insights on data readiness, smart tech selection, and why innovation shouldn’t be sacrificed for perceived safety.
Featured on this episode
- Eleanor Hill
- Editorial Consultant, Treasury Management International (TMI)
- Moritz Platt
- Capital Markets Technology Manager, Google Cloud
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