Published: May 06, 2026
As digital assets mature, treasurers are reassessing their relevance beyond experimentation. Societe Generale’s Geneviève Douhet, Director of Digital Assets Programs, Global Transaction Banking, and Floor Meeuwis, Director of Liquidity and Virtual Account Management Advisory, Global Transaction Banking, join Stéphanie Cabossioras, Chief Strategy & Global Policy Officer, Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE), in examining what digital money can realistically deliver for treasury, and why regulated, bank issued stablecoins may represent a tangible solution.
CoreX Holding is a well-diversified, vertically integrated, global industrial conglomerate established in 2024 following its separation from YILDIRIM Group. For CoreX, that de-merger became an opportunity. Rather than adapting an existing set-up, the company used the moment to rethink how treasury should operate and build a future-fit treasury function.
For many multinational companies, payment factories and in-house banks may have become essential structures, but the environment in which these first appeared has changed significantly. Societe Generale’s Global Transaction Banking duo of Floor Meeuwis, Liquidity Management Products Advisory, and Laure Demaille, Head of Liquidity Solutions, investigate the new challenges and opportunities.
For treasury teams with exposure to India and China, the daily challenges continue to shift. FX rates still matter, but the harder problems are cash flow predictability, regulatory navigation, and building operating models that can hold a global policy together while executing locally. Two Bank of America experts explain where the real opportunities now lie.
Digital assets, real-time payments and agentic AI all promise a financial system that is faster, richer in data and more flexible. For corporate treasurers and CFOs, however, the more important question is whether these innovations create clearer decisions, stronger control and better business outcomes. Phil Carmalt and Sid Gupta of Bank of America, and Sharon […]
They might not operate in the limelight, but implementation teams lead the line within banks when it comes to the highly involved and often sensitive task of designing and delivering innovative solutions for clients. In this article, two experts from BNP Paribas discuss the bank’s implementation philosophy, and explain what makes or breaks the business […]
Strategy is arguably one of the most overused words in the treasury sphere. Yet behind the label lies a more interesting story about influence, connectivity, and the growing expectation that treasury should assist organisations as they proactively navigate uncertainty rather than simply respond to it.
The corporate world has never before had access to so much rich data and fast connectivity. But will this exciting new terrain really change how treasury operates? A recent TMI podcast recorded at Treasury 360 in Gothenburg, Sweden, uncovers the reality of real-time. Lena Myklebust, Head of Cash Management Infrastructure, Equinor, and Christof Hofmann, Global […]
In addition to welcoming a record 1,346 attendees, offering its largest exhibition to date, and calling upon some well-respected speakers, the annual Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) conference, held this year in Liverpool, showcased a broadening of the Association’s programmes. With new ideas around study, membership models, and accessibility, it’s all about building on treasury’s […]
The growing adoption of instant payments across Europe marks a significant shift, driven by SEPA harmonisation and the introduction of the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR). But for corporates, instant payments are not an end in themselves. Antoine Bourgier, Head of Payment & Cash Management Solutions, Societe Generale, reveals how this world is developing.
As the TMI Awards 2026 Best Bank for Trade & Supply Chain Finance: North America, MUFG demonstrated its deeply collaborative approach to working capital optimisation. Its winning entry – an innovative early payment programme delivered with a major North American corporate – helped its client strengthen supplier liquidity while maintaining financial control. In the company […]
In today’s higher rate, more volatile trading environment, treasurers need practical, actionable strategies for managing corporate cash. Amundi’s Stéphanie Akhal, Head of Sales Liquidity – Europe, and Patrick Siméon, Head of Money Market, explain the increasingly significant role of MMFs in stabilising liquidity and capturing attractive short term yields while avoiding undue credit or duration […]
“Get your hands dirty.” That is not a command usually heard inside the HQ of a major bank, but it was one of the main messages for the audience at ING’s Orange live – The Future of Payment event. Here, Annelinda Koldewe, ING’s Head of Payments and Cash Management reflects on the bank’s recent flagship […]
Corporate cash management is entering a more dynamic phase. AI is sharpening how treasury interprets data, while tokenisation is beginning to reshape how cash and investments move. Real-time visibility and connected platforms are opening new possibilities, but the advantage will sit with teams able to integrate systems, trust their data, and act with confidence.