Concocting Innovation in the BNP Paribas Treasury Lab

BNP Paribas recently hosted an insightful Treasury Lab event, bringing together around 60 leading industry professionals to discuss emerging trends, challenges, and innovations.

How Soon is Now?

What Instant Payment Really Means Service immediacy has become a priority for many today, and this includes payments. However, not all markets have moved at the same pace to deliver on this aspect. Does it matter? Societe Generale’s Stephanie Ekindjian Delliste, Global Head of Payments and Cash Management Solutions, and Philippe Penichou, Global Head of […]

Diversifying Debt

Anurag Chaudhary (Pinnacle Trade Finance) focuses on three core treasury risks as he highlights a fresh take on balancing funding structures.

Discover Digital Business Models and Treasury Transformation with BCA

John Coker (British Car Auctions) and Tom Wood (HSBC) join Eleanor Hill (TMI) to discuss how digitalisation can transform business – and treasury.

Treasury and E-invoicing

As experts from BNP Paribas and Pagero reveal, the e-invoicing landscape is changing rapidly, presenting challenges and opportunities for corporates.

Connecting the Globe

Visa aims to shake up cross-border payment inconsistencies through the growth of its Visa B2B Connect network.

Sixth Sense

A detailed summary of the various plenary sessions which took place at the 2024 EACT Summit.

Revealing the True Value of Corporate Cards

Erwan Le Grand and Triveen Kanapathy (HSBC) explore the often-overlooked potential of corporate cards in B2B and international business development.

Connecting Cash: How Embedded Finance is Driving Trade

Danielle Weinblatt and Ali Ansari (Taulia) discuss the intriguing nature of embedded finance in treasury.

Trade & Supply Chain Innovation: Solutions and Actions

Tom Light (Citi) provides insight on the trade and supply chain innovations that treasurers would be advised to keep abreast of.

Bringing Treasury into the New Era of Payments and Collections

For treasurers, finding ways to offer a great UX, the simplicity and safety of payments, and payment instruments that meet customer needs, is essential.

Embedded Finance

Embedded finance is starting to revolutionise the way that corporates interact with their customers and banking partners.

Let’s Get Digital!

Treasurers and finance transformation teams must be ready for a significant transition in how they make and receive payments.

Receivables Financing

The execution of B2B customer open accounts receivable financing can be a minefield, so it is vital to prepare for such a facility from all angles.

Vibrant Trends in Payments and Collections for Small Businesses

Eleanor Hill recently caught up with Bruno Mellado (BNP Paribas) to look at what’s new in the payments space and the possible implications for treasurers.

Cutting-Edge Cash Management

Philip Panaino (Standard Chartered Bank) shares his insights on contemporary cash management innovations – and how to deploy them to greatest effect.

Instant Payments: Game Changer or Just Another Buzzword?

What are the concrete benefits of implementing instant payments in a business context, for both B2C and B2B flows?

When Smart Treasury Meets the Real Economy

In the real economy, where trading activities come face to face with real-world pressures, business strategies and models need to evolve sustainably.

Closing in on Payments Nirvana

Instant Cross-border Treasury Transactions While domestic faster payments schemes have seen excellent traction over the past decade, obtaining the same visibility and control of cash flows in the cross-border world has been far more challenging. This is now changing, however, as consumer pressure, regulation, and technology propel the prospect of a real-time cross-border payments ecosystem […]

Turning Cross-Border Payments from a Burden to a Benefit

Livia Benisty (Banking Circle) explores the current offering and limitations of cross-border payments, and what steps PSPs and banks can take to deliver them as an added value service.

The Art of Co-creating and Co-ideating

Highlights from BNP Paribas’ European Treasury Board The key to success in the delivery of both strategic and operational treasury systems is having access to the open and honest views of stakeholders. BNP Paribas’ regular Treasury Board meetings with clients and subject matter experts takes collaboration to the next level. Here are selected highlights from […]

Do No Significant Harm

Navigating Sustainability Standards and Regs Sustainability in treasury can be tackled in a number of ways – and standards are slowly emerging to steer participants in the right direction. Do these help or just create more work, and is the pace of development too slow? TMI explores the current state of play in the field […]

Audio TMI – Navigating Treasury Curve Balls in 2022

Expecting the unexpected is de rigueur these days. So, we asked Peter Cunningham (Citi) to stand in left field, gaze into his crystal ball, and give us his predictions for the challenges and opportunities that treasurers might encounter in 2022.

Treasury and Procurement – Closer Than Ever?

Interactions between treasury and procurement spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, as both departments dealt with the emergency that global lockdowns triggered for corporate supply chains. As we move into the next stage of managing the crisis, strengthening engagement between the two departments offers efficiency opportunities for team members and the wider organisation. While they tend […]