In this episode, Paul Galloway speaks with Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer about AI governance, operational risk, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in treasury. They discuss how organizations should approach AI adoption thoughtfully, balancing efficiency gains with oversight, accountability, and data quality. The conversation explores governance frameworks, human-in-the-loop controls, explainability, anomaly detection, vendor risk, and why treasury teams must understand both the opportunities and risks associated with AI-driven tools and automation.

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Strategic Treasurer: https://strategictreasurer.com

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer about the shift toward real-time treasury and instant payments. They discuss RTP, FedNow, faster payment execution, improved visibility, and the operational changes treasury teams must consider as payment speed increases. The conversation also covers fraud risk, payment finality, approval workflows, transaction limits, alerts, and why stronger front-end controls are critical as organizations move toward more immediate payment environments.

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with Niek Dekker of Eftsure about the global rise of cybercrime and what is driving modern scams. They discuss how macroeconomic instability, geopolitical unrest, and new technologies like AI are accelerating fraud activity while lowering the barrier to entry for cybercriminals. The conversation explores where scams originate, how criminal networks are evolving, and why treasury and finance teams are increasingly targeted.

They also break down practical prevention strategies, including the importance of executive ownership, layered defenses, and aligning cybersecurity with financial controls. The discussion emphasizes that organizations must move beyond passive awareness to actively testing and strengthening their defenses against increasingly sophisticated threats.

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Eftsure: https://www.eftsure.com