Live from the Adam Smith Awards, Treasury Today talks with Ravi Patel, Senior Director Financial Risk Management at Bristol Myers Squibb and Marianna Polykrati, Group Treasurer at AVRAMAR about treasury's top priorities: automation, cash flow forecasting and where AI is really being used. They also cover real-time payments, ISO 20022 progress, building the next generation of treasury talent, and hedging against geopolitical and supply chain risk.

This year’s Women in Treasury & Finance APAC Forum brought the community together at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore on 9th July. In this episode, hear highlights from a fireside chat with Rachel Whelan of Deutsche Bank on her career journey, equity and resilience, followed by a panel discussion with leaders from Clifford Chance, MUFG, SATS and J.P. Morgan covering diverse talent, allyship, difficult conversations and the equity implications of AI in the workplace.

SEPA Instant has been available since 2017, but corporate uptake has lagged. New EU rules now force banks to process instant payments within ten seconds in an effort to accelerate adoption. Members of Standard Chartered’s Europe transaction banking team, Richard Stansbury, Head, Product Management in London and Felix Orth, Director, Cash Product Manager based in Frankfurt, reflect on the extent to which the legislation will help unlock real-time payments for treasurers and the bottlenecks that remain.