Real-Time Treasury: What Changes When Everything Is Instant?

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. Company Website: Eftsure: https://www.eftsure.com

Treasury assessments play a critical role in evaluating and improving treasury operations. In this discussion, Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer outlines key assessment types, including broad treasury reviews, bank structure analysis, treasury technology evaluations, and payment security assessments, while also highlighting growing priorities such as cash forecasting, risk management, and bank fee analysis amid evolving fraud threats. This episode also provides practical guidance on expected outcomes, how to prioritize improvements, and why treasury assessments should be conducted on an ongoing, periodic basis rather than as one-time efforts.

In this episode, Paul Galloway speaks with Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer about treasury ecosystem solutions as part of the 2026 Analyst Report series. They explain how ecosystem tools serve as specialized solutions that extend beyond core systems, covering areas such as payments, risk management, forecasting, KYC, or bank fee analysis. The discussion highlights why companies adopt these tools to address complexity, reduce manual processes, and improve scalability, while emphasizing the importance of selecting the right tools based on specific operational needs. 2026 Treasury Technology Analyst Report: https://strategictreasurer.com/analyst-report-2026 Strategic Treasurer: https://strategictreasurer.com

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with Dave Boyce of Deluxe about modernizing collections and lockbox processes. They discuss the continued role of checks, why lockbox volumes are declining but not disappearing, and how modernization requires shifting from simple deposit services to data-driven accounts receivable automation. The conversation highlights the importance of data capture, exception handling, and integrating systems through APIs to enable real-time validation and posting. They also emphasize that organizations should rethink lockboxes as part of a broader receivables strategy rather than a standalone legacy process. Company Website: Deluxe: https://www.deluxe.com

In this episode, Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer explains the distinctions and connections between cash forecasting, budgeting, and corporate planning. He outlines how each function supports liquidity management, capital strategy, and long-term growth and discusses why treasurers must understand the interdependencies to provide better visibility and strategic support across the organization. Company Website: Strategic Treasurer: https://strategictreasurer.com

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with David Pierce of FinSavvy about how treasury teams should understand and manage foreign exchange exposure. They explain different types of exposures, including balance sheet, forecast, and economic, and why each requires a different approach to hedging. The discussion emphasizes that hedging is risk management, not speculation, and explores how factors like interest rate differentials, margins, and time horizons impact decisions. They also highlight hidden risks such as intercompany exposures and the importance of aligning treasury and accounting to avoid unintended impacts on financial reporting.   Links: FinnSavvy: https://www.finnsavvy.com The Invisible Hedge: https://amzn.to/4srHEJo Managing Foreign Exchange Risk: https://amzn.to/4dxfaZU

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer about supply chain finance and the cash conversion cycle as part of the 2026 Analyst Report series. They define key concepts such as working capital, days sales outstanding, and inventory cycles, then explore solutions like procure-to-pay, order-to-collect, reverse factoring, and dynamic discounting. The discussion highlights how automation, APIs, and emerging technologies like AI and blockchain are improving efficiency, visibility, and working capital optimization, while also addressing risks such as compliance challenges and supply chain disruption. 2026 Treasury Technology Analyst Report: https://strategictreasurer.com/analyst-report-2026

In this episode, Craig Jeffery speaks with David Pierce of FinSavvy about how AI can help treasury teams uncover foreign exchange exposure that is often hidden across ERPs, CRMs, purchasing systems, and other disconnected data sources. They discuss bad data, forecast accuracy, intercompany netting, real-time visibility, and how AI can improve hedging decisions by making exposures easier to identify, organize, and monitor. Links: FinSavvy: https://www.finnsavvy.com The Invisible Hedge: https://amzn.to/4srHEJo Managing Foreign Exchange Risk: https://amzn.to/4dxfaZU

In this episode, Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer explains why weak bank fee analysis can lead to unnecessary costs and hidden risks. He discusses common blindspots such as manual spreadsheet processes, reliance on earnings credit rates, and infrequent bank RFPs. The episode also outlines practical steps treasury teams can take to strengthen oversight, benchmark fees, and improve visibility into banking costs. Company Website: Strategic Treasurer: https://strategictreasurer.com