CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

While financial performance is critical, we also prioritize community development, environmental stewardship, and local economic support. Balancing these demands requires careful planning and prioritization. Energy is essential for social, economic, and industrial development, especially in an energy-hungry region like Douala.

Finance

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The idea is to compare two sets of records—your internal records (like your company’s general ledger) and external ones (like bank statements or vendor invoices). For example, if your internal records say your bank account has $10,000, but your bank statement shows $9,800, you’ve got a discrepancy.

Reconciliations

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Disinflation will likely continue this year, given the CBTs signal that it will maintain its tight stance despite the start of interest rate cuts, the ongoing real TRY [Turkish lira] appreciation, and improvement in services inflation, says ING Bank analyst Muhammet Mercan. However, challenges have appeared along the way.

Foreign Exchange

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 5, 2025

It even adds a security layer with image-based identity verification, which is perfect for sensitive banking environments. This finance AI chatbot caters to banking and finance with pre-built templates that automate tasks like customer support and account management. Banking-specific large language model. Money transfer support.

Finance

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 15, 2025

It was shortly after Eugene Wong exited the banking world to advance into a senior operations role that he realized the importance of a holistic view. Originally honing his financial acumen at Silicon Valley Bank, he gained close exposure to startup ecosystems and leveraged finance transactions.

CFO

Global Finance

JUNE 11, 2025

Manish Kohli , HSBC HSBC HSBC’s 2023 acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK operations led to the creation of its HSBC Innovation Banking unit, with innovation teams in the US, Israel, and Hong Kong joining a 600-strong UK team. The experience likely provided valuable lessons for HSBC.

Compliance

Global Finance

AUGUST 11, 2025

In a dynamic financial landscape, leading banks serving Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are distinguishing themselves by offering innovative strategies in cash management, payments, and liquidity. Annelinda Koldewe, global head of Payments and Cash Management, emphasizes ING’s “leading positions in transaction and universal banking.

Cash Management

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Asia-Pacific| TAIPEI FUBON BANK In 2024, the Taiwan bank introduced IntelliChat, a chatbot enabled by Gen AI, designed to handle customer-service queries. It has improved the retail-user experience at the bank by reducing previously long wait times for account information.

Prioritization

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 25, 2025

“Maintaining strong relationships with banking and money fund partners will be critical for organizations to remain adaptable.” ” Key Takeaways Access to cash remains robust, with a continued focus on bank deposits, MMFs, and Treasuries for liquidity. cash holdings, which is down from 44% the previous year.

Treasury

Global Finance

AUGUST 11, 2025

The European Instant Payments Regulation mandated banks to receive these payments by January 2025 and initiate them by October 2025, requiring substantial technical and operational upgrades for both financial institutions and corporates. This needs-based approach is consistently well-received and mutually beneficial.

Cash Management

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Another sector that made a major jump is banking, which includes private equity. The transaction supports Iberdrolas focus on electricity grids as the continent increasingly prioritizes grid resilience and modernization. The GEM sectors wave of M&A was driven by the race for resource security. billion (about $2.7 billion ($3.3

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Global Finance

AUGUST 5, 2025

In retail, 60% prioritize digital transformation while logistics—key to global trade—is embracing AI and automation to ease cash-flow pressures, enhance efficiency, and boost supply chain visibility through early payment and predictive tools. . “In practice, most CFOs are skeptical—particularly of GenAI and agentic AI.

Finance

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2 FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2

Prioritization

Global Finance

AUGUST 11, 2025

The Middle East has become an area of intense focus and investment for banks, driven by rapid digital adoption, economic diversification—underscored by such ambitious investment projects as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the United Arab Emirates’ Vision 2030—and the region’s emergence as a global trade and logistics hub.

Cash Management

Global Finance

JULY 30, 2025

But banks have largely taken a risk-based and governance-first approach, aiming to ensure that harnessing the benefits of Gen AI does not jeopardize responsible, secure, and ethical deployment that maintains public trust and financial stability. prioritizing fairness, transparency, explainability, and accountability in implementation. “We

Finance

Global Finance

APRIL 4, 2025

Salah Al Fulaij, CEO-Kuwait at National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), discusses Kuwaits path toward economic and banking reform and NBKs strategy in a period of change. Our investments in advanced digital banking solutions, automation, and cutting-edge analytics equip us to offer seamless, secure, and scalable financial services.

Economics

Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

The Bank of Latvia, the countrys central bank, is more optimistic for 2026 and 2027, expecting growth of 3.1% and 3.3%, respectively, due to stronger domestic demand, lower inflation, and the inflow of foreign capital into Latvias fintech, defense and banking sectors. The government also wants Riga to be a leading banking hub.

Transportation

CSC Advisors

APRIL 10, 2025

Enhancing Facilities for Better Learning Parents prioritize quality learning environments when selecting schools. Traditional Bank Loans Traditional bank loans can provide the capital needed to expand your preschool. Expansion may involve opening a new location or adding classrooms to an existing facility.

Finance

CSC Advisors

APRIL 10, 2025

Submitting the Necessary Documents To initiate the refinancing process, you’ll need to gather and submit documentation, such as: Business bank statements Credit reports Details of your current MCA loan terms These documents help lenders assess your eligibility and draft a refinancing plan suited to your needs.

Restructuring

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Several global financial institutionsincluding the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bankestimate that Indonesias economy will grow within the range of 5% to 5.1% It remains uncertain whether Prabowo will prioritize this project. By 2045, the World Bank expects 317 million people.

Economics

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Based in Morocco, Attijariwafa Bank has significant operations in 15 countries in northern and western Africa, along with branches in Europe and Asia. Since its inception, the lab has worked with more than 100 startups, helping them integrate their products into banking use cases. Its innovation department, Wenov, was founded in 2020.

Startups

CSC Advisors

APRIL 10, 2025

While banks may have stricter requirements, non-bank lenders can employ more flexible credit evaluation methods. Financial Stability and Revenue Patterns Beyond credit, lenders prioritize cash flow and revenue consistency. Lenders want regular deposits, a stable bank account balance, and no overdraft patterns.

Forecasting

Global Finance

AUGUST 11, 2025

Pix, the Central Bank of Brazil’s instant-payment platform, exemplifies this transformation, inspiring Colombia, Chile, and Peru to develop their own real-time capabilities. Accordingly, banks are stepping up to provide immediate processing, reconciliation, and liquidity updates, ensuring seamless financial operations for their clients.

Cash Management

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Also honored with Standard Bank Eswatini’s BLUE SHEroes Award and recognized by the Eswatini Institute of Accountants. Moreover, in the same period, 2024, Standard Bank Eswatini also honoured me with the BLUE SHEroes award! Once I have a clear picture, I prioritize the challenges based on their impact and urgency.

CFO

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Governments (except the US,) local businesses, investors, and banks are now in broad agreement about the need to continue moving forward, leaving the energy-intensive past behind. Minds were further focused by a series of major conferences aimed at boosting sustainability across the region and highlighting the role of banks.

Finance

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Although bureaucracy, corruption, informality, and politics still interfere with foreign direct investment (FDI) sentiment, opportunities are plentiful in the mining, logistics, services, banking, construction, infrastructure, and tourism sectors. Banking is another sector with huge potential, he says.

Construction

CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 18, 2025

Ultimately, Lees approach prioritizes ROI, clear metrics, and customer impact as the catalysts for transformational business success. CFOs Strategic Mindset Bullets Clarify investments to accelerate data-driven decisions.

CFO

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JULY 14, 2025

Take proactive steps: review their credit report, check in with their suppliers and banks, and consider a site visit if the account is significant. Prioritize your efforts: start with open items where a payment was promised but was not received, then move from the largest to the smallest balances.

Invoicing

KG Virtual CFO

JULY 21, 2025

Prioritizing essential expenditures ensures that every dollar spent drives value: Implement zero-based budgeting to justify each cost annually. Integrating accounting, invoicing, and banking platforms creates a unified cash flow dashboard: Real-time sync of bank transactions for instant reconciliation.

Cash Flow Forecasting

Strategic Treasurer

JULY 14, 2025

Learning objectives: Critical questions for AI readiness: What to ask your platforms, banks, and internal teams so you can move from awareness and experimentation to execution. The rise of AI agents: How autonomous agents will move beyond analysis and into automating forecasts, prioritizing anomalies, and taking action.

Treasury

Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

In recent years, however, lower hydrocarbon prices and production cuts have hurt government revenues, forcing the kingdom to prioritize spending and scale down on some projects, including the emblematic futuristic city The Line, a component of the NEOM desert development that was cut back from 170 kilometers to just 2.4.

Investments

CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Now CFO of Orion Innovation, Lam draws on lessons from his investment banking years while embracing the operational demands of finance leadership. “My advice to aspiring CFOs is to always prioritize teamwork and empowering your people. Think about how airline check-ins have evolved over the past 10 or 15 years.

CFO

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 8, 2025

Prioritizes speed-to-value for customers, harnessing agile processes to continuously refine services. Today, nearly all applications are connected through APIs, so if someone wants to check their bank balance, for example, they use an API to access the banks data storage.

CFO

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 6, 2025

This week, we speak withAustan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He’s president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. That is a sign of credibility of the central bank. And I think that the, the chat GPT AI version of a central bank. Inflation as a driver of returns.

Economics

Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

Akbank CEO Kaan Gr offers his views on Turkeys shifting sustain-ability agenda and why his bank has adapted its ESG policies to clients changing needs. Today, many investors prioritize environmental and social impacts alongside financial returns. Public authorities in Turkey have also taken significant steps to advance sustainability.

Prioritization

CFO Plans

MARCH 17, 2025

These Quick Fixes for Real Estate Investors can significantly enhance a property’s appeal without breaking the bank, making them a smart investment. With rapid solutions, like hiring efficient contractors and prioritizing high-impact cosmetic upgrades, Sarah completed her project within budget and emerged successful.

Profit and Loss

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 22, 2025

Full transcript below. ~~~ About this weeks guest: Phil Pearlman, is former Chief Behavioral Officer at the Bank of the Ozarks and founder of the Pearl Institute. Let’s bring in Phil Pearlman, previously, he served as executive editor at Stocktwits, and he was the chief behavioral officer at Bank of the Ozarks.

Investments