Why Treasury Projects Stall and How to Restart Them
Release Date: 02/16/2026
Economic Update: Treasury Considerations for the Remainder of 2026
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss the economic conditions treasury teams should be watching through the remainder of 2026. They cover Fed leadership, inflation, labor markets, liquidity, working capital, geopolitical risk, tariffs, sanctions, and the importance of using reliable data and banking relationships to stay informed. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 New Fed leadership and monetary policy 04:53 Growth, inflation, and energy 08:47 Treasury’s economic outlook 10:44 Geopolitical risk, tariffs, and sanctions 16:07 How treasury teams can stay informed 18:46 AI, data, and economic...
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What the Best Treasury Organizations Do Exceptionally Well
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss what separates high-performing treasury organizations from the rest. They explore the importance of strong fundamentals, continuous improvement, people development, cross-training, standardized processes, proactive risk management, and technology that supports better decision-making. The discussion also offers practical steps treasury teams can take to reduce manual work and build capabilities over time. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 What separates high-performing treasury teams 02:24 Governance, policies, and controls 03:34 Building a continuous...
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Treasury Leaders’ Decision Framework: Prioritizing What Matters
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss how treasury leaders can make better decisions when resources, time, and management attention are limited. They examine how to prioritize competing initiatives, balance short-term wins with long-term strategy, avoid reacting only to urgent issues, and evaluate investments in the broader context of the organization. The discussion also covers resource constraints, root-cause thinking, cross-functional input, and the importance of regularly reviewing people, processes, technology, data, and structure. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Why prioritization is...
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Treasury Technology Debt: The Hidden Costs of Yesterday's Decisions
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss treasury technology debt, the hidden burden created when legacy systems and infrastructure continue to work but increasingly limit flexibility, security, and future capabilities. They explain how treasury teams can assess technology and identify where outdated tools create the most drag, and how to prioritize upgrades without trying to replace everything at once. The discussion also covers ISO 20022, APIs, AI, cloud-native architecture, interoperability, and why treasury should regularly review its technology stack to maintain a practical runway for...
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Payment Integrity and Trust in the Age of AI (Eftsure)
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and of discuss how AI is reshaping payment fraud and the controls treasury teams need to protect payment integrity without sacrificing efficiency. They examine the three core questions of how to ensure payments go to the right payee, at the right amount, and at the right time, along with the need for a control tower spanning AP, treasury, banks, and ERPs and payment rails. The conversation also explores agent oversight, AI-native workflows, continuous auditing, and opportunities to unlock working capital. Payment Security Report: Scammer's Playbook: How AP and Finance...
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AI Limitations and Opportunities in Treasury (Valorean Technologies)
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss five key limitations of enterprise AI in treasury: data quality, pattern-based reasoning without true understanding, difficulty handling novel situations, variable outputs, and limited explainability. They also explore the opportunities and solutions behind these constraints, including AI-assisted data cleanup, anomaly detection, stronger controls, human oversight, and safer agent-based system design. Enterprise AI for Treasury: A Guide to Agentic Implementation: AI: The Automation Spectrum and Examples in Treasury (Valorean Technologies) (2026): Valorean...
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ISO 20022 Payment Readiness: What Treasury Must Fix Before November 2026
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, and discuss what corporate treasury teams must do to prepare for the November 2026 ISO 20022 structured address requirements. They discuss why the rules can affect organizations even when they do not originate ISO 20022 files, how incomplete payment inventories and address data can cause rejections, and why treasury, AP, IT, banks, and service providers must coordinate to validate payment workflows and data readiness. ISO 20022 Readiness Webinar: Swift ISO 20022 Address Requirements: Fedwire ISO 20022 Implementation Center: What Is ISO 20022? (2021): Updating ISO...
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AI: The Automation Spectrum and Examples in Treasury (Valorean Technologies)
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, speaks with of about the automation spectrum in treasury, moving from rules-based processing and analytics to AI assistance and autonomous agentic systems. They discuss practical AI use cases including cash forecasting, hedge management, fraud detection, payment processing, document processing, reconciliation, and natural language interfaces, while emphasizing clean data, strong controls, explainability, and human oversight as treasury teams evaluate how to apply enterprise AI responsibly. Book Mentioned: Enterprise AI for Treasury: A Guide to Agentic Implementation:...
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AI Transitions: A Personal View and Levers (Transform Labs)
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, speaks with of about the personal side of AI transition and what professionals should understand as AI reshapes work. They discuss why companies must treat AI as a core operating capability, not just a faster tool, and how staff can move from task-oriented work toward higher-value contributions involving judgment, relationships, problem-solving, and systems thinking. The conversation emphasizes that professionals should actively learn how to work with AI systems, direct agents, improve workflows, and become agents of change inside their organizations. Company Websites:...
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ACH Rule Changes for 2026: What Treasury Needs to Know
The Treasury Update Podcast
In this episode, speaks with of about the 2026 ACH rule changes and what they mean for corporate treasury teams. They discuss the new company ID requirements, expanded risk-based fraud monitoring requirements, and which organizations must comply. Craig explains the importance of ACH fraud risk assessments, written policies and procedures, annual reviews, exception handling, and maintaining documentation that demonstrates compliance. The discussion also explores the concept of risk-proportionate controls, practical steps for organizations that have not yet completed compliance efforts,...
info_outlineIn this episode, Paul Galloway of Strategic Treasurer discusses why treasury projects stall internally. He explores common causes such as scope creep, system connectivity challenges, competing priorities, staffing changes, and M&A activity. The discussion also outlines how stalled initiatives should be framed with executives and what it takes to successfully restart a paused project.
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