Bank of America Treasury Insights

The changing dynamics of supply chain finance

The events of recent years are changing the way companies manage their global supply chains. Find out how have these changes impacted supply chain finance strategies.  
Host
John Stewart, Global Head of Commercialization, Bank America
Co-hostsRakshith Kundha, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance in APAC, Bank of America Jacqui Kirk, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance in EMEA, Bank of America Jean Paul Antelo, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance in LatAm, Bank of America Lesley McNamara, Head of Global Trade Strategy, Bank of America 
 
MAP 5530918 / 3-22-24

How can I make Working Capital work harder in 2023?

Optimizing working capital can be challenging with inflation, rising interest rates and volatile supply chains.  Listen to how greater visibility into cash flow improves cash forecasting and leads to faster decision making.
 
HostPeter Ziegenfuss, Head of Bid Management, Bank of America
 
Co-hostsMatthew Davies, Global Head of Transaction Services, EMEA and our co-head of Global Corporate SalesBruce Meuli, Treasury Advisory Executive, Bank of America 
 
MAP 5515526 / 3-15-24

Women in Treasury - How to successfully invest in both yourself and your career

“Without challenge, there is not change.”  Listen to Sheila Quintus, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer at Medtronic, discuss how she has successfully built a strong ecosystem and navigated unchartered waters throughout her treasury career and personal life. 
 
Host Netra Kumar, Managing Director and Sr. Treasury Sales Officer at Bank of America
 
Co-host Sheila Quintus, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer at Medtronic
 
MAP 5498731 / 3-7-24

How to make eCommerce payments simpler, faster and more secure

Consumers want to make payments quickly, easily and securely through their cell phones or computers.  Find out how emerging payment methods can help companies efficiently receive payments online by improving transparency and streamlining reconciliation, while simultaneously enhancing the consumer's checkout experience.
 
Host
Alex Wong, Treasury Product Executive, Bank of America 
 
Co-hosts
Kevin Baker, Head of Merchant Services, EMEA, Global Transaction Services, Bank of AmericaTim Renew, Chief Revenue Officer, Banked
 
MAP 5492350 / 3-2-24

Changing payments landscape for treasurers

Payments are going through a transformation in capabilities, functionality and usage across the ecosystem. Listen to what corporate treasurers face in light of these changes and the new opportunities in the evolving payments landscape.
Host
 AJ McCray, Head of Global Payments at Bank of America
 
Co-hosts
Paul DeCrane, Principal of Zanders Treasury and Finance Solutions
Derrick Walton, Head of Emerging Payments and Innovation at Bank of America 
MAP 5478924 / 2-22-24
 

On-time treasury - is your liquidity always on?

Higher interest rates have brought liquidity structures back into the spotlight. Although the fundamental goals of liquidity management don't change rapidly, the appeal of on-demand applications and increasing pace of treasury decisions necessitate fresh strategies. Are liquidity structures equipped to handle the degree of automation and integration required by new data-driven, always-on commerce?
 
Host
Michael Bosacco, Head of GTS Advisory, Bank of America
 
Co-hosts
Mark Waggoner, Assistant Treasurer, Koch Industries
Henrik Lang, Head of Global Liquidity, Bank of America
 
MAP 5468600 / 2-16-24
 

Contactless payments take center stage

Is the pandemic-era rise in contactless cards and mobile wallets here to stay? In the Payments Insights podcast, we dig into this growing trend to help you adapt to shifting behavior at the point of sale.
 
Host
Erica Denham, SVP, Strategy and Commercialization Executive, Bank of America
 
GuestsJuan Garrido, Product Management Executive, Bank of AmericaNicolle Wilson, SVP, Senior Product Manager, Bank of America
 
MAP 5054232 / 10-26-23
 
 

On time treasury – the end of the line for the daily cash position?

Payments and data are inseparably connected. The combination of instant payments, and more importantly, instant data transfer through application programming interfaces (APIs) dramatically alters treasury operations. These forces also significantly increase the speed of communication and decision-making for treasurers.
Host
Bruce Meuli, Treasury Advisory Executive, Bank of America
 
Co-hosts
John Coon, Treasury Director for Global Financial Operations, The Dow Chemical Company
Matthew Davies, co-Head of Global Corporate Sales and Head of EMEA Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
 
 
MAP 5421729 / 1-19-2023

Managing treasury in a constantly shifting market environment

With the uncertainty in the markets, adopting the right working capital strategies is imperative. Listen to how automating receivables with smart technology, validating payments and collections, optimizing cycle times and releasing cash provides visibility into working capital cycles. 
Host
Hannah Boaden, Director Treasury Product Manager at Bank of America 
 
Co-hosts
Matthew Davies, Head of EMEA Global Transaction Services and Co-head of GTS Sales
Vanessa Herbert, Director, FX, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America 
Bruce Meuli, Treasury Advisory Executive, Bank of America
MAP 5406189 / 1-11-2024

Innovation driving efficiency and risk mitigation

As emerging technology advances, companies are leveraging it to drive efficiency. Learn how Bechtel Corporation used different technologies, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to improve efficiency, reduce risk and generate cost savings.
 
Host
Vanda Ayrapetyan, Director, Treasury Sales Officer, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
 
Co-hosts
Elizabeth Abrams, Treasury Director, Cash Management, Bechtel Corporation
Michael Bosacco, Head of GTS Advisory, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
 
MAP 5393052 / 1-3-2024

On-time treasury - the death of batch processing?

Consumer expectations for online purchasing have changed forever with the rise of near-instant information and transactions. Nevertheless, adapting to on-time treasury involves more than instant payments. End-to-end processing that combines agility, innovation and reliability is the key to creating a treasury that can respond to the ‘always-on’ demands of modern commerce and the more establish periodic or batch processing.
 
Host
Michael Bosacco, Head of GTS Advisory 
 
Co-hosts
Tom Durkin, Global Product Head of the CashPro platform, covering Online, Mobile, API and Connectivity
Bruce Meuli, Treasury Advisory Executive
 
MAP 53560657 / 12-16-23

How correspondent banks are enabling trade finance growth in Latin America

As the global correspondent banking environment changes, trade flows continue to be a key area of focus with enablers like innovation, digitization and ESG.
 
Host
Jean Paul Antelo, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance in Latin America, Bank of America
 
Co-host
Luiz Carlos Couto, Head of Financial Institution Sales in the Americas, Bank of America
 
MAP 5329810 / 12-7-23