flow analyses and explains how market trends shape our client industries and covers: corporate cash management/treasury; institutional cash management; trade finance and lending; trust and securities services; as well as sustainable finance, technology, regulation and other macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.
By working with market experts and researchers and covering key industry developments, flow provides unique insights into today’s international business landscape
Cash management
Cash Management
Real-time treasury: start small, go big Real-time treasury: start small, go big
Real-time treasury is steadily becoming a reality. Top treasurers from Siemens, Merck and Bayer share their experiences on issues including trigger payments and APIs, the role of virtual accounts, and myths around the concept
Cash Management, Opinion
New ways to manage liquidity in APAC New ways to manage liquidity in APAC
Dealing with trapped cash is becoming increasingly important for corporate treasurers in these turbulent times. In India and Korea, they can now benefit from regulatory easing, reports Deutsche Bank’s Christof Hofmann
Trade finance and lending
Trade finance and lending
Meeting the Middle East’s taste for British cheese Meeting the Middle East’s taste for British cheese
With the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) free trade agreement signed, British exporters have a fresh route into fast-growing Middle East markets. But what support can its exporters call upon for those products that have a long gestation period? flow’s Clarissa Dann finds out at GTR UK 2026
flow case studies, Trade finance and lending
Financing Dar es Salaam’s new bus network Financing Dar es Salaam’s new bus network
As bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Africa continue to expand in response to increased urbanisation, flow’s Clarissa Dann profiles the roll-out in Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam and spotlights how a trade finance partnership with a local bank using a letter of credit got the wheels turning
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
What next for global energy? What next for global energy?
With a negotiated settlement to end the war in Iran not as yet confirmed, what does this mean for global trade with energy prices at current levels? flow’s Clarissa Dann examines insights from Deutsche Bank Research and key international agencies and reflects on what this means for trade finance demand
Trust and securities services
Trust and securities services
Custody in an age of fragmentation Custody in an age of fragmentation
How are global custodians navigating the fragmented geopolitical landscape? And what’s their take on digital assets and artificial intelligence? flow shares insights from BBH, Clearstream, JP Morgan and State Street
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Trust and securities services
Shifting gears Shifting gears
A tipping point for the tokenisation of structured products and securities, enabled by issuer and investor services, might finally be upon us predicts Deutsche Bank’s Paul Maley. Speaking to Janet Du Chenne, he makes clear that client voices and market shifts are pushing the industry toward a more unified model
flow case studies
Fewer accounts, faster payments: ABB’s path to a more efficient treasury
flow case studies, Cash management
Fewer accounts, faster payments: ABB’s path to a more efficient treasury
Supporting ABB’s purpose of enabling sustainability and resource efficiency also requires internal functions to operate with greater efficiency. ABB’s Corporate Treasury team, for instance, is using virtual bank accounts to run a leaner and optimised operation. flow’s Will Monroe finds out more
Allseas: Pioneering offshore construction
flow case studies, Cash management
Allseas: Pioneering offshore construction
When Dutch-Swiss global offshore energy contractor Allseas expanded operations into Brazil, its treasury team faced new challenges around onshore/offshore conversion, funding alignment and documentation frameworks. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how Deutsche Bank helped to provide an integrated solution
First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors
Trust and Securities Services, flow case studies
First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors
Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, First Pacific is one of Asia’s leading investment holding companies. How does it keep its own investors engaged and loyal? flow’s Will Monroe talked to John W Ryan, Group Chief Investor Relations Officer, to find out
Macro and markets
What next for global energy?
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
What next for global energy?
With a negotiated settlement to end the war in Iran not as yet confirmed, what does this mean for global trade with energy prices at current levels? flow’s Clarissa Dann examines insights from Deutsche Bank Research and key international agencies and reflects on what this means for trade finance demand
Europe’s energy stress test
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
Europe’s energy stress test
How will this latest Iran oil shock impact the global economy, and what does this mean for ramping up Europe’s competitiveness? flow’s Clarissa Dann shares geopolitical insights from expert speakers at the 3–5 March 2026 BAFT Europe Forum
Commodities Outlook 2026 – where next
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
Commodities Outlook 2026 – where next
Copper is up, oil down, but amid the uncertainty and volatility that characterises the current geopolitical landscape there is one constant – China. As the world’s second biggest economy enters its year of the Fire Horse, flow’s Will Monroe shares key updates from Deutsche Bank Research’s Commodities Outlook, where supply and demand is clearly linked to what China might do next
Technology
Trust and securities services
Ready for take-off: scaling digital assets Ready for take-off: scaling digital assets
As digital assets move from proof of concept to application, banks face a number of operational and regulatory challenges. Sabih Behzad, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies Transformation at Deutsche Bank, shares what it takes to scale digital assets responsibly
Cash management, Technology
AI in corporate treasury: what are the barriers to adoption? AI in corporate treasury: what are the barriers to adoption?
Data issues and slow integration/adoption are preventing artificial intelligence’s full potential from being realised in corporate treasury. Dr Tobias Miarka of Crisil Coalition Greenwich examines what this means for businesses and treasurers
Cash management, Technology
How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury
As real-time payments, APIs, and digital assets transform how money moves, corporates have to keep up. Reporting from EuroFinance 2025, flow explores how fintech companies SumUp and Bitpanda demonstrate treasury’s power as both enabler and catalyst of this transformation
Sustainable and Transition Finance
How AI is reshaping the energy transition
Sustainable finance, Technology
How AI is reshaping the energy transition
As artificial intelligence (AI) drives innovation across sectors, it’s not only fuelling technological progress, but also significantly increasing electricity demand. Deutsche Bank’s Lavinia Bauerochse describes how this development is transforming the global energy transition – and why investments in grid expansion and transition finance are taking centre stage
Discover the world of finance
Community
Discover the world of finance
Since its launch in 2020, the broadcast channel ExpeditionFinance has been exploring the future of the financial industry. Deutsche Bank host Jürgen Schmitt reflects on a journey which has taken him from Australia to Turkey, to Singapore and the US – and one which is far from over
The price of CO₂
Sustainable finance
The price of CO₂
Carbon pricing is essential to combat climate change as it incentivises companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. flow’s Desirée Buchholz looks at how regulatory initiatives in the EU could impact global investment flows – and the role voluntary carbon markets play in reaching net-zero commitments
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