Following the introduction of the EU Instant Payment Regulation, the volume of real-time payments is increasing. For corporate treasurers this means that they need to review liquidity management, account statement processing, and fraud prevention. But instant payments also create new opportunities, explains Deutsche Bank’s Christof Hofmann

Boosting demand for electric vehicles (EV) is key to decarbonising road transport. With corporates accounting for 60% of car purchases in Europe, incentivising companies to electrify their motor fleets is essential. flow’s Desirée Buchholz reports on how E.ON Drive is contributing to this goal – and why efficient payment processes and APIs are part of its success

Cross-border payments need to become faster, cheaper, more transparent, and accessible – that’s the homework G20 leaders have given to the financial sector in 2020. Ulrich Bindseil, Director General for Market Infrastructures and Payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), describes collaboration between the private and public actors for achieving these targets – and the scope for further progress

Digital assets are converging into the digital finance space, creating new types of money while fuelling demand for new types of payments and post-trade settlement services. Experts at a Deutsche Bank-hosted conference shared insights on what this means for market infrastructure participants and where the direction of travel is heading

Digital transformation and infrastructure investment are top priorities in the Middle East as the region diversifies away from oil and gas. How does this impact the corporate treasury teams of companies operating in the region? flow’s Desirée Buchholz reports and shares two client examples from the Asia-Middle East corridor

Japanese pharma company Takeda embarked on its in-house banking journey as early as 2008. Assistant Treasurer, Fiona Foley and Treasury Operations Lead for EMEA and Canada, Andreas Schollenberger tell flow’s Desirée Buchholz why the team’s attention is now turning to Asia-Pacific – and how on-behalf-of structures are a big lever for efficiency

Getting access to high-quality and consistent data is key for steering a treasury department. This is why “improving treasury reporting has been in the back of mind since I joined MANN+HUMMEL five years ago”, says Dominik Paschinger, Vice President Group Treasury & Risk Management. MANN+HUMMEL is a family-owned German filtration company which generated a turnover of €4.7bn across its 80 locations globally in 2023

The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving ahead both with a retail CBDC (the digital euro project) and new ways to settle blockchain-based transactions in central bank money. In a webinar hosted by Deutsche Bank Research, Jürgen Schaaf, Adviser for Market Infrastructure and Payments at the ECB, talks about timelines, goals and the role of banks in the new ecosystem

Sibos descended on Beijing for the first time this year, arriving with some of the biggest payment topics in tow – from the G20 Roadmap and ISO 20022 to AI and digital wallets. flow explores the latest developments shaping the future of payments