Digital Transformation in Treasury
Webinar “Future proofing treasury: what to look for in your next TMS”
Changing your treasury management system (TMS) is one of the biggest technology decisions a treasury team will make. Switching it is a major commitment, but staying put for too long can be just as costly.
“Finalized Basel III is changing the nature of companies’ relationships with their banks”
In this interview, David Laugier, Managing Director at Redbridge, discusses some of the key terms and principles linked to the new prudential regulation that treasurers need to know and how they may apply to their financing strategies.
Verification of Payee: how treasurers are driving changes to the rules on bulk payments
The EU’s Verification of Payee (VoP) service aims to improve fraud prevention during credit transfers. Unfortunately, it can also disrupt corporates’ pre-authorized payment flows. With the support of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT), treasurers have suggested some adjustments to the European Commission to avoid a widespread corporate opt-out from the service. In this interview Hervé Postic, CEO of Mahouarn, who has been appointed by the Association Française des Trésoriers d’Entreprise (AFTE) to act as a voice for French treasurers, explains the problems and the changes that treasurers are proposing.
Stablecoins: The Next Payment Rail for Global Commerce
The payments industry often chases buzzwords before considering real, operational benefits. We saw it with BNPL when I challenged the hype vs the actual value. Stablecoins are quietly moving through the same arc. This article was first published in Paypers Global Ecommerce Report 2026 .
Best wishes for the year ahead from everyone at Redbridge
Since launching our business in 1999, Redbridge’s goal has been to provide greater transparency and fairness to finance, payments and treasury teams across the world. We achieve this through our deep expertise, extensive use of data, and complete independence.
Beyond fraud: turning policy abuse into business value
Gabriel Lucas, Director of Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, shares insights on how to go beyond fraud by turning policy abuse into business value. This article was first published in Paypers.
Everything you need to know about Verification of Payee (VoP)
In this article, Matthieu Perret, Head of Fraud Prevention Solutions for Cash Management at BNP Paribas, shares some practical information about Verification of Payee (VoP), which has assumed a central role in ensuring payment flows are secure.
What corporate treasurers need to know about what’s going on at ESMA
What can corporate treasurers expect from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which coordinates the work of European regulators on many topics of interest to the profession? At the recent AFTE conference, ESMA’s Executive Director, Natacha Cazenave, provided a comprehensive update.
When payments stop being a cost center
How can you evaluate the return on investment of a new payment method? Through their experience with Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), payment orchestration, SoftPOS and fraud prevention, representatives from Back Market, Christian Louboutin and Thom Group explained at the recent AFTE Conference how crucial it is to have expert, ROI-oriented leadership to drive commercial performance. We summarize the discussions below.
Understanding US interchange fees: a guide for European merchants
Dan Carter, Senior Director at Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, offers European merchants an insightful guide to US interchange fees. This article was first published in Paypers.
AI in treasury: use cases and operating implications
At the recent EuroFinance International Treasury Management conference in Budapest, corporate treasurers exchanged experiences on cash forecasting, FX operations, payments, treasury automation and data architecture. Artificial intelligence was presented there as a tool to generate actionable information for management teams more quickly while reducing manual interventions. Cash forecasting and process automation were the most highlighted applications of AI by participants, but other areas were also presented, notably FX and the coding capabilities that allow information systems to talk to each other.
Five hot payments developments topics at the ePay Summit in London and what you need to do about them
In October, Redbridge was at the ePay Summit in London, took part in roundtables and met merchants to discuss issues including fraud in e-commerce, the realities of open banking and the practicalities of implementing alternative payments methods such as crypto and blockchain in everyday checkout flows.
Subscription payments: the hidden impact on customer lifetime value
Gabriel Lucas, Director of Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, shares insights on how to understand and reduce payment-related churn for the subscription model. Originally published in the Paypers.
Strengthening the Operating Impact of Treasury Centers
Dino Nicolaides, Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at Redbridge, encourages Treasury Centers, that are powerful drivers of operating performance within multinational groups, to strengthen their value add through the optimisation of bank fees and services. His insights into successful renegotiations are drawn from numerous engagements with international treasuries. They revolve around three key principles: transparency, benchmarking, and an end-to-end approach.
Redbridge study: French corporate groups’ financing put to the test by tighter liquidity and increasingly selective bank lending
Redbridge’s latest annual study on the financing of large groups listed in France reveals a rise in their level of indebtedness coupled with a marked slowdown in their investments.