How real-time liquidity can help treasury unlock capital and drive value

Treasury is entering a new phase of responsibility, one defined by continuous action rather than periodic oversight.

In this episode of the EY Better Finance: CFO Insights podcast, host Myles Corson speaks with Stephen Randall, Global Head of Liquidity Management Services at Citigroup, about how treasury is adapting to an always-on, real-time global economy and becoming more central to enterprise value creation.

Stephen shares insights from Citi's research and client experience on what differentiates high-performing treasury functions, highlighting the importance of strong fundamentals, high-quality data, automation and programmable, rules-based cash management. He explains how always-on treasury models help CFOs and treasurers respond faster to disruption, reduce operational risk and make more informed balance sheet decisions.

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Key takeaways:

• Understand why forecasting accuracy alone is no longer sufficient to support confident finance decision making.

• Recognize how treasury can enable confidence through real‑time liquidity, visibility and control.

• Explore how leading organizations are redesigning treasury operating models for an always‑on environment.

• Identify the role of real‑time liquidity and automation in reducing reliance on manual intervention.

• Understand how treasury's evolving role can support resilience, agility, unlock capital and support enterprise value creation.

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