We look forward to welcoming you to our sessions:

Thursday, 16 October: 11:00-11:45 am (Stream 6: Payments Hub)

"Using European virtual account solutions to unlock in-house banking efficiency" with Renato Barbone and Thomas Kittel, Bayer AG

Managing a large number of legacy physical bank accounts poses a significant challenge for corporate treasury teams. High administrative costs, fraud risks and time-consuming Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures often go hand in hand with manual account handling. To address these challenges, Bayer has implemented a virtual account structure as part of a broader in-house banking strategy. By consolidating its global account landscape and introducing a virtual accounting framework across Germany and its European affiliates, Bayer has significantly increased transparency, reduced complexity and improved efficiency. This setup allows for centralised payment processing via on-behalf-of constructions, cash pooling and internal interest allocation – while maintaining the same existing IBANs for customers, even after physical accounts are closed. The solution not only reduces compliance and operational burdens but also supports Bayer’s gradual rollout of SAP S/4HANA across Europe and the US. In their session, the Bayer treasury team will share practical insights into the implementation journey, key learnings, and the strategic value of virtual accounts in a global finance environment.

Thursday, 16 October: 2:00-2:45 pm (Stream 1: AI and automation)

"Fintech treasury: from instant payments to stablecoins" with Barbara Edelmann, Bitpanda, Felix Tielesch, SumUp and Galina Kersten, Deutsche Bank

Treasurers at fast-moving fintechs are often ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting emerging payment technologies in areas such as real-time payments, banking APIs, digital wallets, stablecoins and cross-border transactions. In this session the treasurers from SumUp and Bitpanda will share how they are embracing and driving change in payment technologies, with a focus on automation and execution efficiency and how Deutsche Bank can support these efforts. We will explore the challenges of merchant adoption in instant payments, the integration of bank APIs and the need to scale payment rails to handle growing volumes. The session will examine the evolution of cross-border payment technologies, including the potential role of stablecoins, to revolutionise global payments infrastructure and reduce processing costs. Our fintech treasurers will also touch on digital money, cryptocurrencies and digital wallets – and offer their perspective on what the future of payments could look like in the 2026 treasury landscape and beyond.

Thursday, 16 October: 2:45-3.30 pm (Stream 2: Cash and capital)

"Bank panel: Innovation in cash management: power tools for treasurers" with Tom Durkin, Bank of America, Ankur Kanwar, Standard Chartered Bank, Bruno Mellado, BNP and Deeptasree Mitra, Deutsche Bank

Every corporate treasurer is focused on improving cash management processes and with an avalanche of new technology in recent years, many have evolved systems to ever greater degrees of efficiency. As API-driven tools deliver real time cash visibility and payment data, with connectivity to multi-bank platforms and integration with TMS and ERP systems, cash management transformation is accelerating throughout corporate treasury. As new AI technologies manifest, the opportunities to innovate to create even more accurate data flows for forecasting and liquidity management are emerging. Diving deep into how banking partners and treasurers collaborate to improve and automate processes, we explore the rapid evolution of next generation real time AI enhanced tools to produce accurate forecasting and decision-making in cash and liquidity management.