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Treasury Leadership Forum
Navigate the blueprint for tomorrow
Navigate the blueprint for tomorrow
The Treasury Leadership Forum is Standard Chartered’s premier series offering expert perspectives and practical insights on transaction banking.
Started over a decade ago in China, this exclusive event has grown into a global series focusing on important topics for treasurers and senior finance executives.
Watch the videos below and hear from our leadership on the blueprint for tomorrow, with a hint of what you can expect from the global event series.
Michael Spiegel
Why are world-class platforms and partnerships key tenets in enabling your transformation journey?
Sofia Hammoucha
Can the strategic integration of advanced technologies drive sustainable growth and resilient supply chains?
Mahesh Kini
Why are payments and treasury management at the intersection of transformation and new opportunities?
Past event highlights | TLF Shanghai
Beyond borders: Intelligence shaping the next chapter
The 14th annual Treasury Leadership Forum was held in Shanghai, exploring the future of treasury through AI, digitalisation and sustainable innovation. The forum sparked insightful discussions on evolution of payments as well as the transformative trends shaping tomorrow’s trade and supply chains.
Watch the video to explore the highlights and takeaways from our Shanghai event.
Areas of focus
Explore a wide range of topics pertinent to the industry, from modernising treasury and driving growth by improving resilience, visibility and control, to risk management, cybersecurity, blockchain, digital assets, and the future of payments.
Leveraging technology to modernise treasury
Orchestration takes centre stage: Six forces shaping Treasur…
Explore the six forces shaping transaction banking's transition from dig…
Augmented intelligence: A pragmatic look at AI in trade
As AI brings new opportunities to global trade, we explore whether it ca…
Programmable payment workflow creates new industry standard
We worked with Trafigura to transform the way payments are processed, es…
Explore strategies for unlocking liquidity and managing FX in restricted markets
Unlocking trapped cash and the rise of AI in treasury
Discover the opportunities and challenges treasury professionals see in …
Treasury in Africa 2026: Scaling operating models in a fragm…
Explore the themes that will shape the African treasury agenda in 2026 a…
Charting a new era of treasury excellence
Uncover treasury’s role as a strategic advisor to drive business transfo…
Impact of ISO 20022 on payments; new forms of payment and understanding digital assets
Is fiat still the backbone of global finance?
Why modernised fiat remains central in a multi-rail treasury world
Data unleashed: AI and ISO20022 as engines for growth
The ISO 20022 migration is not just a compliance exercise; it is a catal…
Digital assets for next-gen treasury
Corporate treasurers must act now to harness the full potential of digit…
Models, considerations, benefits and risk management activities that can be centralised
From cyber defence to financial resilience
Why cyber risk now sits with treasury, procurement and the board
Trade distribution: Regulation, resilience, and renewal
Nicolas Langlois, Global Head of Trade Distribution, discusses how trade…
Balancing risk and reward: Deploying AI in the fight against…
AI is turning into an essential tool to combat illegal financial activit…
Case studies
bp transforms its regional cash management
Successful treasury transformation achieved enhanced treasury performance and yield optimisation.
Join us at one of our upcoming events near you
With events around the world, the future of treasury is a global conversation with a truly local lens. Find your nearest Treasury Leadership Forum in our event calendar below.
TLF UK
28 April | London
TLF US
18 May | Chicago
TLF Vietnam
10 June
TLF Singapore
23 July | Singapore
TLF Malaysia
19 August | Kuala Lumpur
TLF Thailand
20 August | Bangkok
TLF Europe
18 Sept | Barcelona
TLF Philippines
18 Sept | Manila
TLF Hong Kong
21 Sept | Hong Kong
TLF Indonesia
13 Oct | Jakarta
TLF US
19 Nov | San Francisco
Excellence in Transaction Banking
We continue to be recognised in transaction banking for product development, breadth of coverage and service excellence. Here are some of our most recent award wins.
We were named Best Transaction Bank in The Asset’s Triple A Treasurise Awards 2025, in yet another record-breaking year of 127 accolades. These affirm clients’ choice of transaction banking services globally.
We were recognised with seven accolades at the Treasury Management International Awards for Innovation & Excellence 2026, across both bank and client solution awards in the areas of Cash and Liquidity Management, Funding Solution, Sustainable Finance, Trade and Supply Chain, and Treasury Transformation.
Global Finance recognised us as the Best Trade Finance Provider across multiple countries including Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Vietnam in their Trade & Supply Chain Finance 2025 awards. We were also named Best Bank for Cash Management in Bangladesh, Botswana, Ghana, India, Kenya, Namibia, and Nigeria in their Annual World’s Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank 2025 awards.
FImetrix ranked us as the top provider for financial institutions, notably in the areas of service and client satisfaction, global network, and product capabilities, in its recent Global Transaction Banking Services Study 2025 – a testament to our continued leadership in global clearing and payments.
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Cash management solutions
From offering convenient collection methods for your customers, to contributing towards organisational sustainability goals, we aim to shape your cash strategy to match your unique requirements.
Trade and working capital
Whether you want to grow your business, expand to new markets, or develop your sustainability capabilities, we have the trade finance solutions to support your goals.