flow analyses and explains how market trends shape our client industries and covers: corporate cash management/treasury; institutional cash management; trade finance and lending; trust and securities services; as well as sustainable finance, technology, regulation and other macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.
By working with market experts and researchers and covering key industry developments, flow provides unique insights into today’s international business landscape
Cash management
Cash management, flow case studies
Embedding the future of finance Embedding the future of finance
Cash flow visibility and supplier engagement are among the benefits that result when financial services are embedded into non-financial platforms. flow’s Clarissa Dann examines corporate appetite for embedded finance and shares how Deutsche Bank has combined the innovation and agility of a start-up with the safety of a Tier-1 European bank to make this available to clients
Cash management, Opinion
Stablecoins: between vision and reality Stablecoins: between vision and reality
Stablecoins promise a revolution in international payments. But how realistic is their use in treasury? Deutsche Bank’s Christof Hofmann takes a look at the current status and hurdles
Cash management, Technology
How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury
As real-time payments, APIs, and digital assets transform how money moves, corporates have to keep up. Reporting from EuroFinance 2025, flow explores how fintech companies SumUp and Bitpanda demonstrate treasury’s power as both enabler and catalyst of this transformation
Trade finance and lending
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
India nails her trade credentials India nails her trade credentials
The newly signed India-EU trade deal is the latest in a series of agreements that India has inked with major trading partners to both maintain economic growth and protect itself from geopolitical uncertainty. Drawing on Deutsche Bank Research analysis, flow’s Clarissa Dann examines the details
India nails her trade credentials More
Trade finance and lending, Opinion
After Draghi: what’s next for Europe’s economy? After Draghi: what’s next for Europe’s economy?
Competitiveness, resilience or preparedness – the big imponderables for European trade in 2026. Independent trade economist Dr Rebecca Harding explains why diverse and resilient supply chains are key – and how these should be financed
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
Dawn of Europe’s new trade order? Dawn of Europe’s new trade order?
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025 improving Europe’s competitiveness in the face of rerouted supply chains and geopolitical shocks was a dominant theme in conference panel sessions. flow reports on ‘where next’ in the last of our post-event articles, and analyses how technology is helping
Trust and securities services
Securities services, Macro and markets
Outlook for digital assets 2026 Outlook for digital assets 2026
What are the use cases for stablecoins beyond crypto trading. Are they entering mainstream banking finance? flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on where this evolving form of digital money has progressed to, drawing on analysis from a Deutsche Bank client webinar summarising the outlook for digital assets in 2026
First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors
Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, First Pacific is one of Asia’s leading investment holding companies. How does it keep its own investors engaged and loyal? flow’s Will Monroe talked to John W Ryan, Group Chief Investor Relations Officer, to find out
Securities services, Macro and markets
Rethinking investment and post-trade in Asia Rethinking investment and post-trade in Asia
As Asia continues to attract investor attention for its high growth and promising returns, how is post-trade keeping pace in a shifting global economic landscape shaped by tariff shocks? flow shares key takeaways from a seminar hosted by The Asset in association with Deutsche Bank
flow case studies
First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors
Trust and Securities Services, flow case studies
First Pacific: maximising long-term value for investors
Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, First Pacific is one of Asia’s leading investment holding companies. How does it keep its own investors engaged and loyal? flow’s Will Monroe talked to John W Ryan, Group Chief Investor Relations Officer, to find out
Henkel China: a Shanghai powerhouse
flow case studies, Cash management
Henkel China: a Shanghai powerhouse
The sealants-to-shampoos multinational is steadily expanding its products portfolio in Asia Pacific and digitalisation of payments is sharpening its customer service. Henkel China’s Regional Treasurer APAC, Sophie Yang, tells flow’s Will Monroe that innovation is central to driving growth
Siemens Treasury: leading innovation in real-time payments
flow case studies, Cash management
Siemens Treasury: leading innovation in real-time payments
Siemens’ belief in the potential of new technology is reflected in the company’s continued Corporate Treasury evolution. Heiko Nix, Siemens’ Global Head of Cash Management and Payments, updates treasury journalist Graham Buck on the ongoing journey
Macro and markets
Commodities Outlook 2026 – where next
Trade finance and lending, Macro and markets
Commodities Outlook 2026 – where next
Copper is up, oil down, but amid the uncertainty and volatility that characterises the current geopolitical landscape there is one constant – China. As the world’s second biggest economy enters its year of the Fire Horse, flow’s Will Monroe shares key updates from Deutsche Bank Research’s Commodities Outlook, where supply and demand is clearly linked to what China might do next
Outlook for digital assets 2026
Securities services, Macro and markets
Outlook for digital assets 2026
What are the use cases for stablecoins beyond crypto trading. Are they entering mainstream banking finance? flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on where this evolving form of digital money has progressed to, drawing on analysis from a Deutsche Bank client webinar summarising the outlook for digital assets in 2026
The world outlook 2026 – never a dull moment
Macro and markets, Trade finance and lending
The world outlook 2026 – never a dull moment
Drawing on the Deutsche Bank Research annual next-year World Outlook, flow looks forward to a year of cautious optimism, with growth accelerated by AI adoption, clearer trade strategies, fiscal stimuli, and investment in security and infrastructure
Technology
Cash management, Technology
How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury How fintechs are reshaping payments: lessons for corporate treasury
As real-time payments, APIs, and digital assets transform how money moves, corporates have to keep up. Reporting from EuroFinance 2025, flow explores how fintech companies SumUp and Bitpanda demonstrate treasury’s power as both enabler and catalyst of this transformation
Cash management, Technology
One giant step to payments innovation? (Part 2) One giant step to payments innovation? (Part 2)
In the second of two Sibos 2025 payments wrap-ups, flow reports on sessions discussing how technological advances – from stablecoins and autonomous payments to artificial intelligence (AI) – are powering tomorrow’s payments innovation
Technology, Cash management, Opinion
Nobody wins from fragmentation Nobody wins from fragmentation
Heather Lee, Global Head of Payments Strategy at Swift, explains how frictionless capital flows across the world can only happen through interoperability of technologies – and implementation of standards
Sustainable finance
How AI is reshaping the energy transition
Sustainable finance, Technology
How AI is reshaping the energy transition
As artificial intelligence (AI) drives innovation across sectors, it’s not only fuelling technological progress, but also significantly increasing electricity demand. Deutsche Bank’s Lavinia Bauerochse describes how this development is transforming the global energy transition – and why investments in grid expansion and transition finance are taking centre stage
Discover the world of finance
Community
Discover the world of finance
Since its launch in 2020, the broadcast channel ExpeditionFinance has been exploring the future of the financial industry. Deutsche Bank host Jürgen Schmitt reflects on a journey which has taken him from Australia to Turkey, to Singapore and the US – and one which is far from over
The price of CO₂
Sustainable finance
The price of CO₂
Carbon pricing is essential to combat climate change as it incentivises companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. flow’s Desirée Buchholz looks at how regulatory initiatives in the EU could impact global investment flows – and the role voluntary carbon markets play in reaching net-zero commitments
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