Cash Meets Tech: Key Takeaways from XLconnect Cologne with Aviva Investors

By Aviva Investors

16/10/2026

At our XLconnect session together with Aviva Investors, Alastair Sewell shared how treasury teams use automation, real-time data, and investment portals to manage €3.8 trillion in corporate cash.

One point came back throughout the presentation: technology is accelerating, but risk still sets the speed limit. Improved tools assist with forecasting and balance tracking, but liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and market events remain present every day.

The session covered:

  • AI-driven cash forecasting across intraday, 7–30 day, and 3–12 month horizons

  • Real-time treasury portals and cash balance visibility

  • The role of money market funds as a €2.2 trillion market utility

  • Tokenisation, near-instant settlement, and extended cut-off times

A specific focus of the session was tokenised money market funds, covering how digital shares enable collateral mobility, cut settlement delays, and support intraday cash requirements.

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