Treasury/Cash Management Consultant
Hans de Vries has a long standing experience as a Consultant Cash Management with one of the leading banks in the Netherlands, mostly as a sparring partner for companies in the Corporate segment in and outside the Netherlands.
Bitcoins or banks, who is taking care of the business?
| 2-8-2017 | Hans de Vries | Banks have long been target of wild spread ideas that their role as facilitator in the (inter) national money transaction industry will soon be overtaken by new Fintech initiatives like PayPal, Bitcoin and recently Ethereum. The idea behind these new technologies is that the Trusted Third Party (TTP) […]
The Euro from a treasury perspective
| 10-4-2017 | Hans de Vries | In a perfect world, one currency is the ultimate dream for every Treasurer. The introduction of the Euro has been a major leap forward in that direction. However, current anti-euro sentiments boosted by populist movements all over Europe, seriously threaten to hamper this unique and visionary European accomplishment. […]
Will the European banks strike back?
| 27-12-2016 | Hans de Vries | Last November The European Payments Council (EPC) launched the single euro payments area (SEPA) instant credit transfer (SCT Inst) scheme. The scheme will be live in November 2017 and allows the European banks to propose innovative, digital, and fast payment solutions to their customers. The EPC describes the […]
New norms in banking: more than 30 new areas emerging. Pick your Fights!
| 28-11-2016 | Hans de Vries | treasuryXL | We came across an interesting ‘panorama’ from McKinsey& Company about the key Fintech trends and asked our expert Hans de Vries to comment on it. He came back with interesting insight, that we want to share with you: Blockchain, PSD2, Bigdata, Crowdfunding, Bitcoins: never a dull […]
How Bank Independency improves your Treasury Performance
| 18-11-2016 | PowertoPay | As RBS in april 2016, ABN AMRO announced recently that they will lay off another 1500 employees worldwide and reduce services due to ongoing digitalisation. We came across an article of PowertoPay and in the light of recent developments you might find it interesting to read. As we emerge from the global […]
Impressions after the DACT Treasury Fair 2016
|16-11-2016 | De Kiewit Treasurer Search, Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH, Cashforce | DACT Treasury Fair 2016, organised by the Dutch association of treasurers, is the most important annual treasury event in the Netherlands, where you can share treasury best practices, learn about the impact of latest trends and exchange experiences in a relaxed and informal […]