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Kyriba Webinar: Modernising Global Corporate Payments to Prevent Fraud

04-11-2020 | treasuryXL | Kyriba | These last few months have highlighted that Payments Fraud continues to be a major problem, with fraudsters quick to leverage the global pandemic, with the amounts involved considerable. In this session Kyriba’s Paul Simpson will be joined by Helen Alexander from SWIFT and James Bushby from MasterCard, to explain what institutional payment fraud […]

Alternative Risk Finance Part 3 – Cell Company 101

| 02-11-2020 | Mark Roelands | treasuryXL The introduction to a most utilized form and key alternative to a traditional captive As described in this series: an in-house insurer can be of great added value to your company. In the current hard insurance market, the possibility to utilize an own vehicle instead of the turbulent […]

US Election: how would Democratic and Republican victories impact the US dollar?

29-10-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | Regardless of the winner, there will be motion in the currency markets. Are you prepared? In just one week, the 2020 United States presidential election will draw to a close. While many are making their predictions based on recent polling data, as time has shown (just look at the […]

Appropriate funding, where do you get it? (Dutch item)

| 26-10-2020 | Stichting MKB Financiering | treasuryXL Uit het onderzoek naar de ontwikkeling van de zakelijke non-bancaire financiering in Nederland dat SMF in juni publiceerde bleek dat de omvang van de non bancaire financiering (€ 2,6 miljard) zó groot is geworden dat niet meer gesproken wordt van alternatieve financiering, maar van non-bancaire financiering. De groei vindt plaats in alle […]

The US Election, the Dollar, and the Pound: what’s the forecast?

22-10-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | Currently both election polls and the betting odds predict a clear lead for Joe Biden. However, it is important to cast your mind back to the night before the 2016 election when the same polls and odds had had Hillary Clinton as the clear favourite. The United States presidential […]

What is a forward exchange contract? (Dutch item)

| 21-10-2020 | Erna Erkens | treasuryXL | Een valutatermijncontract is een contract tussen twee partijen met een valutadatum in de toekomst (bijv. 1,2,3 6 of 12 maanden), maar waar u nu de valutakoers voor afspreekt. Die staat dus vast. Ongeacht hoe de koers beweegt tijdens de looptijd van uw termijncontract. U weet precies waar u aan toe bent. […]

Technology in 2024: Is your trading desk ready?

20-10-2020 | treasuryXL | Refinitiv | Traders around the world find themselves having to adapt quickly to AI and emerging technologies, the move to automation, and the need to demonstrate best execution. To understand what this means for the future, Refinitiv teamed up with Greenwich Associates to produce a three-part series called ‘The Future of […]

What is a wire transfer, and is it the best choice for sending your money?

15-10-2020 | treasuryXL | XE | At its simplest, the term “wire transfer” refers to the electronic transfer of money from one person to another, typically using a bank. But this doesn’t mean wire transfer is just another term for “money transfer”. There are stark differences between money transfers and wire transfers. Unlike online money transfers, […]

Is a Letter of Credit (L/C) a dying product?

| 13-10-2020 | Ger van Rosmalen | treasuryXL In this blog , Ger van Rosmalen explains why you need to ask for a Transferable Letters of Credit when your bank doesn’t want to increase credit limits but even want to lower credit limits. This blog continues in Dutch language… Is een Letter of Credit ( […]

Smart working with blockchain-based smart contracts

| 12-10-2020 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL Smart contracts are one of the most popular and talked about subjects being built in the blockchain industry. As processes are increasingly digitalised, it is becoming necessary to find a way to make reliable, digital business agreements. Smart contracts are a great alternative for replacing traditional contracts, […]