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Blockchain for trade finance: A network business

| 19-06-2018 | Carlo de Meijer | TreasuryXL Trade finance has become one of the top focus issues for blockchain technology use. The number of pilots and other trials that are looking into the opportunities of blockchain technology for trade finance and supply chain have dramatically increased in 2017 and intensified this year. The sheer […]

PSD2 Spring Update

| 18-06-2018 | François de Witte | TreasuryXL During the fall of 2017, I published a Summer Update on PSD2. Since then, a lot of things have moved, and hence I found it the right moment to provide an update you on some developments PSD2 and open banking. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS ARTICLE AISP:    […]

What corporate treasury can learn from corporate insurance

15-06-2018 | Treasurer Search | TreasuryXL | Last week Treasurer Search sent it’s monthly newsletter that included below article. Not all people in the market will think the same as the author, but we think it is definitely an interesting way of looking at our insurance colleagues.   One of the many benefits of being a […]

Geld ontvangen uit het buitenland: wat zijn de kosten voor een webwinkel?

| 13-06-2018 | by  Pieter de Kiewit | Dat leek me een relevante vraag in de opbouw van een nieuwe e-commerce activiteit. Wat betaal ik, wat betaalt mijn klant? Een tamelijk frustrerende exercitie waarover onderstaand meer. Als leek heb ik geleerd dat in de wereld van webwinkels er vele softwares worden gebruikt. Gelukkig is er al […]

Is cash still king?

| 11-06-2018 | by Patrick Kunz | All treasurers and most financials know the statement “cash is king”. I do not have to explain the meaning; it is best for a company to have cash above any other forms of (accounting) income. Not talking about the problems of not having any cash. Having cash makes a […]

Blockchain and Trade Finance: how it could work

| 07-06-2018 | by Vincenzo Masile | treasuryXL|   How can trade finance operate leveraging a Blockchain based infrastructure to drive efficiencies, reduce cost base and open up new revenue opportunities? It is vital that the international trade flow is smooth and transparent but this is not always the case for the below reasons:   Current […]

Cyber Security and Business Intelligence

| 5-6-2018 | TIS | Fintech Hotseat – AFP 2017: Alongside smaller companies, there are still many medium and large sized companies that have not yet implemented real-time monitoring of their payment processes. The result? These organizations then fail to discover missing cash until the end of the month. In this interview during the AFP […]

Cash flow forecasting – more than just safeguarding liquidity

| 4-6-2018 | Gerald Dorrer | TIPCO Treasury & Technology GmbH | “We don’t need cash flow forecasting” – statements like this are frequently heard at companies with significant cash reserves. They often highlight concerns about major internal expenses as capturing the relevant data can tie up significant resources. Modern cash flow forecasting, however, is […]

Does technology actually help you improve your cash management?

| 31-5-2018 | Nicolas Christiaen | Cashforce | It is a question that many companies have been asking themselves for the past few years. Innovative, dedicated technologies may be very exciting, but the question remains: Are they worth the investment? We believe the answer is yes, but understanding the technology & its shortcomings are key to exploiting […]