Entries by treasuryXL

Blockchain and the Ripple effect: did it ripple?

|24-4-2017 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL Our expert Carlo de Meijer has published an interesting article about a blockchain initiative that we want to share with you. We have slightly shortened the original article about Ripple.   Who is Ripple? Have you ever thrown a stone in still water of a river or a lake. […]

Communicatie en transparantie – het ontbreken ervan kan funest zijn voor treasurers

| 21-4-2017 | Kasja Reinders | treasuryXL De meeste artikelen op treasuryXL zijn uiteraard treasury-gerelateerd en onze experts schrijven over de meest uiteenlopende onderwerpen. Toen wij expert Kasja Reinders vroegen om eens een onderwerp te kiezen dat relevant voor treasurers maar niet onmiddellijk vak-specifiek is, kwam zij met ‘Communicatie en transparantie’. Verrassend en toch – treasurers […]

Regulatory demands: compliance required!

| 20-4-2017 | Olivier Werlingshoff | Sponsored content |   Complying with regulatory demands is a must, and banks know it. In practice, however, the majority still can’t manage to meet all requirements. Manual solutions prove to be insufficient and important rules are often overlooked. But how does one ensure that all regulatory demands are […]

Interesting apples and oranges a.k.a. the Dutch Fintech Awards

|18-4-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit One of my friends who works in human capital development and is a psychologist, explained me once how we can increase our creative output. One of the elements he mentioned was mixing up the way information comes to you and how you digest it. For example, if you are used […]

Dutch FinTech Awards (21 April): discount via treasuryXL

| 12-4-2017 | treasuryXL | On 21 April the Dutch FinTech Awards will take place in Utrecht. A day with many international keynote speakers, provoking master classes and pitches by the Dutch FinTech 50. Make sure you register today and join this unique opportunity to meet 300 International FinTech stakeholders. Via treasuryXL you can get a discount on […]

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.  […]

Blockchain: Securities market infrastructure players in the contra-attack

| 7-4-2017 | Carlo de Meijer |   Blockchain technology has long been viewed as a threat to CSDs (Central Securities Depositories) and their role as intermediaries for securities transactions. Blockchain and distributed ledger technology may make the role of many intermediaries in the post trade market infrastructure obsolete. In one of my blogs (Blockchain […]

How can payments improve your working capital? Part I

| 6-4-2017 | Olivier Werlingshoff | Working Capital is the term for the operating liquidity of a company that can be used and is needed to continue the day to day business. To calculate the working capital you have to deduct the current liabilities from the current assets. By managing your account receivables, accounts payables […]