Entries by treasuryXL

Payment fraud – Leoni case

| 30-08-2016 | Udo Rademakers | At the 5th of August I wrote an article regarding payment fraud. Not even two weeks later, Leoni, an automotive company in Germany with EUR 4.5b turnover, has been the victim of massive fraud where USD 40m has been wired … to a crime organization. “Leoni realized it had […]

Blockchain: Some remarkable announcements part I

| 29-08-2016 | Carlo de Meijer | While Blockchain is seen by many as a network phenomenon that needs large market participation, collaboration and interoperability to succeed, both R3CEV and a group of four large global banks came with announcements that are at least a bit remarkable. The bank-backed consortium had filed for a patent […]

Why companies still use Excel

| 25-08-2016 | Lionel Pavey | Do you still rely on spreadsheets in your daily treasury operations? We have read multiple articles on this subject lately and we decided to ask our community: Why do treasurers still rely on spreadsheets? Yesterday Jan Meulendijks gave us his opinion on the topic. Today expert Lionel Pavey talks about the benefits of […]

Do you still rely on spreadsheets in your daily treasury operations?

| 24-08-2016 | Jan Meulendijks | Spreadsheets, every treasurer knows how to work them. Spreadsheets are deeply embedded in treasury operations and they seem hard to eliminate. We have read multiple articles on this subject lately and we decided to ask our community: Why do treasurers still rely on spreadsheets? (source: gtnews.com) [separator type=”” size=”” icon=””] Jan […]

Uitgelicht: Banken overwegen cash op te slaan in kluizen om ECB te ontwijken

| 22-08-2016 | Olivier Werlingshoff, Udo Rademakers, Douwe Dijkstra, Roger Boxman |   Afgelopen week verscheen het bericht dat onder andere de ING bank serieus heeft overwogen om geld in cash op te slaan in kluizen om zo de maatregelen van de ECB te ontwijken. De ECB vraagt een ‘boete’ wanneer banken hun geld willen opstallen. De […]

Follow up: Valutaoorlog

| 19-08-2016 | Simon Knappstein |   Gisteren publiceerden we al een artikel over de valutaoorlog die volgens een bericht in het Financieele Dagblad gaande is. De winnaar lijkt degene te zijn met de meest dalende munt. Experts Erna Erkens en René Schilder gaven hun mening over deze vermeende valutastrijd. Vandaag is FX expert Simon Knappstein […]

Uitgelicht: Valutaoorlog

| 18-08-2016 | Erna Erkens, René Schilder | Het Britse Pond daalde sinds het Brexit referendum al zo’n 13% in waarde. Ook de Amerikaanse Dollar daalde afgelopen week tegenover alle munteenheden in waarde. Volgens het Financieele Dagblad is er een valutaoorlog gaande waarbij degene met de meest dalende munt de winnaar lijkt te zijn. (Bron: FD.nl) […]

The Corporate Treasurer and Blockchain

| 17-08-2016 | Carlo de Meijer |   While it has been widely reported that – despite its disruptive character – the majority of banks think that innovations such as blockchain technology will positively impact their business and are exploring how they can use blockchain to their advantage, it is still largely a grey area for […]

Treasury ABC Part IV

  For many people Treasury is, as they think, something that is not concerning. Because there are many items that could be mentioned and listed here, I chose to mention the items that have effect on our daily lives, even if we are not aware of the existence of the described item. Last week I […]

How to cope with the interconnectivity trap part II

| 16-08-2016 | Hans de Vries |   Electronic Banking has been here for more than thirty years now. And it certainly had a big impact on the way the corporates and banks communicate. Nevertheless, ever since the introduction Treasurers have been struggling to incorporate this feature into their IT ERP environment. They get stuck […]