A new live summer session series by treasuryXL!
XLcompass is a new live series where one treasury topic takes centre stage. Each edition brings together experts from treasuryXL partners in a moderated discussion, giving participants the opportunity to compare approaches, practical experience, and solutions around a shared challenge.





The size and shape of your treasury team
| 09-11-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | Last week I received a call from one of my clients. Over the last years, I found several members for their team. Given the transition they are in, they were looking for benchmark information to shape their treasury team and make it future proof. This has kept me […]
Cybersecurity & corporate treasury – not your favourite, but beware!
| 17-10-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | We all have these topics we know are important but never get the highest priority. Until it is too late. Cybersecurity is one of them. Do you want to be the treasurer named in the newspapers? Finding examples and input on-line is not hard. Only this morning these […]
Entering the Financial Markets Data environment – Review Screen Market Event
| 12-10-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | Last Tuesday Screen Consultants organized her annual event for the 25th time. An excellent opportunity to put the topic of financial market data on the treasuryXL agenda trough layman’s eyes. There are a few obvious reasons why a corporate treasurer should pay attention to market data: “Using old […]
Why does Apple issue a green bond? Spoiler alert: I do not know (yet)
24-7-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | treasuryXL | Recently we had an “inner circle meeting” of treasuryXL in which we talk about developments and the direction we want to go. One of the invitees suggested we pay special attention to sustainable financing and related topics. I agree that this topic is quite prominent and this […]
Banking license Klarna & Adyen: The end of their competitive advantage?
| 5-7-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | Last weeks the payment service providers (PSPs) Adyen and Klarna received banking licenses. The gap between Fintech and traditional banks is being closed with the new kid on the block entering the traditional market. I can see the parallel to Amazon taking over Wholefoods and entering traditional retail. […]
“Systems om je bank buitenspel te zetten” – Verslag van mijn Financial Systems presentatie
| 23-5-2017 | Pieter de Kiewit | Dit is een verslag en korte samenvatting van mijn presentatie die ik mocht houden op het Financial Systems evenement. Afgezien van een gênante vertraging door mijn gebrekkige Powerpoint skills was het een prettige sessie afgerond met een pittige discussie tussen experts in de zaal. Eerst een korte samenvatting: […]