MEET CARLO DE MEIJER
Carlo R.W. de Meijer is an independent Economist and Senior Researcher.
Till 1 October 2015 he worked at the Market Engagement Department of Services Payments at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
He received a Master’s degree (cum laude) in International Economics at the University of Tilburg in 1977.
During his career at ABN, ABN AMRO and Royal Bank of Scotland, Carlo has held a large number of posts in the banking sector of international finance, both as a senior economist and as a private investment advisor.
He has been a member of various national and European committees and working groups preparing the launch of the euro.
His main areas of focus are nowadays the payments, securities/derivatives, trade finance, supply chain finance, standards and cash management environment and its developments.
Carlo has published many articles on various international and financial topics.
He has been one of the editors, next to Steve Everett and Willem van Alphen, of the International Cash Management Handbook 2013.
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What is the expected conclusion of crypto volatility for Corporate Treasury?
08-06-2022 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | A couple of weeks ago we launched a poll on our LinkedIn page about the impact of crypto volatility on corporate treasury. The poll received 72 votes in total, which is a great number! Thanks to everyone who joined the poll. We thank François de Witte, Pieter de Kiewit […]
Central Banks Digital Currencies: what may it bring for banks?
18-05-2022 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | The future of money is digital, according to a new global CBDC index from Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC). This year’s Index shows that central banks are “ramping up” activity in the digital currency space. It is estimated that more than 80% of central banks […]
Crypto in the frontline: victim or survivor
11-04-2022 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | The war of Russia versus its neighbour Ukraine has triggered many countries from the West to impose severe sanctions, mainly aimed at hurting the oligarchs around president Putin. They are trying various ways to evade these sanctions as much as possible. Western countries led by […]
Blockchain, crypto mining and the environment: towards sustainable solutions
21-02-2022 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Blockchain has always been presented as providing speed, efficiency and low costs. But there is also a flipside. Since the crypto industry is booming, including DeFi and NFT, and blockchain technology is going more mainstream the discussion of their negative impact on the environment is […]
Main blockchain and crypto trends in 2022: unexpected expectations
18-01-2022 | Carlo de Meijer | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | For me it is becoming a sort of tradition. Writing a blog about the upcoming trends in the Blockchain and crypto arena for the next year and beyond. A year ago I concluded with the sentence: “always expect the unexpected”. And unexpected was […]
Top 5 most read articles at treasuryXL.com and LinkedIn of 2021
04-01-2022 | treasuryXL | Welcome in 2022! We are thrilled to share the Top 5 Most Read Articles with you below. TreasuryXL has grown considerably last year, and our data shows us that our articles have widely been visited. We would like to take you to our most viewed website and LinkedIn articles of 2021. […]