MEET GEERT BLOM
Geert is a bright and experienced professional, well-versed in the domains of both treasury and payments.
Having a background in both business administration and financial law, Geert is well-equipped to translate applicable regulations into practical, operational procedures and policies. Geert has performed many legal counsel and advisory assignments for both large financial institution as start-ups; as such, Geert can level with clients from different backgrounds and approach all client challenges and ambitions with a combination of rationality and empathy.
Skills of Geert include clear and persuasive presentation, strong analytical numerical ability and sound logic and reasoning.
Geert holds university master degrees in both International Business Administration and Financial Law.
Brexit Drives Financial Institutions from UK to EU License
20-03-2020 | treasuryXL | Enigma Consulting Since the UK left the European Union on January 31st, Brexit is a fact. Currently both sides are in a transition phase that lasts until the end of this year. For now, it remains unclear how the future relationship between the EU and the UK will be shaped after […]
Does your business need a DNB license? You need to take these 8 steps
07-02-2020 | treasuryXL | Enigma Consulting Anyone that provides payment services in the Netherlands must either hold the appropriate licence issued by DNB or be excepted or exempted from the licensing requirement. A payment service provider may start operations only after DNB has issued its licence or after it has entered the provider in the […]
Trending treasury topics from the Treasury Barometer 2019
| 29-11-2019 | Enigma Consulting | Bas Kolenburg While the treasury has always managed changes in both financial markets as in the businesses, the pace at which changes now need to be managed is accelerating. In a time of increased digitalisation, payments acceleration and new business models in the whole value chain of payments processes […]
The 2019 DACT Treasury Fair: it’s time to connect
| 01-11-2019 | by Kendra Keydeniers | The DACT (Dutch Association of Corporate Treasurers) is organizing their annual Treasury Fair at Hotel NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst in Noordwijkerhout on November 14th and 15th 2019. The DACT treasury fair is the most important annual treasury event in the Netherlands. Practice-oriented workshops and specialist presentations on trends […]
License application for payment services in 5 steps
| 27-9-2019 | treasuryXL | Enigma Consulting License applications from DNB: Enigma knows what is required! If a business processes payment transactions or wants to become an account information service provider (AISP) or payment initiation service provider (PISP), it requires a license from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). The consultants at Enigma are highly experienced in […]
IBOR phase out – a serious challenge
| 17-9-2019 | treasuryXL | Enigma Consulting For the last 40 years IBOR (interbank offered rates, including LIBOR and later also EURIBOR) have been a fact of daily life in the financial services industry. They have been the benchmark for lending, hedge contracts, current accounts, valuation models etc. for a long time till the regulators, […]