MEET JORGE SCHAFRAAD
Jorge Schafraad is on a mission to make it easier for corporates to work with their banks.
He started his career in the financial industry in 1999 at ABN AMRO Bank, where he worked in several positions in Global Transaction Banking in IT, product development and business development.
Jorge founded his own company in 2007 and as an entrepreneur, he worked on several innovative projects in the financial industry. He has a passion for IT and innovation.
His drive is to make Cobase a leading pan-European player in the coming years and to continue to roll out globally.
Making the right connections
18-08-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and more recently the geopolitical disruptions, treasury teams have been operating in a uniquely demanding environment that has stretched resources and ingenuity to the limit. Never have treasurers had to cope with so many different factors at the same time. […]
The value of making timely use of data
04-08-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Since the start of the pandemic, the unprecedented financial stresses companies have underlined the potential consequences of underestimating risks and the value of building multiple business scenarios and corresponding options. In the first in a series of blogs, we outline best practice for reviewing key financial data […]
The 7 habits of highly effective treasurers
28-07-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Why are some treasury teams more adept at managing the financial challenges faced by their enterprises than others? Cobase decided to identify some of the factors that contribute to intelligent treasury management and operational excellence and summarized it all in an e-book. To this end, Cobase analysed […]
Balancing short and long term needs
12-05-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | In the final blog in this series we look at how to identify the right bank connectivity partner for your company to maximise the benefits of open banking. As discussed previously, current bank connectivity solutions make life easier for corporate treasury and new developments have the […]
Cashing in on optimisation
03-05-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Careful planning significantly boosts the chances of a cash management optimisation project being implemented successfully. Formulating a comprehensive strategy is the first – and perhaps most important – step a treasury team should take to ensure that a cash management optimisation project delivers the maximum benefit […]
Making the most of Open Banking for corporates
20-04-2022 | Cobase | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | Open Banking has come a long way in just a few years. Many banks around the world now offer APIs for account reporting or payment initiation, and several banks also offer other products and services via APIs. So far, most banks have invested in APIs for […]