Crypto payment execution for businesses
When a Treasurer or a CFO faces the daunting daily task of making payments, nowadays there are plenty of tools ready to help them to streamline cash settlements into near-automated transactions.…
The most stressful year in history for corporate treasuries
For the last 20 years, the ECB in Europe has fought for price stability with its only tool, interest rates. And thanks to this, until 2020 the trick did its job,…
Lessons to be learned for treasuries exposed to crypto
1. Your keys = your funds: no matter who or where the keys are stored, whoever has access to the private key owns the funds. During 2022 we have seen thefts, frozen…
Cross border payments using blockchain
When it comes to international trade and globalisation, there is one factor that can sometimes go unnoticed, and which we do not discover until we come face to face with it.…
Adopting cryptocurrencies in our investment portfolio
If we had been told five years ago that in just a few years there would be banks offering us the buying and selling of Bitcoin, many of us would have been surprised.…
THE DIGITAL EURO, OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The single European currency project is now 20 years old. Since 1 January 2002, European citizens in 19 countries have been able to do business with a single currency. During these…
CRYPTO-ASSETS, THE BANKING INDUSTRY’S BEST ALLY
In recent years, banking has undergone the most extensive restructuring process in its history. A process in which the foundations of its business model have sometimes been affected. Banks have had…
FINTECHS, el nuevo marketplayer en el FOREX
En los últimos años hemos sido testigos de un progresivo y duro ajuste de la banca tradicional española, en busca de rentabilidad y eficiencia. En un entorno de tipos de interés…
Estrategias para operar con seguros de cambio / forwards
Cuando hablamos de tipo de cambio, todos conocemos alguna web donde consultar el tipo de cambio de contado de casi cualquier par de divisa, incluso en tiempo real. Internet nos da…
Energías Renovables, factores críticos en su viabilidad ¿se están teniendo en cuenta los riesgos de mercado?
Entre los múltiples factores a considerar en un proyecto de inversión en energías renovables, hay un epígrafe que muchas veces pasa desapercibido y que es probablemente el enemigo oculto con mayor…