On-Chain Settlement: Beyond the Hype and Into the Messy Middle
Written by Sharyn Tan (Views are my own) “Instant settlement” has become treasury’s favorite buzzword. The promise is intoxicating: transactions clearing in seconds, transparency no baked in, settlement risk vanishing into the ether. For treasurers drowning in reconciliation spreadsheets and chasing payment confirmations across time zones, it sounds like salvation. But here’s the part nobody…
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How Swap Automation Reduces Risks And Costs
This article is written by Kantox FX swaps are one of the most widely used instruments in currency management. The omnipresence of swaps and forwards in fx-risk-management is best understood by glancing at recent estimates by the Bank for International Settlements: “FX swaps and forwards had reached the $130 trillion mark in late 2024. The…
Webinar Recap: De-Dollarisation & How Treasurers Can Build the Right Hedging Strategy
Hosted by Treasury Masterminds and Ebury Resources from Ebury For those wanting to dig deeper into the trends shaping de-dollarisation: Download Ebury’s De-Dollarisation Playbook Free FX Audit from Ebury The final webinar of the year landed with a full house and a topic treasurers clearly can’t get enough of: the shifting role of the US…
The CFO’s Guide to Choosing FX Providers: Banks vs Brokers vs Fintechs
This article is written by HedgeFlows If you’re a CFO managing international payments through your bank, the amount you’re overpaying depends entirely on your size – banks charge SMEs 2-3% while giving large corporates 0.1% for the exact same service. Yet the same SME could get 0.4% from a fintech in minutes. Or you can start…
The Anti-Burnout Reporting Playbook for Treasury Teams
This article is written by Treasury4 Reporting Isn’t the Problem. Burnout Reporting Is. Most treasury teams aren’t lacking skill—they’re constrained by process.The real issue isn’t just “too many reports.” It’s the time spent reconciling mismatched data, re-explaining logic, and stitching together tools that were never built for modern cash management. A quick update to the…
Stablecoins on the Balance Sheet: The Counterparty & Credit Risk Debate
Written by Sharyn Tan (Views are my own) Thesis: Stablecoins promise instant, low-cost, 24/7 settlement that traditional correspondent banking cannot match. But there’s a catch—you’re trading the credit risk of regulated banks for a mix of private issuers, offshore entities, and smart contracts. However, we’re not debating whether stablecoins will land on corporate balance sheets – they…
Treasury’s Turning Point: What AI Actually Looks Like in the Real World
This article is written by our partner, Nilus “AI won’t replace you. But a person using AI might.” That quote set the tone at TMANY’s Future of AI in Treasury roundtable, co-hosted by Nilus and Redbridge. And it hit home. Because here’s the truth: AI in treasury is no longer theoretical. It’s not a slide deck or…
Climate Risk: The Next Frontier in Treasury Strategy
Based on the Treasury Masterminds Podcast with Marcus Cree, FIS Corporate treasurers have spent the past decade wrestling with geopolitical shocks, broken supply chains, inflation, and volatile FX markets. Just when you thought the to-do list couldn’t get any longer, here comes the next heavyweight risk class marching straight into treasury: climate risk. Most treasurers…
The seven sins of cash positioning: Challenges in modern treasury
This article is written by Nomentia From the outside, it looks like control. Dashboards. Reports. Daily check-ins. But talk to anyone in treasury, and the truth comes out fast: it’s not control. It’s the illusion of it.Behind the numbers is a daily scramble. Outdated data. The tools don’t talk to each other. Manual work dressed…