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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Static Cash to Symphonic Liquidity: Orchestrating the Future with Stablecoins
Written by Sharyn Tan (Views are my own) Picture this: As a corporate treasurer, you’ve spent years fine-tuning the art of cash forecasting—building buffers for the inevitable delays, sweeping funds across borders like a conductor waving a baton at half-speed, and staring at dashboards that only refresh when the banks deign to open their doors. […]
De-Dollarisation: Why Treasurers Can’t Ignore the Shift (And How to Build a Hedging Strategy That Survives It)
From Treasury Masterminds Every few years, the financial world picks a new buzzword to obsess over. This time it isn’t AI, blockchain or some other magic toy. It’s de-dollarisation. And unlike most corporate folklore, this one actually matters for treasury teams. The US dollar still rules global trade, sure, but its grip isn’t quite what […]
Prefunding — The Silent Cost of Speed
Written by Sharyn Tan (Views are my own) Faster payments sound like pure upside: instant settlement, happier suppliers, smoother cash-flow forecasting. But every corporate treasurer knows the hidden catch—the faster you need to pay, the more cash you have to park upfront. This is the paradox of prefunding, and it’s one of the biggest silent […]
The Rise of Alternative Payment Rails: What Treasurers Should Know About Thunes–MoMo and TerraPay Xend
From Treasury Masterminds Corporate treasurers love stability, but the payments infrastructure clearly didn’t get the memo. Over the past year, a different type of cross-border network has been creeping into the spotlight — one built not on correspondent banks, but on mobile wallets, interoperability layers and real-time settlement rails. Two developments stand out right now: […]
The Stablecoin Reality Check: Unlocking Liquidity or Just Relocating the Traps?
Written by Sharyn Tan (Views are my own) In the ever-evolving world of finance, stablecoins have emerged as a beacon of hope for revolutionizing payments and liquidity management. Often touted as the “future of money,” these digital assets pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar promise to bridge the gap between traditional finance and […]
In-House Banks and Cash Pooling: Why They’re the Hot Treasury Topic of 2025
From Treasury Masterminds If there’s one thing 2025 has made crystal clear, it’s that treasurers are done letting cash collect dust across dozens of accounts and entities. The conversation has shifted fast; from fragmented liquidity management to full-scale internal banking. In-house banks (IHBs) and cash pooling structures are no longer just “nice-to-have efficiency tools.” They’re […]
APIs Are a Digital Foundation: Why Adoption Is “When,” Not “If”
Written by Macer Skeels, CTO, FinanceKey Introduction Anyone who claims that APIs are just hype does not understand them. The truth is, APIs are already embedded into the digital fabric of the tech world. While marketing has overused the term, and repeatedly overpromised the benefits, this has led many to dismiss APIs as buzzwords and […]