Crypto, CBDCs, DeFi and the Treasurer
Ingka Group, the largest franchisee of the IKEA brand, with 390 stores in 32 countries, is not currently using digital currencies, but is following their progress closely. It is building its knowledge and understanding of the market, and assessing when the right time might be to engage, and how. TMI talks to Michael Aandahl, Head […]
Why European Companies Need a Central Bank Digital Currency
Crypto currencies are too volatile to be used as a serious payment tool. Central bank digital currencies are the solution with so much more to offer. How do they stack up against the likes of Bitcoin in the real world? Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is ‘the next big thing’ in the global currency sector. […]
How Suitable are Crypto Assets as a Treasury Investment?
Corporates have started putting Bitcoin on the balance sheet. Central banks are pursuing their own digital currencies. The rise of cryptocurrencies is happening at a startling pace and will have a variety of impacts. Now is the time for treasurers to educate themselves and their businesses about the complex changes ahead, something explored in a […]
Crypto: Can it Ever Be Right for Treasury?
In an era where arguably even normally dependable gilts have shifted from being ‘risk-free returns’ to ‘return-free risks’, have cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin finally become viable assets? Or has recent market turbulence, coupled with regulatory intervention, put a stop to treasury interest in this space? We explore the options – and take a pragmatic view. […]
Crypto Assets: The Questions Every Treasurer Should Be Asking
Are crypto assets really a viable treasury investment? If so, how can you enter – and exit – the market with the least possible risk? How does the custody of crypto assets work? What are the accounting and tax considerations? This podcast answers all of these questions and more. A panel of crypto experts talk […]
Cash is Dead. Long Live Bitcoin*
*Other digital assets are available When BCB Group, a crypto-dedicated payment services provider, launched BCB Treasury in February 2021, its aim was help corporate treasury departments invest in digital assets. TMI spoke to the firm’s Chief Growth Officer, Ben Sebley, about the platform and the wider impacts of treasury’s adoption of Bitcoin and other crypto […]
What CBDC Experiments Mean for the Real Economy
The use of digital currencies in legitimate commercial settings took a sizeable step forward recently with the first ever live settlement of a fund using Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) tokens. What is the impact of this successful transaction on the real economy? When Banque de France (BDF) successfully completed a Central Bank Digital Currency […]