Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Wim Grosemans, Steven Lenaerts (BNP Paribas) and Wim Raymaekers (SWIFT) join TMI’s Eleanor Hill to outline their vision for the payments landscape in 2025. Our guests consider how recent developments such as instant payments, real-time treasury, and digital...

5 Practical Steps for Preparing Ahead No-one knows precisely what the future holds, but a successful digital treasury team must be able to adjust quickly to the evolving ecosystem – and be able to scale at speed. In this article, four industry experts outline their...

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...

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...

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...

As real-time payments and collections gain traction, the velocity of cash is accelerating. In turn, treasurers must move away from outdated systems and batch processing, while exploring the possibilities of real-time investing. They must also learn how to handle and...

TMI’s Eleanor Hill welcomes Jared Smith and Craig Ramsay (HSBC) into the TreasuryCast studio to cover the lessons that corporate treasury teams have learned from the current health crisis, and how they can apply this knowledge to effectively crisis-proof their...

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...

*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...

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?...

Jean-Marc Servat, Chair of The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) and TMI’s Eleanor Hill take a deep dive into the world of crypto assets to discuss why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are capturing the attention of finance professionals...