For corporate treasurers already mired in the costly, slow and opaque world of cross-border payments, ether could offer a real solution: real-time, cost-free, “crypto-payments” with the need to buy cryptocurrency.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
Money stranded in local accounts in foreign currencies is a perennial problem for treasurers. TPV Technology's treasurer tells CT how he worked with JP Morgan to tackle it.
As the virtual currency's value explodes, one expert sees a day where it becomes a vital part of the treasury arsenal ... or even replaces the corporate treasurer entirely.