AI agents could gradually change how corporate treasurers manage cash, reducing the inertia that keeps large balances in low-yielding bank accounts and putting pressure on banks’ deposit funding.
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The Fed and ECB have both hiked, the Bank of England held on a 6-3 split, and equities hit record highs, all against a backdrop of sticky inflation, ongoing conflict and tightening liquidity that points to rates staying higher for longer.
Richard Draper introduces TreasurySpring's new MCP server, which lets treasurers query their live portfolio data through AI assistants like Claude instead of manually pulling reports and reconciling spreadsheets.
Matthew Longhurst explains why TreasurySpring has joined the Canton Network's industry working group and is running live proof-of-concept repo trades with major market names to advance digital collateral mobility.
Kevin Cook explains the founding principles behind TreasurySpring's One+ product and the non-negotiable rules, like never selling products the founders wouldn't buy themselves, that have guided the platform since day one.
Richard Draper explains how TreasurySpring has opened up the multi-trillion-dollar repo market, previously reserved for large banks, to a much wider range of cash investors through secured Fixed-Term Funds.
Kevin Cook traces his own confusion the first time he encountered the term 'repo' back in 2006, and uses it to explain why the repo market is such a fundamental, if poorly understood, building block of finance.
This commentary follows the FOMC's update and reflects the opinions of TreasurySpring's capital markets experts, Nigel Owen and Dr. John Min. This does not constitute legal, investment, or other advice.
A practical guide to where AI helps treasurers today, where they should stay cautious, and how to start safely.
This blog explains how business term deposits work, how interest is calculated and what drives rates, and why treasurers with balances above the £120,000 FSCS limit should weigh credit risk and liquidity alongside the rate, comparing term deposits with notice accounts, money market funds, Treasury bills and secured lending through repo.
UK inflation climbed to 3.5% in September on the back of rising fuel prices, Brent crude reached $117 a barrel and UK debt passed £3 trillion, while French business activity unexpectedly contracted ahead of Fed and ECB meetings where the guidance will matter more than the rate decisions.
This guide explains how UK Treasury bills work for corporate treasury teams, covering how they’re issued, priced, taxed and accounted for, the risks involved, and how TreasurySpring lets companies access them without setting up their own dealer and custody arrangements.
This guide explains how UK businesses can calculate their true cash surplus, split it into operating, reserve and strategic tiers, and choose between bank deposits, money market funds, Treasury bills, repo and short term cash products within a clear, board-approved investment policy.
Cost-of-living protests are spreading across Europe and India just as governments have little room to spend, while a cautious Fed, hotter US inflation, stronger UK growth and jobs data, and Brent crude above $110 set the tone for markets this week.
This blog explains how UK accounting standards (IAS 7 and FRS 102) define cash equivalents as short-term, highly liquid investments held to meet short-term cash needs, usually maturing within three months of purchase, and covers which instruments qualify, which are excluded, and how items like money market funds, restricted cash and overdrafts are treated.
