Kyriba Partners with Jiko to Enhance its Marketplace with Direct Access to T-Bills Through a New Investment Application

The new offering gives corporate finance teams access to low-risk US Treasury bills for higher yield on liquid assets

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyriba Corp, a global leader in cloud-based finance and IT solutions, and Jiko, a vertically integrated financial institution which offers its clients real-time programmatic access to the yield and safety of T-bills, today announced a strategic partnership, whereby Kyriba’s customers will be able to leverage Jiko’s flagship Money Storage product directly from Kyriba’s Liquidity Management platform. Through this new capability, Kyriba’s clients will be able to proactively manage their T-bill holdings with simplicity, security, and improved liquidity.

A revolutionary corporate money storage solution to help Kyriba’s clients

Jiko’s corporate Money Storage solution allows treasurers to seamlessly have their cash directly deployed into T-bills, held at leading custody bank BNY Mellon. Jiko’s key innovation lies in the blending of the payment technology of its national bank with the proprietary trading and ledgering technology of its registered broker-dealer, allowing clients to conveniently deploy cash into T-bill maturities of their choosing (currently 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-months) without having to hire traders or work through complex brokerage interfaces. Jiko automatically invests or liquidates positions when a wire instruction is received, and recently showcased the ability to do so quickly and at scale by completing a same-day withdrawal of over $100M for a corporate customer.

“Jiko makes it very easy to deploy cash into T-bills – the popular low-risk asset class that has historically been cumbersome for corporates to access,” said Remy Dubois, Chief Growth & Value Officer at Kyriba. “The availability of Jiko Money Storage in Kyriba’s Marketplace gives our clients the flexibility to grow their liquidity, securely and without penalty, as treasury teams strive to optimize liquidity planning and reduce their vulnerability to rising interest rates.”

“It has never been more important for corporates to properly disperse and store their cash while safely generating yield,” said Stephane Lintner, CEO and Co-Founder of Jiko. “Jiko Money Storage allows treasurers to break away from the one-size-fits-all and opaque structure of Money Market Funds, without introducing additional operational or counterparty risk to the treasury function. We are thrilled to partner with a market leader to enable corporate treasurers to map liquidity needs and access cash as needed through Jiko Money Storage.”

Key features of Jiko Money Storage directly available to Kyriba customers include:

• A unique, simple, and foolproof user experience that relies on trading automation, abstracting all the operational complexities away
• Companies of all tiers are able to seamlessly store money directly in US T-bills
• T-bills are securely held at leading custody bank BNY Mellon
• The ability to map yearly cash flows with select T-bill maturities
• Real-time visibility into trade details and holdings
• Transparent and competitive pricing

Kyriba customers can reach out to their representative for access to Jiko Money Storage.

About Kyriba Corp:

Kyriba empowers CFOs and their teams to transform the way they activate liquidity as a real-time, dynamic vehicle to grow and create business value while protecting against financial risk.

With 2,500 customers worldwide, 20% of which are Fortune 500 companies, and 25 million payments processed daily, Kyriba's platform connects internal treasury, risk, payment, and working capital applications to vital external sources such as banks, ERPs, trading platforms, and market data providers. Based on a secure and scalable SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence, Kyriba enables thousands of businesses around the world to maximize growth opportunities, protect against losses from fraud and financial risk, and reduce costs through advanced automation.

Kyriba is headquartered in San Diego, with offices globally. For more information, visit www.kyriba.com.

About Jiko

Jiko Securities, Inc., Jiko Technologies, Inc., and Jiko Bank, a division of Mid-Central National Bank, collectively “Jiko.”

Jiko is a vertically integrated financial institution which combines the stability of a national bank and registered broker-dealer with modern trading and ledgering technology to offer its clients real-time programmatic access to the yield and safety of T-bills. While preserving on-demand liquidity, cash is invested in the safety of T-bills on behalf of the customer, which are securely held at the biggest custody bank in the country. Jiko’s mission is to deliver a premier global money storage platform, providing all customers with risk-free returns on their balances while allowing 24/7 instant payments and transfers. For more information, visit www.jiko.io.

Investments in T-bills: Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value

Banking services provided by Jiko Bank, a division of Mid-Central National Bank.

All US Treasury investments and investment advisory services provided by Jiko Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, member FINRA and SIPC.