Europe’s New Trading Partners: Managing FX Risks and Shifts in 2024
Corporate treasurers are encountering new challenges from an FX risk management standpoint – and companies must adapt their hedging strategies, international payments processes, trade finance arrangements, and technology stacks in order to thrive.
Testing the Future: FX Scenario Modelling for All
Effective control of foreign transaction fee budgets means FX scenario modelling. Danny Ross, Managing Director, Argentex, a global payment and currency risk management specialist, tells TMI why. Every business setting cost pricing or managing its budget with foreign transaction fees should at least consider implementing FX scenario modelling into its financial strategy. But according to […]
FX: Is the Clock Ticking for Bank Service Bundling?
FX fees have often been difficult to assess as part of a traditionally bundled bank service agreement. But with transparency firmly on the agenda for corporate stakeholders, Eric Huttman, CEO, MillTechFX, believes that both banks and corporates now have the means to benefit from a more open approach to FX. For some treasurers, there is […]
Transactional FX: Maximising Efficiencies and Unlocking Cash Management Opportunities
As the speed of global commerce increases, and the desire for transparency across all areas of business intensifies, more treasury teams are discovering the benefits of automating their transactional foreign exchange (FX) workflows. In this article, two senior leaders from Barclays Corporate Banking explain the drivers behind the rise – and democratisation – of transactional […]
Drax Highlights Core Sustainability Credentials with Novel ESG-linked FX Solution
Many treasurers are trying to find their feet in helping their companies deliver on sustainability. Having led the successful execution of an innovative project to implement ESG-linked FX derivatives for her organisation, Lisa Dukes, Director, Corporate Finance & Derivatives, Drax Group, encourages them to be bold, determined and not shy away from thinking outside the […]
FX Hedging Strategies for 2021 and Beyond
As new processes and technologies are called upon to help businesses navigate turbulent waters post Covid-19, foreign exchange hedging strategies will need to change too. The latest survey from Kantox, in partnership with TMI, reveals the extent of what’s needed now. In a world where business efficiency and effectiveness suddenly became essential survival skills rather […]
Automating Transactional FX: Unlocking Efficiencies and Growth Opportunities
Prior to the coronavirus crisis, few corporates had thoroughly reviewed the way they processed their foreign currency payments. But with remote working and rapid digitisation, treasurers are starting to explore the benefits of automating their transactional foreign exchange (FX) workflows. Sat Khuntia, Head of FX Sales, Barclays Corporate, and Daniela Eder, Head of Payments & […]
FX Hedging: Is Your Strategy Still Fit For Purpose?
Managing currency-related risks is a growing concern for many corporates, given significant foreign exchange (FX) volatility. Nevertheless, an optimal hedging strategy should always be tailored around the business, rather than the market, says Toni Rami, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Kantox. Here, he explains how treasurers can implement a dynamic FX risk management strategy, automate […]
Changing the Rules of the Game: A New Dawn for FX Risk Management
From micro-hedging to leveraging data analytics, technology is radically changing the way treasurers manage foreign exchange (FX) risk. Philippe Gelis, CEO and Co-Founder, Kantox, discusses the true value of automating FX hedging, explains the role of analytics in improving hedge execution, and comments on what makes fintech-bank partnerships a success for all involved, not least […]
A Dynamic Partnership: Bank-Fintech Collaboration Improves FX Risk Management
For the treasury community, one of the hallmarks of 2019 was the growing collaboration between fintechs and banks. Nowhere is this more evident than in the partnership that Kantox and BNP Paribas have forged, helping treasurers to improve their foreign exchange (FX) risk management processes by leveraging sophisticated technology, while strengthening their bank relationship. This […]