News About Currency and FX
9 Boston financial tech startups I'm watching
Feb 2, 2013 — Boston Business Journal“Boston is known as the home of financial services titans such as Fidelity, State Street and Putnam Investments. What's less known — at least for now — are the novel technologies around financial services and banking offered by some of Boston's venture-backed startups...” [Read article]
Small Importers, Travel Firms Take to Hedging
Dec 5, 2012 — Wall Street Journal“When Henry Sidel founded his New York-based sake importing company in 2005, $1,000 bought him 125 bottles of sake from Japan. The same sum now buys just 77 bottles...” [Read article]
Currency Winds Hit Home
Dec 4, 2012 — Wall Street Journal“Unfavorable foreign-exchange rates are marring the results of more big U.S. companies, as their expanding operations abroad expose them to the swings of a growing number of currencies beyond the euro and British pound...” [Read article]
In London, Nimble Start-Ups Offer Alternatives to Stodgy Banks
Oct 22, 2012 — New York Times DealBook“London’s fast-growing start-up scene is trying to disrupt the financial status quo. As consumers’ trust in banks deteriorates because of a series of recent scandals, young companies are pressing their newcomer advantage. Firms are offering services like low-cost foreign currency exchange and new ways for small business to borrow cash...” [Read article]
Export Finance - Easier & Cheaper Than You Probably Assume
Sep 24, 2012 — Consilium Global Business Advisors“I'm always amazed at the prevalence of misconceptions regarding issues of foreign exchange (FX) among American companies considering - and even active in - export markets....” [Read article]