CurrencyCast - A podcast by Kantox

Send us Fan Mail 🌏 Don't miss this episode of hashtag#CurrencyCast, where we sat down with Damian Glendinning, former Treasury Manager at IBM and Lenovo, to learn how to navigate bank relationships and mitigate risk in a volatile financial climate. Watch now to master FX risk in Asia-Pacific with a Treasury pro! In this episode, Damian shares his insights to: 🔹Explore the importance of clea...

Send us Fan Mail The attractions of doing business in emerging markets are often very high, but how do you effectively hedge the related FX risk? Tune in to our latest CurrencyCast episode with Danilo Gonzalez, Competence Hub Lead for Europe & Africa at Siemens Energy, where we explore the challenges and opportunities of managing the FX risk of exotic currencies. Watch now and learn: How to de...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Struggling to manage FX risk in your B2B transactions? Tune in to our latest CurrencyCast episode with Enrico Camerinelli, Global Senior Research Analyst, where we explore why FX risk management matters for B2B companies. In this episode you will learn: The hidden dangers of FX risk in B2B transactions. Strategies to navigate the evolving B2B payments landscape. The potential of...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Season 8 of #CurrencyCast is live! To kick off the new season, we have invited Pieter de Kiewit, treasury headhunter, to discuss the hiring trends and key skills that modern treasurers need to shift from financial experts to strategic partners. Don't miss this episode! Tune in to explore: Why communication skills are becoming key in Treasury roles What is the view on TMS exp...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 This week on CurrencyCast, we dive into the currency challenges faced by global giants Netflix and Swatch. So, how do they manage this risk? Tune in to learn some lessons about their foreign exchange risk management strategies.  In this episode, we explore: The impact of appreciating functional currencies on global sales. The best practices for hedging based on pricing models (f...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Does company size matter when it comes to Treasury centralisation? Tune into #CurrencyCast to find out what Justin Callaghan, treasury expert and CEO of FTI Treasury, thinks.  Agustin, our host, sat down with Justin to discuss: - How to efficiently implement an in-house banking structure - What are the benefits of FX centralisation in exposure netting - What are the secrets to he...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙What is the key to successful Treasury centralisation? In this special episode of #CurrencyCast, we invited Enric Hosta Robert , Product Owner at Kantox, to share the behind-the-scenes of our new Kantox In-House FX solution. Agustin, our host, sat down with Enric to chat about: 🔹 Why treasurers are turning towards centralisation of Treasury operations 🔹 How multinational compan...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙What are the four pillars you should look for in treasury management this 2024? Tune into #CurrencyCast to learn from experienced treasury professional Royston Da Costa , Assistant Treasurer at Ferguson Agustin Mackinlay , our host, had an insightful conversation with Royston covering topics such as: 🔹 Treasury management best practices this 2024 🔹 CFO's perception of cont...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙What is the role of the CFO in today’s world? Tune in to our latest episode of CurrencyCast with guest Bonnie Tomei, CFO of Spectra7 Microsystems and experienced Finance professional, to find out how they balance being a strategic partner while managing risk. Agustin, our host, and Bonnie sat down to discuss: The role of the CFO in 2024  CFO vs Treasury team at medium to large-si...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 #CurrencyCast is back with another season of insightful content on treasury, FX risk and currency management. This time around, we have invited François Masquelier, CEO of SimplyTreasury and Chair of ATEL and EACT treasury associations. Agustin Mackinlay, our host, and François sat down to discuss the upcoming trends in currency management and provide some overview of what CFOs...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙What is the secret to Treasury success? Tune into #CurrencyCast with special guest Sean O’Connor, Treasury Director at MongoDB, to discover why modern treasurers need to embrace their role as relationship managers to become strategic business partners. 🔍 Join Agustin Mackinlay as he discusses with Sean: How to break out of silos Why finance managers should leverage APIs How airl...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Are narcissistic managers steering your company's financial ship into treacherous waters? Discover the critical link between corporate governance and foreign exchange hedging in our latest episode of #CurrencyCast. 🔍 Join Agustin Mackinlay, Senior Financial Writer at Kantox, as he breaks down the dangers of weak corporate governance that can jeopardise your company's f...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Tune in to our latest episode of CurrencyCast where we chat with treasury expert Francisco de Barros, Assistant Treasurer at Ingersoll-Rand, to learn more. Watch the full episode here 👉  https://bit.ly/473FhkJ In this episode, Agustin Mackinlay discusses with our guest how to manage currencies at a global conglomerate, with insights about: The connection between cost of capital...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙What does ‘scanning’ and improving treasury operations processes mean? Patrick Kunz, interim treasurer and owner of Pecunia Treasury and Finance, answers this question in our latest episode of CurrencyCast.  We sat down with him to discuss how to build efficient treasury operations. He touches on: Quick wins as interim treasurer  Shortcomings of TMS from a currency management sta...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Are you battling with complex currency risk management? Focus on simplifying the process thanks to exposure netting. In our latest episode of #CurrencyCast we explain netting to help you avoid unnecessary transactions. Watch the full episode here 👉: https://bit.ly/3R5vgyS Join us to learn more about: The basics of exposure netting The main ways to net FX exposure The three bene...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙Are you ready for the new era of Travel?   We are back with fresh new content for CurrencyCast! To kick off season 6, we have invited industry experts Mario Gavira, VP of Growth at Kiwi.com, and Mauricio Prieto, founder of eDreams, for an exclusive episode dedicated to the world of Travel. Join us in this first episode to listen our special host Marc Padrosa, Global Industry Lead...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️In a multicurrency world, fintechs are turning to embedded finance to provide better services for their customers and operate in the currency of their choice.  Tune in to CurrencyCast to learn how automated currency management accelerates the embedded finance revolution. You will understand: What is embedded finance and its role in the ecosystem economy Why FX management matters...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️Are treasurers less concerned about currency risk management? Not really!  We took a closer look at the latest EACT Treasury Survey in #CurrencyCast to explain why FX risk management is still one of the top priorities for finance professionals and how it helps improve the performance of certain tasks. Tune in to learn: 🔹 Why currency risk management is inextricably linked to ca...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Is your FX exposure a bottom-line killer? In this episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin dives deep into the complexities of balance sheet hedging programs to help you tackle the accounting impact of foreign exchange gains and losses. Tune in to : Overcome the potential pitfalls of balance sheet hedging Discover effective strategies to improve your hedging program Leverage netting o...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Do you know the difference between risk management and currency management?  Tune into our latest episode of #CurrencyCast, as we are joined by Guillaume Jouvencel and Hussam Ali, hosts of the Corporate Treasury 101 podcast, to discuss why currency management goes beyond just executing hedges. We cover topics like:  🔹 Instruments involved in currency management  🔹 Impact of FX...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️Is the dollar losing momentum in FX markets? In our latest episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay is takes a deep dive into the de-dollarization talk that has been leading headlines lately and analyses the implications of this event in the realm of currency management. He goes through:  The two main arguments behind this trending topic The benefits of operating with other c...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️#CurrencyCast is back, and in this first episode of the season, we’re joined by two special guests from PwC Luxembourg. Agustin Mackinlay sits down with Frédéric Chapelle and Corentin Maricq to explore business process automation and how it can help finance leaders power treasury’s digital transformation. Together they discuss:  🔹 The critical pain points of business process au...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Want to forget about the pain of a time-consuming, manual currency management workflow?  In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay is joined by our special guest, Morgane Chavet from BNPP , to examine the benefits that currency management solutions can bring to companies operating with foreign currencies. Together they discuss:  What are the main benefits of aut...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙It’s time to deal with the ever-present challenge of over-hedging when protecting the budget rate from FX risk. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay presents the real case of a EUR-based exporter with sales in USD and Emerging Markets currencies. He discusses: The key pain points in currency hedging The data requirements of an automated FX hedging program Th...

Send us Fan Mail Companies need a solution that can help them neutralise the negative impact of cancelled FX orders. In this week’s episode of #CurrencyCast, Agustin Mackinlay discusses the advantages of automating order cancellations in currency management. He explains: How to minimise the P&L impact of FX-denominated order cancellations  How to use technology to anticipate and quickly proces...