FX volatility

The Financial Opportunity In Supply Chains’ Rising FX Risks
The Financial Opportunity In Supply Chains’ Rising FX Risks
December 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Foreign exchange (FX) volatility can be detrimental to businesses with heavy reliance on cross-border operations. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as...

READ MORE >
Brexit’s Looming FX Risk For SMBs
Brexit’s Looming FX Risk For SMBs
December 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Yea or nay for Theresa May’s Brexit plan comes next week, via Parliament’s Dec. 11 vote. SMBs reliant on cross-border trade are exposed to volatility, so...

READ MORE >
Banks Prep For Brexit-Induced Corporate Loan Defaults
Banks Prep For Brexit-Induced Corporate Loan Defaults
November 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. banks are looking to prepare business clients ahead of Brexit in anticipation for tightened access to financing, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Nov. 27). Reports...

READ MORE >
Citizens Bank Warns Most US Firms Over-Exposed To FX Volatility
Citizens Bank Warns Most US Firms Over-Exposed To FX Volatility
November 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Most U.S. businesses are over-exposed to risks related to interest rate and foreign exchange volatility, according to new Citizens Bank research. The FI published a...

READ MORE >
Small Firms Up Global Trade Volume Despite FX Threats
Small Firms Up Global Trade Volume Despite FX Threats
August 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

New data from WorldFirst shows small businesses (SMBs) in the U.K. are pressing past threats looming from Brexit and increasing their global trade volumes. The...

READ MORE >
Corporates Brace For Profits Hit By FX Volatility
Corporates Brace For Profits Hit By FX Volatility
August 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. corporations are warning that profits and revenues will take a hit as a result of foreign exchange volatility, according to reports in The Wall...

READ MORE >
Treasurers Rise To The Challenge Of FX Management
Treasurers Rise To The Challenge Of FX Management
August 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As corporate treasurers grapple with the ever-increasing demands of their role in the enterprise, many of their new responsibilities involve complex management of finances, particularly...

READ MORE >
SMBs’ FX Woes Thrown Back In The Spotlight By Amex Allegations
SMBs’ FX Woes Thrown Back In The Spotlight By Amex Allegations
July 31, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Allegations that American Express secretly hiked foreign exchange rates for small business customers is thrusting the challenges and points of friction that entrepreneurs face with...

READ MORE >
UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
April 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Market volatility and uncertainties linked to Brexit seem to have hit corporate spending in the U.K. harder than expected, reports in Reuters said Friday (April...

READ MORE >