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The latest insights, views and industry developments from Prime Cap focusing on private client foreign exchange, corporate transaction services and international payment strategy.
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As a membership club PCD Club provides a number of touch points between guests, some unique, which are essential for meaningful long term...
The Prime Cap Daily.
Bored of very dry 'macro-focussed' assessments of what went on yesterday and what fathomable and unfathomable outcomes might arise from...
A bit more on Brexit | What might a currency broker make of the mire?
Since our last commentary on the process of 'exiting the European Union' circumstances have changed a touch, but not much. The pound has...
Fixing costs: A 'How To' for Travel Companies.
You may have seen that a number of our recent social media posts have referenced the Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan, September 2019...
80% cheaper than your bank!? Hmmm...
Whilst the personal payments industry as a whole owes a great deal to the likes of Transferwise et al for engaging it's target audience...
Ca$h Currenc¥ | Part 4: CHALLENGERS.
The best advice we can give the would-be traveller or holidayer is to imagine that there is no rate of exchange. Imagine that the country...
#KBB: Kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms - are you buying from abroad?
Whether a purveyor of ceramics, glass, brass, chrome or brushed steel, selling directly to retail customers or buying product wholesale,...
CONTRACTS | What is a 'Spot' contract, who uses it and why?
Rather than just sitting down and writing what we think a 'Spot' contract is and how you might go about using one to best effect, as you...
Currency & Property: Tips for foreign buyers.
Inspired by a post we noticed on the 'Expat Arrivals' service platform we thought it valuable to pen our thoughts on those aspects of...
Ca$h Currenc¥ | Part 3: CURRENCY CARDS.
The best advice we can give the would-be traveller or holidayer is to imagine that there is no rate of exchange. Imagine that the country...
Ca$h Currenc¥ | Part 2: ATMs.
The best advice we can give the would-be traveller or holidayer is to imagine that there is no rate of exchange. Imagine that the country...
Buying Prime | What effect does the liquidity of your foreign currency assets have on buying in the
A short anecdote has prompted us to consider whether or not 'readiness' to buy a specific property necessarily affects your ability to...
How to prepare for exchanging currencies: things to think about.
Undeniably a post aimed at the un-inducted first time currency exchanger - whether a business convinced there must be a cheaper way to...
Ca$h Currenc¥ | Part 1: EXCHANGING ON THE HIGH STREET.
The best advice we can give the would-be traveller or holidayer is to imagine that there is no rate of exchange. Imagine that the country...
D.I.V.O.R.C.E - Dealing with award payments & division of assets.
Like so many of our case studies and examples, at the simplest level payments that involve an exchange from one currency to another...
Making a decision about when to transact: 3 things to consider.
It goes without saying that someone who is exchanging one currency for another wants to get the most money they can or exchange as small...
Set in their ways; our approach to corporate FX prospecting.
This is just a quick word about what we do when confronted with a prospective client who thinks they are well equipped when it comes to...
A simple guide to buying a property in France and how currency comes in to it.
Between 1995 and 2010 there was a distinct boom in the number of families buying houses in France. Subsequent changes in French...
4 of our favourite currencies.
A touch of whimsy to bolster not only your global financial education, but also your dinner party trivia! Yes - we are rocking Geek Chic...
How to get the most out of your currency broker & what we offer that the bank do not.
One of the main reasons we do not break our currency services down into categories or sectors, like so many of our peers, is because we...
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