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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.
Interiors trends: how does taste frame a conversation in currency?
Prime Cap are very fortunate to call some of London's foremost interior design studios clients. Our relationship with the sector...


Do law firms refer FX brokers? No!? Well, why the devil not?
A brief one today: We recently provided one of our clients with €64,000 more than her bank. Context: The client was introduced to us by...


Does your business have foreign currency traffic? If so we might be the right partner for you...
When we say 'foreign currency traffic' you would be forgiven for thinking that we are asking whether your business is engaged in the...
Is it worth holding your own foreign currency accounts, and what does it mean for rates?
A blog post of two halves. What does holding your own currency account mean when it comes to the rates of exchange you can expect from...


Online | Diamonds | Wholesale
Antwerp in The Netherlands. 84% of the world's rough diamonds and over $16billion worth of polished diamonds pass through Antwerp's...

CONTRACTS | What is a 'Forward' contract, who uses it and why?
Rather than just sitting down and writing what we think a 'Forward' contract is and how you might go about using one to best effect, as...


50% deposit on a pro-forma invoice...100% certainty.
Many importers, whether they call themselves importers or not, have to pay a deposit on certain goods before they can secure production....
How to: send multiple payments, cheaply.
There are all manner of elaborate ways for big businesses to inject stunningly convoluted mechanisms for multiple payments associated...


Safety in numbers: 5 reasons an accountant should align themselves with a currency broker...
1. Advances in online facilities mean that you can now login to work with a nominated currency broker across a number of different...

"No Deal" | What are your options? Your 4 point plan.
In the lead up to the UK's exit from the EU we will find sterling on a hair trigger. The ability to second guess which way a currency's...
What do you need to know before using a forward contract.
In recent weeks we have seen the pound rock against EUR from a low 1.10 in September to a welcome but pretty lack lustre high of 1.1450...


Interior Designers buying from abroad.
In our work as a financial services supplier to businesses and corporate clients we have achieved notable penetration in the interior...

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...
#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,...


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...


FX Macina. Becoming an international hardware buyer (from tractors to turbines).
Whilst the same process can be used for the purchase of a USB stick as for a combine harvester, the strategy and treatment of currency...


Interior designers & distributors: How does working with a currency company make you more compet
We recently saw a social media post from a business in which they reference 'currency surcharges'. We don't mind referencing the business...
Currency collection services for small businesses selling through overseas concessions. What are th
Given the strength of our presence in the interior design space we thought we might elaborate on one of the more niche elements of our...


We're a business with a US dollar account. Should we hold or sell?
The first thing to say is that Prime Cap is not the place to get a direct instruction to sell your currency today, tomorrow or at some...


I'm moving abroad with work. How can Prime Cap help with my salary negotiations?
Many employees dream of moving abroad and ploughing their furrow in new markets. Some are lucky enough to find that their aspirations...
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