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Navigating Cross-Border Payments: A Guide

Global Payments

Navigating Cross-Border Payments: A Guide

Examine the options available for B2B cross-border payments today and explore a cutting-edge solution for your international transactions. Gain a leg up in the realm of digital payments today.

What is exotic currency trading? Or how do I send $1M to a supplier in Thai baht?

Currency Risk Management

What is exotic currency trading? Or how do I send $1M to a supplier in Thai baht?

Exotic currency is the name given to foreign currencies not commonly traded in the global forex market. Typically, exotic currencies are characterized by high volatility, low liquidity and aren’t traded globally. Exotic currencies tend to be associated with emerging economies. Because most people who are trading in currencies don’

Is Airbnb adding a foreign exchange charge to its guest service fee a missed opportunity?

Global Payments

Is Airbnb adding a foreign exchange charge to its guest service fee a missed opportunity?

Foreign currency exchange can be costly for travelers unless the business that serves them makes use of the latest competitive options on the market –and nowhere is this more true than when booking lodgings. For example, when booking a hotel room abroad, your credit card company will typically take a

Make the most out of your payments with okoora ABCM™

Global Payments

Make the most out of your payments with okoora ABCM™

Sending payments abroad? From now on, you can schedule outgoing payments in advance and at the same time set future purchase rates! With okoora's ABCM™ you will never miss out on favorable currency rates again. Okoora's ABCM gives you the power to seize strategic market opportunities

Pay your global teams everywhere with okoora ABCM™

Global Payments

Pay your global teams everywhere with okoora ABCM™

With okoora ABCM you can pay your global teams everywhere in their local currencies through one intuitive module. Our flexible automated payout features enable the organization of payments into groups of your choice with preset terms that you control. Okoora ABCM enables you to save time, expense, and effort by

Speed matters: send & receive payments with okoora ABCM™

Global Payments

Speed matters: send & receive payments with okoora ABCM™

In today’s global marketplace, speed matters. We don’t want to wait for a reply to an email, text, or social media post , and expect a response in minutes—or seconds. It even happens when we order a physical item from an eCommerce site, we want same-day delivery when

5 Tips for new exporters

Global Payments

5 Tips for new exporters

There are millions of businesses across the world that could potentially sell products internationally, but remain strictly domestic. Yet the benefits of selling overseas are clear, even for a successful business: Exporting can help grow revenue and profits. Despite the fact that doing business globally is no longer as complicated

Automated currency management for everyone, everywhere

Global Payments

Automated currency management for everyone, everywhere

According to recent surveys, workers spend up to 20 hours per week on performing manual operations and tasks. As a result, the demand for automation tools is on the rise. Whereas there is an abundance of solutions that address a variety of core business operations, the area of financial infrastructure

Expand your global banking footprint—without the fees

Global Payments

Expand your global banking footprint—without the fees

Whether your business runs internationally or you’re just considering going global, I’m sure you’d agree that banking procedures are often difficult to predict, frustrating, and involve paying one unexpected fee after the other. To that end, wouldn’t you be interested in the opportunity of simplifying your

Cross-border accounts made easy

Global Payments

Cross-border accounts made easy

From the piles of paperwork and filling out applications, through bureaucratic procedures and to regulatory compliance, opening a local bank account is associated with a lot of work. Under any circumstances, should you manage to get through the intricacies of foreign accounts, other factors such as transaction and maintenance fees

Stay competitive with ABCM™ payment solutions

Global Payments

Stay competitive with ABCM™ payment solutions

In a fluctuating market, uncertainty in business can have costly repercussions with a long, agonizing recovery. How a business manages ingoing and outgoing international payments can not only cut out unnecessary cash loss for the company but can also keep employees and customers alike at ease knowing paychecks and transactions

With ABCM™, international payments become local transactions

Global Payments

With ABCM™, international payments become local transactions

The process of making international payments is complicated and costly. The more remote the transaction, the higher the fee that you pay, and of course, the cost multiplies exponentially with scale, from simple personal transactions to payroll and other mass payments. It’s time to eliminate operational costs and complexities

Meet okoora — creator of the first game-changing fintech platform

Global Payments

Meet okoora — creator of the first game-changing fintech platform

Waiting for the day to find that perfect solution to run all your business’s currency transactions? You don’t have to. If you’re looking to improve efficiency in your business, okoora’s AI-powered, cloud-based platform is here to help you manage the entire currency lifecycle. Control your foreign

Why you should optimize your currency management?

Global Payments

Why you should optimize your currency management?

In an increasingly globalized market, making it in the business world means staying on top of financial trends across the globe. Whether you’re a new startup company just getting on your feet or a large enterprise looking to broaden your suite of financial solutions, currency management automation can assist

Automated currency management for everyone, everywhere

Global Payments

Automated currency management for everyone, everywhere

According to recent surveys, workers spend up to 20 hours per week on performing manual operations and tasks. As a result, the demand for automation tools is on the rise. Whereas there is an abundance of solutions that address a variety of core business operations, the area of financial infrastructure