Philippe Gelis

CEO and Co-Founder, Kantox

Articles

Changing the Rules of the Game: A New Dawn for FX Risk Management

From micro-hedging to leveraging data analytics, technology is radically changing the way treasurers manage foreign exchange (FX) risk. Philippe Gelis, CEO and Co-Founder, Kantox, discusses the true value of automating FX hedging, explains the role of analytics in...

A Dynamic Partnership: Bank-Fintech Collaboration Improves FX Risk Management

For the treasury community, one of the hallmarks of 2019 was the growing collaboration between fintechs and banks. Nowhere is this more evident than in the partnership that Kantox and BNP Paribas have forged, helping treasurers to improve their foreign exchange (FX)...

Easing the FX Burden: Why Treasurers are Turning to Fintech

Treasurers and CFOs are the company commanders of foreign exchange, currency hedging, and international payments. Kantox, a leading fintech company, is helping businesses to overcome complex FX challenges with an innovative automated micro-hedging solution called...

Blog

Multi-Dealer Platforms Have Annihilated Profit Margins and ‘Commoditised’ FX

The only way for banks to recapture value is through leveraging automation technology, says fast-growing fintech Kantox. Multi-dealer platforms (MDPs) such as 360T and FXall have probably been the biggest innovation in the corporate FX space in the past 20 years, enabling corporate treasurers to compare...

From burden to opportunity: FX as key driver of revenue and profit for corporates

  In a fast-moving global economy with suppliers, clients, and subsidiaries in many locations, FX risk usually stems from a massive number of very small transactions performed on a daily basis. If we also consider that prices are becoming more dynamic, this means that for companies that are updating prices...