Biography

Shyam Patel has a background in Engineering couple with an MSc in Risk Management and Financial Engineering from Imperial College London. Having started his professional career at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Shyam then shifted his career from an institutional client base to working with SMEs and mid-cap corporates. He is now driven to collaborate with his varied corporate client base, assisting his clients in better managing their foreign exchange risk. He now uses his extensive market knowledge to add tangible value to business worldwide and is a firm believer that working closely with businesses and understanding his clients above and beyond the necessary is prerequisite to a dynamic, efficient and cohesive relationship.

FIRM DESCRIPTION

As an award-winning and one of the UK’s fastest-growing foreign exchange payments and risk management specialists, Smart Currency Business provides UK businesses with bespoke currency exchange solutions. They offer dedicated guidance on a range of tailored strategies to help companies mitigate currency risk and protect underlying profits on their international transfers and payments, having transacted over £10 billion to date on behalf of their clients

When dealing with Smart, you will be assigned to a dedicated business trader who will take time to understand your foreign exchange requirements and guide you through a structured risk management process.

Smart Currency Business is also passionate about providing educational information to businesses both large and small and helps them understand, create and implement treasury management solutions that are bespoke to their requirements. Their clients can access news, insights, and forecasts relating to currency, exports, and imports, economic and business issues.

• Smart customers enjoy the following benefits:
  Bespoke foreign currency risk management – policy, strategy, and execution
  Competitive exchange rates that could save you up to 4% compared to your local bank
  The dedicated account management team
  Safe, secure and FCA authorized services