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Actionable insights for global currency management

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Converge is your biweekly source for expert insights into global foreign exchange markets. Each episode breaks down what’s driving currency movements, why it matters, and how your business can respond with confidence.

Hear from Convera specialists and industry voices on central bank policy, geopolitical risk, liquidity shifts, and emerging market dynamics. You’ll also find the occasional deep dive into cross-border payments, providing broader context on how money moves globally.

Episodes

  • June 5, 2024 00:19:42 Host: Alex Lawrence Guest: Alisa DiCaprio

    Alisa DiCaprio is the Chief Economist for R3, one of the biggest technology and service providers in the blockchain space, focused on enterprise blockchain software. R3 traces its origins to a consortium of banks, and the company’s focus on secure and con…

  • June 5, 2024 00:22:59 Host: Alex Lawrence Guests: Steve Dooley, George Vessey & Boris Kovacevic

    Join Convera’s Market Insights team for special candid discussion on the policy and geopolitical events shaping the global markets, including the European elections, ECB rate decision, US-China tensions, and the impact of political uncertainty on monetary…

  • May 29, 2024 00:50:10 Host: Alex Lawrence Guests: Germana Cruz, Fady Abdel-Nour

    In this week’s episode, we explore the growth of open banking in Latin America, featuring insights from Germana Cruz, CEO and Head of Financial Institutions for Standard Chartered Bank Latin America, and Fady Abdel-Nour, Venture Capitalist and LatAM finte…

  • May 22, 2024 00:23:00 Host: Alex Lawrence Guest: Steve Dooley

    We project a significant surge in cross-border payment flows, expected to reach an eye-popping $290 trillion by 2030, driven by the rise of international e-commerce, greater workforce mobility, and advancements in digital payment technologies.

  • May 16, 2024 00:13:26 Host: Alex Lawrence Guest: Boris Kovacevic

    The US economy has clearly been in a league of its own in the post-pandemic era. And 2024 has underlined the exceptional position of the US economy compared to its peers with inflation and employment data broadly surprising to the upside.