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Managing foreign currency accounts across multiple countries can be expensive, complex, and time consuming. This one-pager explains how Ascendant Virtual Accounts give you a foreign currency account in your own name, without requiring a local presence. Receive funds efficiently in USD or CAD, ...

Before diving into the geopolitical shifts at Davos, we must look at the scoreboard. January was a rare unanimous month where every major currency gained significant ground against the USD. While the USD’s “benign neglect” provided the baseline, these specific factors amplified the moves: The ...

2025 delivered a broad-based setback for the USD, which declined against all major currencies. Year to date, the greenback is down 14.46% against the Swiss franc, 13.36% against the euro, 7.81% against the Australian dollar, 7.54% against the British pound, 4.81% against the Canadian dollar, 2.86% ...

Traditional Canadian check clearing has not changed in decades. It relies on couriers, manual handling, multiple processing steps, and delayed exchange rate adjustments. That means higher costs, slower access to funds, and more reconciliation work for your team. This one-page guide walks through ...

Offering foreign currency should not create extra work for your team. This one-pager explains how financial institutions can provide secure, convenient foreign cash services to account holders traveling abroad, without added compliance burden or operational lift. It outlines how customers can ...

The broad based USD, represented by the US dollar index has been up only since September 30th. It has been up for 8 straight weeks until last week. When the USD is up only it gets reffered to a “wrecking ball” and for good reason, it can have profound, often negative, effects on global economic ...

As a foreign exchange dealer attuned to the Fed’s every whisper, November 2025 illustrated how quickly the USD’s momentum can reverse. The Dollar Index (DXY) slipped from 100.33 to 99.43 as early-month strength was undone by dovish signals and an aggressive repricing of December rate-cut ...

Managing foreign exchange (FX) risk is essential for any business engaged in international trade. Currency values can shift dramatically between the time you agree to a transaction and when payment is made or received, often impacting profitability. Forward contracts provide a reliable way to ...

Returned payments aren’t just a nuisance. They’re a silent drain on time, money, and trust. Most failed international payments come down to one root cause: inaccurate or incomplete vendor data. By validating payee information before funds move, finance teams can cut return rates to near zero and ...

Your ERP should make payments easier, not create more work. That’s why Ascendant connects directly to the systems you already use, whether it’s SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, or a homegrown platform.

The USD extended its dominance in October, rising against all major currencies as markets recalibrated expectations for global growth and monetary policy. Japan made history when the Liberal Democratic Party selected Takaichi Sanae as its new leader, the country’s first female prime minister. ...

TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AscendantFX Capital Inc. (“Ascendant”) today announced its acquisition of Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI), a recognized leader in integrated receivables and payment processing solutions. The combination pairs Ascendant’s cross-border payments ...