Currencies Direct About Us

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Currencies Direct are one of Europe’s largest independent foreign exchange specialists, and were one of the first to recognise the need in the market for an expert secondary foreign exchange provider to traditional banks. Our private wealth management (high net worth individuals) payment proposition has received many recommendations and service awards from the Industry including the prestigious ‘BT Entrepreneur award’ and has been recognised as one of the fastest growing Companies in UK.

Currencies Direct’s head office and global trading centre is based in the City of London. It has offices across 5 continents, with 2,000 strong franchise network of business partners and affiliates.

How we've grown
1996 Currencies Direct established
1999 First overseas office opened in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, Spain
2002 Second Spanish office opened in Puerto Banús, on the Costa del Sol
2003 Currencies Direct expands to Sydney, Australia to meet the needs of clients emigrating down under
2004
  • Sydney office granted Australian Financial Services License.
  • Third Spanish office opened in Mojácar on the Costa Almeria
  • Office opened in Cape Town, South Africa
2005 Outsourcing office opens in Mumbai
2006 UK head office moves to prestigious new premises in the heart of the city of London
2006 Currencies Direct opens new office in City of London - European Trading Hub and Azibio Head Quarters.
2007
  • Currencies Direct opens its first office in Georgia, North America
  • Second Australian office opens in Melbourne
2007 Currencies Direct appoints Industry Veteran as ‘Group Managing Director’ and ‘Shareholder’
2007 Currencies Direct restructures Operating Board
2007 Currencies Direct Joins Forces with Satyam to Launch ”Aurora Enterprise” -Integrated FX and Payment
2007 Currencies Direct launches new office in Dubai.
2007 Currencies Direct Americas Incorporated.
2007 Currencies Direct Canada Incorporated for 2008 Trading.
2007 Currencies Direct acquires a majority stake in Universal Vat Services. www.universalvatservices.com
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