FX4Cash Smart Convert
FX4Cash Smart Convert
A segmentation approach to FX
One-off high value
High Transactions
Tailored Value Drivers: Best execution is the priority,
solutions to remains in the relationship channel, selecting
tailored Active Trading one bank counterparty with sufficient liquidity
requirements Treasury to manage the transaction with minimal market
Value Drivers: Fast impact. Algorithmic Trading can play a role.
execution is the
priority. Online
services/
functionality in
Core day to day treasury
Autobahn FX transaction management Value
Drivers: Best price, speed of
Ticket execution, netting and allocation to
Notional relationship banks. Straight
Value through processing to reduce
costs. Autobahn Treasury
Low
11.30%
11.08%
7.69%
6.50%
6.35%
• Liquidity management
• Centralisation
• Volatility in markers and in forecasts
• Counterparty risk / credit risk
• Optimisation of cash – pooling and effectively managing cash
A streamlined process
– Allow you to handle small value, repetitive cross-border payments
efficiently and cost-effectively
Receivables
– Convert incoming FX payments into the base currency of your choice
– Credit to your account at DB or with another bank
How to Specify Payment Amt and Currency How to Identify FX4Cash Payments
Identify the foreign currency and amt Send payments directly to FX4Cash
– Commonly used if you received a Daily Rate SWIFT address: DEUTGB2LF4C
Sheet and calculated the conversion amount
– Currency and amount to be supplied in Field 32A
- OR -
– Example: :32A:080402GBP1300
– Client is debited for GBP equivalent amount from
the base currency account Send payment to the same BIC address
– Standard SWIFT Method you use for EUR, USD or GBP payments
(e.g. BKTRUS33 for USD) and include
the following codeword:
Identify the base currency and amt
– When you only know the base amt and currency: Field 72: /DBF4C/
– :32A: 080402GBP0,
– :33B: EUR1000,
Live Rates
AutoConvert or Fixed Rates
Manual Trade
Customer
Base Currency A 2
1 Execute FX
Trade(s)
Client sends FX4Cash Beneficiary
Payment Instruction
(via db-di, SWIFT or Credit Currency B
H2H) DB releases
instructions
for payment DB pays bene
processing via Wire, ACH
DB debits client’s base 5 or Draft in
currency account 3 4 local currency
Payment Systems
How Does Active Client Funding Work?
Partnering with a global provider that offers all-in-one FX and payment services
Saving costs by consolidating accounts, eliminating idle balances, and aggregating FX trades
Mitigating risks of operating local currency accounts and exposure to currency volatility
A single window to track all your FX payments with full audit trail
• Commission-free dealing
• Transparent view of the market from your office, home or while travelling
• Dedicated 24-hour client support team: contactable by chat, email and telephone
• 24-hour availability 6 days a week: you can trade even when your local market is closed
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Treasury has the ability to take internal trades into the groups currency
position or to hedge them automatically one to one with Deutsche Bank.
Currency positions can be hedged manually or automatically.
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Contact details
Brochures
www.db.com/fx4cash
Username: FX4Cash
Password: deutsche
FX4Cash Smart Convert
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The Details: Flow and Override Controls
Flow Controls
Available currencies
– Set-up for each client
– If BBK field (57) is a valid country (5th and 6th characters),
Smart Convert will convert to respective currency
Amount thresholds
– Ability to set minimum and maximum thresholds
– Minimum should not be less than USD/EUR500
– Maximum should generally not be greater than USD/EUR
500k
Other Inclusion options:
– Any field in payment message
– For example, the client may want to set-up Swiss Franc for
only two beneficiary banks
Override Controls
Payment Details
– Beneficiary
– By Order Party
– Beneficiary Bank
– Reference
Wildcards available
Other Overrides
– Intercompany transfers (Field 23=INTC)
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The Details: Managing Reconverts
Reconverts
– Reconverts occur when we receive a complaint
from the bene or our client about the conversion
and we are requested to pay in the original
currency
– Once funds are returned, FX4Cash Investigations
will reconvert the paid funds to the original
currency using the rates for that day
– The payment is then re-effected in full amount to
the beneficiary in the original currency
– Your bank has the option of automatically setting
the beneficiary on an override pattern or you can
review individually
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Questions and Answers – Smart Convert
Q: Is there a legal agreement needed? Q: Can our bank use standard FX4Cash as well as
A: Yes, a slim 3 page agreement is required Smart Convert?
A: Yes. However, we currently cannot differentiate
the markup or client margin between the two
Q: Why do we limit the currencies to 39? services unless the client opens a separate
A: We limit the currencies to those provided by DB account
London where we do not face restrictions in the
payment or in their returns Q: What are the special formatting requirements?
A: There are none.
Q: How do we manage returns or complaints?
A: Once we receive a return, we will re-effect the
full original currency amount. The potential gain or
loss can be borne by the customer or the sales
manager
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