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Caxton Review

Currency broker best used for:

  • Companies looking for banking alternatives that include multi-currency support

  • Companies with a need for tailored currency risk management solutions

  • Companies looking for embedded finance options

Keith Hodges
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Keith Hodges
2 minutes
September 5th, 2024
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0/10

Caxton is a business payment solution that covers a range of products to help international businesses manage international finance at scale.

Overview

Basics

Monthly Fee

Exchange rate

Transfer fees

Multi-currency account

Agreed on sign-up (and additional minimum load of £50)

2.49%

$0 / £0 (FX fees apply)

Available, including 28+ currencies

Pros
  • FX Risk management strategy is built for each client individually
  • Global reach with over 28 currencies across 195 territories (higher than the average of 112 countries).
  • Strong payments management with mass payments, scheduled payments, and payroll processing
Cons
  • No virtual cards means expense management is more challenging compared to the likes of Airwallex
Currency risk tools

Features

Insight

Forward contracts

Lock in a good exchange rate for future trades.

Spot contracts

Exchange currencies at the time you need them.

Market orders

Buy currencies only at the price you want them.

Account manager

With a dedicated account manager, Caxton will build your risk management strategy for you to suit your needs.

Other features

Features

Across accounts

Scheduled payments

Available

Bulk & mass payments

Available

Payroll processing

Available

Performance reporting

Available

App

Available

Single sign-on (SSO)

Available

API Integrations (into accounting software, e.g. Xero)

Available

Phone Support

Available

Pay for petrol

Available

Caxton fees and general cost

Caxton is within range of some of the self-serve platforms for payments, although not all. However, we believe this slightly higher cost is offset by having access to the currency risk solutions within other parts of the product.

Features

Sterling Card Fees

Multi-Currency Card Fees

Currency conversion fees

2.49%

2.49%

Platform fee (including expense management cards)

Agreed on sign-up

Agreed on sign-up

Adding money to the card

£0

£0 for GBP and currencies purchased via Caxton

Local and domestic payments

Free for GBP transfers

£1.50 for any transfers

International payment fees

Currency conversion applies

£0

Local / Domestic ATM withdrawals

£0

£1.50

International ATM withdrawals

£0

£1.50

Card renewal

Agreed on sign-up

Agreed on sign-up

Card replacements

Agreed on sign-up

Agreed on sign-up

Caxton card limits

Caxton does not offer virtual cards and card limits are the same on both Sterling and Multi-currency cards:

Service

Limit

Min. load per wallet

£10

Max. load amount per wallet (per transaction)

£15,000

Max. load amount per wallet per day

£15,000

Max. number of loads per wallet per day

15

Max. load amount per wallet per year

£150,000

Max. ATM withdrawals per card per 24 hrs

2

Max. ATM withdrawal value in 24 hrs

£500

Max. Contactless payments before chip and pin request

30

Products offered by Caxton

Signing up for Caxton

Start the Applciation

Visit Caxton's business registration page and fill out the form to request a unique registration link, which will be sent to your email.

Complete Registration

Click the link in your email to complete the registration form, providing the necessary business details.

Verify Your Details

A verification email will be sent. Follow the instructions to verify your account.

Finalize Setup

Submit any required documents via email, and the Caxton team will finalize your account setup within 1 business day.

Companies using Caxton

The alternatives

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Contributors

Keith Hodges
Keith has worked across the cross border finance industry for five years. Analysis and reviews from Keith will always be based in data and put together to ensure readers get the clearest possible understanding on any subject, allowing them to make an informed decision.
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