About This Episode
In this episode of the Leaders in Payments and Fintech podcast, host Greg Toussaint sits down with Antonio Rami, co-founder of Kantox, to unpack why FX remains one of the most overlooked financial risks in global business, and what companies can do about it. Antonio shares how Kantox grew from a two-person startup to nearly 300 people by helping corporates automate their FX processes, and why the travel industry, with its inherently cross-border nature, is both especially exposed and especially well-positioned to benefit.
With awareness still the biggest barrier, Toni argues that the cost of inaction is far higher than most CFOs realize. He walks through how a coordinated, cross-functional approach to FX can drive direct bookings, reduce acquiring costs, improve cash flow, and even protect company valuation in an M&A process. The companies that treat FX as a strategic lever, not a back-office nuisance, are the ones pulling ahead.
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Episode Links
LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/antoniorami
Website: https://www.kantox.com/
Guest Bio
Antonio (Toni) Rami is the co-founder of Kantox, a leader in currency management automation software, headquartered in London. He launched the company in 2011 alongside Philippe Gelis and John Carbajal. Since July 2023, Kantox has been part of the BNP Paribas Group. Toni has a background in strategy and operations, having worked for Inveready Technology Investment Group and Deloitte before founding Kantox. He holds a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business and Law School and Singapore Management University.
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Grégoire is a Director in the Paris office with over 15 years of consulting experience with EDC in business strategy for clients in Asia, Europe, North and South America. Grégoire has worked in EDC's London, Sydney and Paris offices and developed global perspectives on payments. Within EDC, Greg leads EDC’s B2B Payments Practice and has developed specific expertise in retail and travel payments, working for all actors in the payments value chain (e.g. central banks, issuers, acquirers, payment schemes, merchants and payment providers). Outside of work, Grégoire plays the saxophone and loves baking cakes.
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