Expert | Philippe Gelis

MEET PHILIPPE GELIS

Philippe Gelis is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Kantox, a leader in currency management automation software, headquartered in London. He founded the company in 2011, with Antonio Rami and John Carbajal.

Philippe leads Kantox’s strategic vision and is a standard-bearer in the sphere of fintech. Recognised as a global Fintech Thought Leader and Influencer, Philippe began his career as a strategy and management consultant, spending several years with Deloitte. He holds an MSc in Business Strategy and an MBA in Corporate Finance, both from Toulouse Business School.

Philippe speaks French, Spanish and English and counts good cuisine and motorsport among his interests.

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Driving Innovation in Currency Management: Renewed Partnership with Kantox

09-08-2023 | We are proud to announce the successful renewal of the partnership with Kantox based on the newest treasuryXL 2023 Partner Program.

Forward Points Optimisation | Pitching forward points optimisation to the C-Suite

13-07-2023 | In a multi-currency world with an infinity of FX and credit markets situations, financial teams have the opportunity to optimise interest rate differentials between currencies to generate savings, capture financial gains and enhance the firm’s competitive position.

Fine-Tuning Balance Sheet Hedging

07-07-2023 | Is your FX exposure a bottom-line killer? In this episode of CurrencyCast by Kantox, Agustin Mackinlay dives deep into the complexities of balance sheet hedging programs to help you tackle the accounting impact of FX gains & losses.

The Treasurers Guide to Currency Management

30-06-2023 | In the most recent episode of CurrencyCast by Kantox, titled “The treasurers guide to currency management”, the hosts of the Corporate Treasury 101 podcast, Guillaume Jouvencel and Hussam Ali, interviewed Agusting Mackinlay to dive deep into the world of currency management and the crucial role it plays in corporate treasury.

De-dollarization demystified: CFO’s guide to separate hype from practicality

06-06-2023 | In this episode, Agustin Mackinlay takes a deep dive into the de-dollarization talk that has been leading headlines lately and analyses the implications of this event in the realm of currency management.

Forward Points Optimisation | Pricing with the forward FX rate

31-05-2023 | A Mexican tour operator selling packages in France can choose to price in EUR using the spot or the forward rate. As EUR trades at a forward premium to MXN, the tour operator can price either with the spot or the forward exchange rate.