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.
- Currency Management Automation
- Thought leader in the FinTech world
- Finance
Hedging Strategies 101: Layered Hedging
16-01-2023 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | Avoid the cliff and protect your cash flows! When volatility is at an all-time high, the right currency hedging strategy can set you apart. And save your business from an uncertain future. Transform your FX risk with a layered hedging strategy that will help you withstand unexpected […]
A guide to conditional FX orders
27-12-2022 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | In this article, we look closely at conditional FX orders, a powerful tool when executing your hedging strategy, and the unique role it plays in currency management — especially when it comes to delaying the execution of hedges. Conditional orders: a brief definition A conditional FX order […]
How to use pricing to create an effective hedging program
12-12-2022 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | In this article, we explore the links between pricing and creating an effective currency hedging strategy. We reveal how a simple PEG framework —Pricing, Exposure, Goals— can allow CFOs and treasurers to correctly define their FX goals, the type of exposure they need to collect and process, […]
Why you need to automate swap execution
22-11-2022 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | Do you struggle with having a perfect match between your currency hedging position and the cash settlement of the underlying commercial exposure? We’ll let you in on a secret: most treasurers and finance teams do. But how can you simplify this time-consuming and resource-intensive task? In this article, we […]
Optimising cash and liquidity through currency management
31-10-2022 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | Can you improve cash and liquidity management with the help of more effective currency management? The answer is: yes, you can! In this article, we see how currency management and cash management are, in effect, joined at the hip. Five important touchpoints There are at least five […]
BNP Paribas signs an agreement for the acquisition of Kantox
17-10-2022 | treasuryXL | Kantox | LinkedIn | treasuryXL congratulates highly valued partner Kantox with the announcement that BNP Paribas has signed an agreement to acquire the leading fintech for automation of currency risk management! Source Kantox, a leading fintech for automation of currency risk management, will accelerate its growth with the support of BNP Paribas and […]