Founders Story – clarity-fx

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Founder's Story

Jamie Holmes FCSI

Jamie, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, has over 30 years of experience as an investment adviser with some of the UK’s top stockbrokers and wealth managers, including Investec, Brewin Dolphin, WH Ireland, and NatWest Stockbrokers.

Recently, he has operated his own financial services businesses, including a boutique discretionary fund management firm and a tailored share dealing service for employee and executive share option plan participants. His clients have included prominent FTSE 100 companies such as Anglo American Corporation plc, Centrica plc, Marks & Spencer plc, and Diageo plc

Recognizing the limited access to foreign exchange services in the North of England, Jamie founded CurrencyWave, an innovative fintech platform offering FX and international payment services to both companies and individuals. The platform helps clients in the region address the transparency issues and high costs typically associated with bank foreign exchange.

Jamie is passionate about fostering a fairer trading environment for small and medium-sized businesses, which he views as essential to UK commerce and innovation. He believes that adopting emerging fintech services can offer faster and more cost-effective solutions for companies trading internationally

Jamie works with businesses involved in import/export and helps them optimise their foreign exchange transactions. By accessing the wholesale interbank market directly, they can bypass outdated banking platforms and avoid high fees and poor exchange rates. He also helps businesses manage currency risk by using dynamic hedging strategies.

Despite being a fan of technology, Jamie still believes in the traditional way of building face to face relationships with clients and would rather discuss the issue of the day over a cup of coffee than by sending an email or through a telephone call!