Foreign exchange (FX) services help growth companies convert and manage currencies so they can pay global teams and suppliers with less risk. FX services often include spot conversions for invoices, forward contracts to lock in today’s rate for future payroll and vendor costs, and hedging tools for forecasted cash flows. Banks like SVB also support venture-funded companies with FX advisory on risk management strategies tailored to each stage of growth.
Global banking solutions
As you expand internationally, we help you reduce complexity and risk with global banking solutions, including international cash management, global trade finance and foreign exchange to navigate your global growth.
Global payments and receivables
Foreign currency accounts
Foreign exchange
Global Trade Finance
Global Payments and Receivables
Send cross-border payments in 90+ currencies using high-value wires or low-cost, efficient, local clearing systems. When making overseas payroll, vendor payables or closing on an investment, we have payment solutions to meet your needs.
Collect from around the globe in up to 26 currencies. Whether you're collecting into your own foreign currency account or leveraging our bank network to simplify your foreign receivables, our solutions make it easy.
International payment options via multiple payment channels.
- Swift- High value wires offering same day and next day delivery.
- Global ACH – Less expensive option for lower value payments.
Foreign Currency Accounts
Send, receive and hold up to 19 currencies while managing your foreign currency risk by opening US-domiciled, FDIC insuredD Multi-Currency Accounts (MCA). Perfect for those looking to access local payment networks from a non-USD account without the complexity of opening an overseas bank account.
Access local In-Country Accounts (ICA) through our global bank partner network. We can connect you with local banks in over 25 countries that can support payables, receivables and taxation needs with payments through local clearing systems. View and manage your global accounts in our digital banking platform to support consolidated cash reporting and wire initiation.
Foreign Exchange
Our FX specialists help optimize your foreign currency payment workflows and provide strategies to protect volatility on your non-US dollar transactions.
Global Trade Finance
Our trade finance solutions, global experience and international networks help you navigate the complexities of cross-border business and find success in new markets.
Explore more opportunities with Letters of Credit instead of pre-payments to reassure partners, vendors and clients that commitments will be fulfilled.
Merchant Services
Scale your global business and accept payments in over 140 currencies around the world. Powerful real-time analytics give you fast insights into sales data, trends and performance across your channels and locations. Learn more about our Merchant Services Solutions.
Commercial Cards
A scalable card with more flexibility to manage purchases and payables. AI-powered spend management – optimize global spend controls, increase efficiency with instant card issuance, integrated travel booking, expense reporting, automated reconciliation and more – at no extra cost. Learn more about our Commercial Cards.
Specialized Teams to support every stage of growth.
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Banking for accelerating startups
Series B, C+
Banking for venture-funded growth stage companies
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Global Banking Insights
Access articles with actionable advice to help you successfully manage international business growth.
Blog | FX Risk Advisory for Private Funds CFOs
Foreign exchange hedging for cross-border exits
Short-dated FX forwards can be used to help mitigate the FX rate uncertainty that arises between the time a portfolio company is sold and the funds are repatriated back.
Blog | FX Risk Advisory for Corporates
Foreign exchange hedging for cross-border investments
Since FX impacts global returns, we recommend investors give FX the same close consideration as they would any other asset class.
Blog | FX Risk Advisory
Foreign Exchange budget rates: A key milestone in treasury and FP&A maturity
The choice of FX budget rate should align with a company’s broader business strategy and support business objectives through greater planning certainty.
Global Banking Solutions FAQs
A letter of credit (LC) enables businesses to provide a bank-backed payment guarantee to a supplier, landlord, or other business partner (in lieu of prepayment). For example, growth companies use LCs when buying inventory from new overseas manufacturers, securing lease contracts for global expansion, and reassuring contractors that payment will be made for a workspace buildout. For global trade finance, LCs help companies de-risk cross-border deals while preserving working capital.