Each week the Finseta Team publish a blog or insight relating to trade, foreign currencies, global economics or international business.
Further to the Company’s announcement of 23 December 2022, Cornerstone FS Plc (AIM: CSFS), a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals, is pleased to announce the completion of the sale of Avila House Ltd. (“Avila”) to Aspire Commerce Ltd. (“Aspire”) following the receipt of regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct […]
The Rupee dates back thousands of years. It is thought to be based on the Sanskrit word r?pya which, when literally translated, means a round silver coin. The r?pya was used in Ancient India and has been the name for a multitude of currencies on the Indian subcontinent. It was the name of various British […]
Cornerstone FS Plc (AIM: CSFS), a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals, is pleased to provide the following unaudited update on trading for the first quarter to 31 March 2023. As noted in the trading update announcement on 11 January 2023, the Group experienced strong trading momentum through FY 2022 and expects […]
The UAE Dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. Below we’ll look at the currency’s history, its coins, banknotes and the economy that sits behind it. The Gulf Rupee was printed and managed by the Indian Government. The Pink 1 Rupee note was was one the most well known and used. A bit […]
Despite being prevalent in the British Isles and the former colonies of the UK, you may be surprised to learn that the term ‘Pound’ actually originates in the Roman Empire. The word Pound is based on the Latin word for a weight. Originally a Pound, therefore, was a weight of a wider currency. Think… a […]
The World Trade Organisation is one of the world’s most significant intergovernmental organisations. Virtually every country in the world takes part and agrees to work within its framework. It’s sometimes easy though to get confused as to what the precise role the WTO plays in international trade. Below we’ll look at who the WTO are, […]