— Yala FX —
Protect your
margin in every
currency
Expert foreign exchange solutions for UK businesses trading internationally. Competitive rates across 40+ currencies, forward contracts, and bespoke hedging strategies — integrated with your Yala Capital trade facility.
Forward Contracts
Live Exchange Rates
40+ Currencies
Limit Orders
Hedging Strategies
Stop Orders
Forward Contracts Live Exchange Rates 40+ Currencies Limit Orders Hedging Strategies Stop Orders
Currency expertise
for every trade
— What we offer
Currency volatility can significantly impact your financial stability and erode trade margins built carefully over months. Yala FX provides comprehensive risk management solutions to protect your business and lock in the economics of your trades.
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Competitive Exchange Rates
Access competitive rates across 40+ currencies with instant execution capabilities. Our platform is powered by institutional-grade pricing, giving you the rates your business deserves.
Real-time rates across major and emerging market currencies
Competitive spreads with transparent pricing
Instant execution for spot transactions
Multi-currency account management
02
Forward Contracts
Lock in today's exchange rate for a future transaction — eliminating currency uncertainty from your trade planning and allowing you to price contracts with confidence.
Fix rates for upcoming supplier payments
Eliminate uncertainty from long-lead international contracts
Flexible delivery windows to match your trade cycle
Partial forward structures available
03
Limit & Stop Orders
Set your target rate and let our platform execute automatically when the market reaches it. Protect yourself from adverse moves without constant monitoring.
Target rate orders — execute at your desired rate
Stop-loss orders — protect against adverse moves
One-cancels-other (OCO) order combinations
Automated execution, 24/5
04
Advanced Hedging
Bespoke hedging strategies designed around your specific trade flows, payment schedule, and risk appetite — not an off-the-shelf product from a platform.
Full exposure analysis across your trade book
Layered hedging for regular payment flows
Natural hedge identification
Strategy review and adjustment over time
— Who we serve
Built for businesses
that trade across borders
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Importers & Exporters
Optimising cross-border payment efficiency, protecting margins on both sides of international transactions, and managing the timing mismatch between payment and receipt.
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Manufacturers
Managing the currency risk embedded in raw material imports, ensuring that input costs don't erode margins set at the time of customer contract.
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E-commerce & Retail
Reducing international transaction costs, managing multi-currency revenues, and optimising conversion across global sales channels.
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Corporate Enterprises
Enhancing global operational FX strategy, consolidating multi-currency exposures, and delivering a coherent hedging approach across business units.
— Our process
FX strategy built
around your business
01 Exposure analysis
We map your currency exposures across your full trade book — understanding where the risks actually sit, not just the obvious ones. This includes supplier currencies, customer payment currencies, and timing mismatches.
02 Strategy design
We design a hedging strategy aligned to your risk appetite, your cash flow patterns, and your forward contract obligations. No off-the-shelf products — built around your specific business.
03 Implementation
We execute your FX strategy across our platform — forwards, orders, and spot trades — with full transparency on every transaction. You see everything we do.
04 Ongoing review
Markets change. Your business changes. We review your FX strategy regularly and adjust as your trade flows evolve — this isn't a set-and-forget arrangement.
Bernadette Botha
Head of Yala FX
Bernadette leads our FX division with over a decade of experience navigating currency markets for businesses of all sizes. She is an ACI-accredited Foreign Exchange Risk Manager — one of the most respected credentials in the industry.
Her approach is hands-on and highly personalised. Every client gets a dedicated FX strategy — not a generic product from a platform — built around their specific trade flows, currencies, and risk tolerance.
Whether you're a manufacturer managing USD raw material costs or an exporter invoicing in euros, Bernadette will design a strategy that protects your margin without overcomplicating your operations.
— Pricing
Yala FX operates on a transparent pricing model. We make our margin on the spread between the rate we source and the rate we offer you — there are no hidden transaction fees, no monthly platform charges, and no surprise costs buried in small print.
For forward contracts and structured hedging products, any premium or cost is explained clearly upfront before you commit. You'll always know exactly what you're paying and why.
For businesses with regular or high-volume FX requirements, we offer preferential rate structures. Speak with Bernadette to discuss what's right for your volumes.
Transparent,
competitive rates
0% Platform fees
No subscription charges
No monthly platform fee, no onboarding cost. You pay only through the spread on transactions you make.
40+ Currencies
Major and emerging markets
USD, EUR, AED, CNY, SGD, INR, JPY, AUD and 30+ more. If you trade in it, we likely cover it.
24/5 Execution
Round-the-clock platform access
Execute spot trades, set limit orders, and manage your positions 24 hours a day, five days a week.
1:1 Dedicated
A named specialist, not a call centre
Every Yala FX client has direct access to Bernadette and the team. No ticket system, no hold music.
— Integrated with trade finance
FX and financing
as one solution
Most businesses manage FX and trade financing separately — leading to timing mismatches, missed hedging opportunities, and the complexity of dealing with two providers who don't talk to each other.
At Yala Capital, your FX strategy is designed alongside your trade facility from day one. This means your currency conversions and payments settle seamlessly within your financing arrangement — with one point of contact across both.
The result is a tighter, more efficient operation: you never pay to convert currency at the wrong time, and you never have a financing gap caused by FX timing.
Trade facility agreed
Capital structured around your trade cycle
Currency exposure mapped
FX strategy designed alongside financing
Forward contracts placed
Rate locked for upcoming supplier payments
Integrated settlement
Funds converted and transferred within facility
Ongoing strategy review
FX and financing reviewed together, quarterly
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