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Converge is your biweekly source for expert insights into global foreign exchange markets. Each episode breaks down what’s driving currency movements, why it matters, and how your business can respond with confidence.
Hear from Convera specialists and industry voices on central bank policy, geopolitical risk, liquidity shifts, and emerging market dynamics. You’ll also find the occasional deep dive into cross-border payments, providing broader context on how money moves globally.
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- Are You Ready for 2027?” preview: AI, chokepoints and the global battle for capital · 15 minSteven Dooley speaks to Kevin Ford for an early preview of Are You Ready for 2027? They explore why the global economy is becoming more resilient yet more fragile, and what that…
- Euro crisis 2.0? France puts markets on alert · 18 min · Episodio 147French sovereign stress has returned to the centre of the FX conversation. As bond spreads widen and political uncertainty complicates the path toward fiscal consolidation, Kevin…
- The Volatility Gap · 14 min · Episodio 146Moving money internationally has become faster, cheaper, and easier but none of this solves the business challenges caused by currency volatility. Head of Market Insights, Steven…
- Markets rattled: Rising yields, Fed hike fears and a yen surge · 9 min · Episodio 145Rising bond yields, hawkish Fed signals and higher oil prices drove markets, while a sharp USD/JPY sell-off added volatility. The US dollar found support from stronger US jobs…
- Is this 2025 Déjà Vu? Debt, Yields and Dollar Doubt · 19 min · Episodio 144A relatively small Treasury intervention has sent a much larger signal across global markets. After the US announced plans to double its long-end buybacks, yields briefly…
- Markets looking through the risks · 24 min · Episodio 143Markets continue to look through a growing list of risks. Despite ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, elevated oil prices, sticky inflation and the prospect of further…
- Managing currency risk in an uncertain world · 18 min · Episodio 142How should businesses manage currency risk when volatility strikes? Convera's Rob Goldberg shares practical insights on hedging, USD exposure, geopolitical uncertainty and market…
- Geopolitics back in the spotlight · 17 min · Episodio 141Markets have spent much of 2026 shrugging off geopolitical flare-ups and refocusing on fundamentals: inflation, labour markets, growth and interest rates. But with tensions…
- A decade after Brexit · 19 min · Episodio 140Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, the shock might be over but its effects on sterling remain. Steven Dooley speaks to George Vessey and Antonio Ruggiero about how Brexit…
- Iran peace deal and the future of payments · 17 min · Episodio 139What does this week's US–Iran peace deal mean for APAC FX? Shier Lee Lim breaks it down, while Ingmar Apinis dives into Payments 2026+: Liquidity in Motion — Convera’s latest…
- Headline markets and a paralyzed FX tape · 15 min · Episodio 138This week’s FX Weekly podcast unpacks a market that looks stable on the surface but lacks real conviction underneath. George Vessey is joined by Steven Dooley and Antonio…
- Markets Under Pressure: Yields, Tension, and the Dollar Surge · 17 minGeorge Vessey and Antonio Ruggiero join from London with host Steven Dooley. In this episode, the team unpacks a volatile moment for global markets, with rising bond yields…
- How to build onchain rails banks actually want to run, with Tesser · 42 minIn this episode, Alex Lawrence, Alanna Frost and Akash Patel sit down with Geetha Panchapakesan, Founder and CEO of Tesser and Dana Weinstein, Head of Product and Operations at…
- Market update: Q1 2026 market review - Volatile geopolitics, AI, and market uncertainty · 12 min · Episodio 135In this Market Update, host Alex Lawrence sits down with Kevin Ford to break down a volatile Q1 2026 shaped by geopolitical shocks, uneven market performance, and rising…
- Building Trust in Global Digital Infrastructure with The Hashgraph Group | Hedera · 26 minThis week, we sat down with Stefan Deiss, CEO of The Hashgraph Group, to discuss the transformative potential of Hedera Hashgraph in cross-border payments, digital identity, ESG…
- Market Update: AI-driven froth, middle east volatility shake up markets · 11 minThis week, host Alex Lawrence sat down with FX and Macro Analyst Antonio Ruggiero to analyze the impact of the escalating Middle East conflict on global markets, central bank…
- A Career Crossing Borders: Female Leadership and the Future of Payments with Convera CCO Meaghan Riley. · 21 minThis week, host Alex Lawrence sat down with Meaghan Riley, newly appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Convera, to dive into her journey as a female leader in tech and finance in…
- Market Update: Fast-moving conflict roils markets, fueling oil-led macro risks · 15 min · Episodio 131In this episode, Steven Dooley, head of market insights at Convera, discusses the recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, their impact on global markets, oil prices…
- Market Update: AI's disruptive impact amidst ongoing tariff uncertainty · 13 min · Episodio 130On this episode of Converge, host Alex Lawrence sits down with market strategist George Vessey to unpack the chaos shaping today’s global economy. From the shockwaves of AI…
- The Trust Factor: Solving the Cross-Border Verification Gap with IPID · 30 minJoin host Alex Lawrence, Akash Patel and Alanna Frost of Convera as they sit down with Damian Dugauquier, co-founder and CEO of IPID (International Payment Identity). With…







