Yachting Partners International (YPI) Links up With International Payments Specialist: Currencies Direct

Yachting Partners International (YPI) Links up With International Payments Specialist: Currencies Direct PR Newswire LONDON, December 20, 2012 LONDON, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first for the yachting industry, Yachting Partners International (YPI) has announced a partnership with Currencies Direct, a company specialising in foreign exchange and international payments. The partnership will give YPI's clients and crew access to specialist assistance from a dedicated dealer and deliver significant savings through highly competitive exchange rates and fee-free transfers. "There has never really been an appetite in the private yachting industry to explore savings on international transfers," says Sim Lighten, ex yachting company director and captain, now working as Business Development Manager for Yachting Partnerships at Currencies Direct, "however as yachting moves towards the need for greater commercial viability in light of industry changes, client expectation and the global economic situation, companies and individuals alike are increasingly looking for ways to reduce costs. By using Currencies Direct to send transfers overseas or make international payments, they can expect savings of between 2% to 5% compared to using the services of their high street bank. On the large sums involved, that quickly adds up to savings of thousands of pounds.