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Our primary destinations
Why our clients love our forex service
Fully regulated
We are fully compliant with the South African Reserve Bank, Financial Services Conduct Authority and South African Revenue Services.
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Australia
With our teams on the ground in Sydney and Melbourne we make sending money in and out of the land Down Under a breeze. Our teams of forex experts are on hand to ensure that your international money transfers are as quick and convenient as possible.
South Africa
We have a particularly strong presence on the tip of Africa, with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The bulk of our forex work runs out of our Cape Town office, which is staffed by a high-energy, dependable team of international money transfer experts. The teams in South Africa specialise in helping private individuals and businesses transfer money into and out of South Africa.
The United Kingdom
Our corporate headquarters are situated in London and we have satellite offices in Birmingham and Croydon. Our teams in the UK can help you send money home, bring money into the UK or help your UK-based international business make cross-border payments or receive payments from around the world.
Global
We transfer to just about anywhere on earth. We are experts at getting your money where it needs to be with minimum fuss and at excellent rates. Our global network of brokers can help you figure out the best way to send and receive international payments.
How to transfer money
1. Register
Register your account online to get full access to our secure money transfer service.
2. Activate
To activate your account, simply upload or email our team proof of identity and address.
3. Transfer
Transfer between more than 25 currencies from all over the world and benefit from great rates and speedy transfers.
Making money transfers easy for over 20 years
Meet your forex team
Charmaine has 20 years’ banking experience, where she specialised in foreign exchange, international banking and trade finance. She is currently employed as a Forex Broker, and she manages the forex requirements of a portfolio of corporate clients, private individuals and brokers.
Charmaine has a National Diploma NQF6 in Financial Markets and Instruments (Academy of Financial Markets), a Diploma in Treasury Management and Trade Finance (Institute of Bankers), and a Certificate in Marketing (RAU University).
She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and travelling. She also plays social golf and enjoys swimming the Midmar Mile with her husband and teenage daughter.
Tanya obtained a BComm Honours degree in 2010 from Unisa. With 20 years’ work experience, she started out at ABSA Bank before moving to the UK where she worked for the Department of Works and Pension.
She returned to SA in 2006 and started her career in the foreign exchange industry. Tanya successfully summited Mt Kilimanjaro in 2013 and enjoys adventurous outdoor activities such as hiking and running.
Carey grew up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It was while managing two warehouses for Behr Hella, an international automotive company, that Carey took a keen interest in logistics. She went on to study logistics and procurement at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
During this time, she realised her passion for people and took an about-turn into marketing and sales, where she excelled.
Now living in London, Carey joined Sable International in 2013 and specialises in saving both individuals and companies money on their international money transfers.
In her free time, Carey frequents the gym, enjoys travelling and loves being outdoors.
James has 35 years of banking experience, 15 of these intimately involved in international trade finance, including eight years as head of Capital Equipment Imports and Trade Finance, Nedbank Corporate (previously BoE Corporate Bank).
He previously headed up the Durban office of Reichmann’s Trade Finance, part of Investec Bank. James has a BComm degree majoring in Economics and Business Finance, a Banker’s Diploma and has completed an Advanced International Finance course at the University of Cape Town. In his spare time, James enjoys surfing and has a very active family that love the outdoors.
Tim has 25 years of work experience, including at the likes of Price Waterhouse Coopers, Combined Motor Holdings, BoE, Ernst & Young, JD Edwards in South Africa, Deutsche Bank and 1st Contact Forex in London.
He started an online forex business in London before returning to South Africa. He then joined FX Capital, growing the business to annual trade in excess of R4 billion per annum.
In 2017, FX Capital merged with Sable International and Tim is now the director of Sable International’s South African forex business.
On weekends, Tim enjoys climbing mountains with his wife and two sons.
Andrew grew up in South Africa, where he was schooled at Michaelhouse after which he completed his education at the University of Stellenbosch.
He served as an officer in the South African Navy before completing his management training with the McCarthy Group.
He established a company that facilitated the investment of UK client money into the emerging South African property market. He successfully sold his interests before being appointed to head up Sable International's forex team.
Andrew is a keen sailor who has competed internationally and spends many weekends away either sailing or enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two children.
Born in Queensland, Australia, Jason first started working at Sable International over 10 years ago, after moving to the UK for a working holiday.
Since joining the Sable International team, Jason has worked in a variety of roles within our London, Cape Town and now Melbourne offices. Jason currently oversees our Australian and New Zealand foreign exchange operations.
He holds an MBA from Deakin University and is a member of the teaching team at Swinburne Online, where he specialises in postgraduate Economics.
Jason enjoys mountain biking in the local national parks and searching for Melbourne’s best coffee.
Saskia graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B. Sc. (Masters) in finance and a sub-major in economics. With a keen interest in the FX market, she joined Sable International’s Cape Town forex team as a forex broker.
With passion, determination and an extensive knowledge of the foreign exchange market, she emigrated to London to head up Sable International's forex business development team in London.
Saskia now runs the UK Sable Forex team, whose core focus is business development, customer relations and client retention.
She loves experiencing new cultures, and travel is at the top of her “spare time list”.
Shawn hails from windy Fish Hoek, Cape Town. After qualifying with a BComm in Marketing and Economics from Unisa, he spent seven years in sunny Scotland before returning to South Africa to begin working with FX Capital.
He subsequently joined Sable International in November 2017 as part of a merger with FX Capital. Shawn has over four years’ experience in foreign exchange, exchange control and cross-border payments. He is currently employed as a Foreign Exchange Broker and deals mainly with private clients, corporates, estates and transfers into South Africa.
He enjoys playing sport, hiking and spending time with friends.
Gemma was raised and schooled in Cape Town, South Africa. After school, she spent two years living and working in the UK.
After returning to South Africa, she studied business management and computing before quickly being snapped up by Sable International.
Several years and three promotions later, Gemma holds the position of co-manager of the Cape Town forex department, where she is responsible for client relations, marketing and new business development.
She brings an outstanding enthusiasm, dedication and knowledge of the company to the role. Gemma enjoys exploring Cape Town and wining and dining in Stellenbosch’s wine estates.
Brenda has been a Forex Consultant in the Durban Office since March 2016. She has 25 years’ experience in project management and business management, in the event organising and office design industries. She completed her Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and Industrial Psychology at UKZN.
She specifically deals with the private individual clients and particularly enjoys the more challenging situations where the client is struggling to find a realistic solution to their offshore transfer requirements. Brenda also deals with inheritance payments, financial emigration and SARS tax clearances.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her three children.
Gary was born and raised in Johannesburg and has also lived in Somerset West in Cape Town and Los Angeles in the USA. He has 23 years’ work experience within local and international banks focussing on international corporate and individual banking and investment platforms.
Outside of work, Gary enjoys cycling and has successfully completed twelve 947 Cycle Challenges and eight Cape Town Cycle Tours in support of The Reach for a Dream Foundation. When not cycling, he takes educational outdoor trips with his two children and three foster children.
Juanita was born and raised in Cape Town. She attended Milpark Business School where she obtained her certificate in banking.
She has 12 years’ experience in the banking industry and has worked for Absa and FNB.
At Sable International, Juanita assists clients with the opening of accounts.
She enjoys taking long walks with her dog and child as well as reading magazines.
Anita has a BComm degree and over 20 years work experience, 14 years of which she spent in the finance industry and eight years in foreign exchange, exchange control and cross-border payments. She has worked and travelled throughout Europe.
Anita successfully summited Mt Kilimanjaro and completed her first Cape Town Argus Cycle Tour in 2014. She will attempt her first Comrades Marathon in 2018.
Lynn was born and bred in George along the beautiful Garden Route. She has travelled extensively and has lived in Israel, the United Kingdom and Turkey. After she obtained a Certificate in Banking with Milpark Business School, she gained 18 years of banking experience at FNB George, Knysna and Tokai.
Lynn loves travelling, hiking, going to the gym and spending time with her family, especially her grown-up son. She joined Sable International from FX Capital as part of the merger between the two companies. She is currently employed as a Forex Broker, where she deals with both corporate and private clients.
Sebastian completed his BComm (Hons) degree in Financial Risk Management at Stellenbosch University. He has had a keen interest in trading, which led him to Sable International after obtaining his degree.
Sebastian also has a strong interest in risk management and environmental economics. He has completed his FRM Level 1 examination, and he is in the process of completing Level 2. He plans on obtaining the Energy Risk Professional designation – which focuses on the financial risk aspects of energy production.
Sebastian is passionate about hiking and enjoys surfing, often going for a morning session before coming into the office.
Teri-Anne has 13 years’ working experience, which includes five years in the financial industry and nine years in immigration.
She has previously worked for Absa and at an immigration firm where she held the position of senior consultant/key account manager for private and corporate clients.
In her current role as a Client Relations Administrator, she is responsible for registering clients who want to send money out of South Africa.
Teri-Anne enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, watching movies and eating good food.
Anthea grew up in Cape Town and attended Sibelius High School in the suburb of Retreat. After matriculating from Premier College, she completed a course at Milpark Education.
Anthea has previously worked at Woolworths Financial Services. In her current role at Sable International, she is responsible for assisting clients with financial emigration.
Anthea enjoys date nights with her husband and spending time with her family and friends.
Charlene has 23 years’ experience in the banking industry and has spent the last 12 years working in corporate and investment banking.
She joined Sable International in 2018 and is currently employed as a Forex Broker, managing corporate and private client portfolios at the Cape Town office.
Charlene enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors.
Meagan has a national certificate in banking with Cornerstone and completed her First Level Regulatory Exam (RE05) with Moonstone.
She has previously worked for Standard Bank, where she gained 14 years’ experience working in various roles within the branch banking network.
As a Client Relations Administrator in our forex department, she assists clients with financial emigration.
Meagan enjoys attending music festivals and markets.
Monique graduated from the University of Cape Town, where she dual-majored in Economics and Finance. She then went on to complete her Honours in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management.
Monique is always up for a challenge and believes in hard work and measurable results. She was snapped up by Sable International in 2011.
She quickly worked her way from broking on the global desk into a more specialised role surrounding the South African Reserve Bank’s exchange control regulations. She enjoys spending her time outdoors; exploring the countryside with her husband, two children and three dogs.
Nicole completed her tertiary education at Milpark Business School and Moonstone Business School of Excellence. She has national certificates in banking services and financial markets and completed her Regulatory Exam (RE05).
Nicole has previously worked for Absa in the retail and business banking division. In her current role as a Forex Broker at our Durban office, she attends to client queries, books forex deals for clients who wish to use their allowances for offshore payments and opens client accounts.
Nicole is a go-getter who enjoys challenges and working with people. She sings professionally and enjoys walks on the beach.
Rochelle has 12 years’ experience within the corporate finance and forex banking industry. Rochelle’s experience includes the challenge of being the Regional Branch Manager of a Bureau de Change. She currently manages corporate and private client portfolios at the Durban office.
Rochelle buys and sells foreign currency online and deals directly with our preferred banks. She maintains overall branch requirements and loves working with her team. She has a passion for foreign exchange and customer service and outside of work she enjoys reading and spending quality time with her family.
Raadhiya was born and raised in Johannesburg and moved to Cape Town in 2014.
She has been working in the banking (forex) sector for over nine years and has a wealth of experience.
Raadhiya Joined the Sable International forex team in 2020, taking a position as a forex broker.
In her personal time, she loves being at the beach and spending time with friends and family.
Shelley matriculated in Johannesburg and attended UNISA where she studied English and history of art and obtained a diploma in photo journalism.
After spending two years living and working in London, she joined Standard Bank in South Africa where she worked for over 20 years in various roles in global financial institutions and correspondent banking.
Shelley is the compliance officer at Sable International and is responsible for the implementation of anti-money laundering measures.
She loves belly dancing, hiking, swimming in the ocean and exploring the countryside.
Nicholas was born and raised in Kimberley, South Africa. He moved to Bloemfontein where he completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree with specialisation in investment management and banking at the University of the Free State. He is extremely interested in forex and the financial world.
He enjoys spearfishing and freediving and has represented South Africa in two barefoot water-skiing world championships.
Chris graduated from Wynberg Boys High School. He then went on to pursue a business science degree in finance at the University of Cape Town. While completing his degree, he also passed the CFA Level 1 exam and is scheduled to sit for the Level 2 exam in May 2021.
He joined Sable International as a Forex Broker, as part of our Global Forex team. His job entails handling global forex enquiries and processing money transfers for international clients.
He loves sport and music. You will likely find him on the beach or playing a game of Fives Futbol with friends.
Justin studied at Stellenbosch University; attaining a BA in Geo Environmental studies and a Bcom Hons in Public Development Management.
Before joining Sable International, Justin worked as a junior development economist specialising in market research focusing on property and agriculture.
He is currently a member of the global forex team, assisting clients with all their forex needs as a broker
In his personal life, Justin enjoys spending time with family and friends, swimming and a good book.
Andre grew up on the sunny beaches of Durban, South Africa. There he developed a love for the ocean. He then moved to Stellenbosch to pursue an education in finance before joining Sable International.
As a forex consultant, it is his role to help and guide clients through the process of sending money to individuals and institutions around the world while overseeing the balance of finances.
In his spare time, Andre enjoys outdoor activities such as fishing and camping with his family.
After years in the customer service space, Sheena was snapped up by Sable International. She initially worked on out of South Africa transfers before moving to the global team. Well versed on all facets of forex, she is well positioned to ensure each client receives fast and efficient service.
Outside of work Sheena loves exploring the outdoors, dabbling in yoga and enjoys a good glass of red.
