International Currency Exchange - often known simply as 'ICE' - was a global
foreign currency exchange company, based in London.
Background
ICE were the first foreign exchange operator to offer a pre-paid currency card
and also to offer a voucher system, whereby customers are able to get discounted
exchange rates
In finance, an exchange rate is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. Currencies are most commonly national currencies, but may be sub-national as in the case of Hong Kong or supra-national as in the case of ...
by visiting the company's website before picking up their currency.
As one of the largest retail
currency exchange operators in the world, with a combined annual group turnover in excess of US$1.8 billion, ICE operated a global network of over 300
bureaux de change
A bureau de change (plural bureaux de change, both ) (British English) or currency exchange (American English) is a business where people can exchange one currency for another.
Nomenclature
Although originally French, the term "bureau de chan ...
branches, including 65 airports, across four continents.
ICE is a
Private Limited Company
A private limited company is any type of business entity in "private" ownership used in many jurisdictions, in contrast to a publicly listed company, with some differences from country to country. Examples include the '' LLC'' in the United St ...
owned by Lenlyn Group, and is a sister company of
Raphaels Bank
R. Raphael & Sons Limited, trading as Raphaels Bank, was a small UK-based independent bank that provided prepaid and credit card services, personal savings products, consumer credit, and a multi-currency ATM network.
It was established in 1787 ...
. The organisation's headquarters are in
Piccadilly, London.
References
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External links
Official WebsiteAutomated Trading
Foreign exchange companies
1973 establishments in England
Financial services companies based in London
Financial services companies established in 1973