/ public sector · UK

Built for the public purse.

Local authorities, NHS trusts, and central departments collectively send over £4bn a year in overseas payments — pensions, contractor settlements, expat allowances, FCDO disbursements. Most run through Convera or correspondent banks at 100–200 bps. There is a cheaper, fully auditable alternative.

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Calculator · 01

What your authority is overpaying

Take rate is the all-in cost — published fee plus FX spread — expressed as a percentage of notional sent. Enter your authority's current take rate for the most accurate comparison; if you don't know it, use the slider against the published market range.

£2,500,000

110 bps

Published market range: incumbent banks 120–180 · brokers 80–140 · digital providers 55–110.

Annual saving

£195,000

on £30,000,000 of annual overseas volume

Current cost£330,000
Atlas Logica cost (45 bps)£135,000

Indicative — final rate confirmed at quote.

Incumbent bank frameworks

120–180 bps

Fee plus FX spread on bank-led overseas payment frameworks.

Specialist FX brokers

80–140 bps

Spread-based pricing, typically opaque on emerging-market corridors.

Other leading digital providers

55–110 bps

Lower rates apply to major-currency corridors at scale; emerging markets sit higher.

Atlas Logica AI

from 45 bps

All-in published rate. See Pricing for corridor-level detail.

Methodology: market ranges are indicative, derived from publicly available rate cards, providers' own published transparency calculators, and aggregated reports on UK public-sector overseas spend. Per-client commercial terms vary; we do not represent the rates of any named third party. Atlas Logica's rate is enforced in code and disclosed in full at quote time.

Use cases · 02

Where we fit today

Local government

Pension top-ups & expat allowances

Monthly batches to retirees in Spain, Portugal, France, the Philippines. We file via SEPA Instant where possible, local rails otherwise.

NHS trusts

Overseas contractor & locum settlement

Salary and expense settlements to clinicians and IT contractors. Reconciliation file matches your finance system on day-one.

Universities

Scholarship & research disbursements

Bulk payments to recipients in Africa and Asia. Beneficiary KYC inline; full audit trail per grant code.

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A 90-day shadow file.

Send us your last three months of overseas payment files. We re-quote every transaction at Atlas Logica rates and return a board-ready savings report — no commitment, no integration required.