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title: iBanFirst | Global payments & FX for fresh food importers
description: Experience fast, secure payments and FX risk management for fresh food and other perishable imports with iBanFirst. Open your account today and optimise your international transactions.
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Fresh foods & perishables
# Your goods won't wait. Your payments shouldn't either.
For fresh food importers sourcing across borders, a slow payment doesn't just cost money — it costs you the shipment. iBanFirst gives you the payment speed, multi-currency reach, and FX risk management that perishable trade demands.
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- [Request an account](https://info.ibanfirst.com/en/request-an-account)
## Why do fresh food importers choose iBanFirst?
Your cargo is stuck at port. Your margin is thinning as exchange rates shift. Your bank can’t process payments fast enough. iBanFirst resolves all three.
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### Make same-day payments and track them at every step
Make payments on your schedule and get real-time visibility of progress.
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### Protect margins with forward payment contracts
Lock your exchange rates before the season starts.
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### Trade in your suppliers’ local currencies
Pay global suppliers in USD, ZAR or any of 135+ currencies available.
- “A traditional bank will need at least 48 hours, whereas iBanFirst can complete exchange transactions in seconds, with much more competitive rates and fees. The platform's ability to offer accounts in Polish Zloty, for example, allows us to easily and efficiently handle customs clearance in Poland for our exports.
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Geoffrey Serrurier, Director, SEGEA Food Distributors
## **Stop paying €350+ a day for slow payments**
Shipments don't move until payments arrive. Every extra day at Rotterdam or Vigo costs €350 or more in demurrage — and your perishables are perishing fast.
With iBanFirst, you control when [payments](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/cross-border-payments) are initiated. You can [track](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/international-payment-tracking) them at every step and share tracking links so your beneficiaries can do the same.
## **Protect your margins before the season starts**
A single rate move at the wrong moment can turn a profitable shipment into a break-even one.
Don’t just pay the spot rate and hope for the best every time. Lock your rates in advance with [forward payment contracts](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/currency-risk-management) timed to your buying season — so you know how much you’ll pay before the window opens, not during it.
## **All your currency corridors. One platform.**
Making payments in USD, NOK, ILS and ZAR every month? Most banks handle EUR to USD payments well enough but struggle with everything else. That means multiple providers, separate logins, inconsistent rates and fees, and hours spent reconciling payments manually.
iBanFirst consolidates all your currencies in [one platform](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/platform-overview). Open local currency accounts to handle customs duties and VAT in non-EUR markets, make payments in 135+ currencies, and [automate your processes](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/integrations-and-automation) — all from one account.
## Get started with iBanFirst today
Fresh food importers across the Netherlands, Spain, France and beyond already use iBanFirst to manage cross-border payments and protect their margins.
**With iBanFirst you can:**
- [Open local currency accounts](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/augmented-currency-accounts) in PLN, CZK, RON, HUF and more to hold funds for customs and VAT — all in just a few clicks
- [Make payments](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/cross-border-payments) in 135+ currencies to your suppliers in 180+ countries
- [Track payments](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/international-payment-tracking) in real time and share links with beneficiaries so they can do the same
- Lock your rates and protect your margins with [forward payment contracts](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/currency-risk-management)
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- [Why iBanFirst](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/why-ibanfirst)
- [Pay suppliers abroad](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/pay-suppliers-abroad)
- [Get paid in a foreign currency](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/get-paid-in-a-foreign-currency)
- [Manage intercompany flows](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/manage-intercompany-flows)
- [Manage international investments](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/manage-international-investments)
- [Reconcile payments](https://ibanfirst.com/solutions/reconcile-payments)
- Resources
- [Blog](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/en)
- [Savings calculator](https://ibanfirst.com/savings-calculator)
- [FX risk management simulator](https://ibanfirst.com/fx-risk-management-simulator)
- [Resource library](https://ibanfirst.com/resource-library)
- [Currency reference centre](https://ibanfirst.com/currency-reference-centre)
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- [Glossary](https://ibanfirst.com/glossary)
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- Platform
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- [Augmented currency accounts](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/augmented-currency-accounts)
- [Cross-border payments](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/cross-border-payments)
- [International payment tracking](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/international-payment-tracking)
- [Currency risk management](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/currency-risk-management)
- [Integrations and automation](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/currency-risk-management)
- [Security](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/security)
- [Accounts and setup](https://ibanfirst.com/platform/accounts-and-setup)
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