Estimated 15-20 hours saved per week on expense management
Estimated $6K saved per year on bank fees
Multiple legacy systems and bank accounts consolidated into one hub
About Arms Of Eve
Arms Of Eve is a rapidly growing, omni-channel resort fashion and accessories brand co-founded by husband and wife duo, Aaron Langer and Kerryn Langer.
What began as a local online store has evolved into an international business. With roots in both Australia and the U.S., Arms Of Eve now reaches customers worldwide through a thriving e-commerce presence and an expanding network of brick-and-mortar retail locations.
As the business scaled globally, CEO and Co-founder Aaron began searching for a better way to handle foreign exchange and international payments. Little did he know that with OFX, he’d discover several ways to improve the brand’s operations to keep pace with its rapid growth.
At the end of the day, what we’re trying to achieve with FX transactions is protecting our margins. We want something that’s easy, transparent and predictable.
Aaron Langer, CEO and Co-founder, Arms Of Eve
The challenges of a rapidly-growing business
Arms Of Eve, like many rapidly growing global businesses, realised outdated systems were only slowing the team down. “There were so many initial problems that we were facing beyond foreign exchange, it was all the processes behind our operations both here and internationally,” said Aaron Langer.
The legacy process for paying foreign suppliers was fragmented and confusing. Counterintuitive banking solutions led to frictional transactions, repetitive manual money transfers and a lack of visibility and control. This was compounded by disjointed systems and software, which increased manual workload and the risk of human error.
Managing global expenses posed another layer of complication. Aaron had questions like: “how does a business like us pay foreign suppliers easily, seamlessly and intuitively and not have a number of banks involved in multiple jurisdictions?”
Employee expense cards were handled through a separate provider, making both usage and oversight more challenging.
A consolidated and connected solution
Arms Of Eve’s journey to OFX began with the need for a scalable solution. Although initially searching for a better way to address foreign exchange challenges, Aaron quickly discovered that OFX offered much more.
One of the key benefits of joining OFX for Aaron was account consolidation.
“It’s a convergence. That’s the power of the platform – it keeps everything in the same place.” – Aaron Langer, CEO and Co-founder, Arms Of Eve
The OFX Global Business Account replaced several legacy systems, multiple bank accounts, credit cards and streamlined international workflows into a single, scalable hub.
Seamless integrations were another advantage. The platform offered easy two-way sync with Xero, allowing invoices and documentation to automatically flow directly into the system.
Spend management was also modernised, giving Arms Of Eve the ability to issue company cards and control and monitor company spend within the same platform.
“It’s super easy to set up credit cards and budgets. It’s slick, intuitive and very well designed.”
Features like bulk approvals, instant notifications, transparent workflows and one-click authorisations streamlined financial management.
“Every single PDF invoice gets emailed across. The bulk of the work of manually entering information is gone, it automatically pulls everything over and makes it really easy. As an approver, I can click it, see the original invoice and everything I need is in the same place. It’s fantastic.”
Finally, ease of use and solid customer support stood out as major factors for Aaron. OFX provided human support throughout onboarding and troubleshooting, addressing a gap that Aaron had experienced time and time again with other financial service providers.
You solved more problems than I even knew I had. OFX isn’t just about FX – it works like a bank, consolidated everything, made payments and approvals intuitive, and gave us real-time visibility and control.
Aaron Langer CEO and Co-founder, Arms Of Eve
An all-in-one financial software solution that works
Arms Of Eve now benefits from an all-in-one financial software solution that truly works. By eliminating redundant bank accounts, external services and clunky processes, the company has saved significant time, money and management overhead.
Consolidating expense management and international payments not only cut legacy service fees but also granted access to better foreign exchange rates, driving meaningful cost savings.
Aaron can now confidently control budgets, approve payments and manage multi-currency transactions with ease. By centralising every invoice, approval and transaction within the OFX platform, Arms Of Eve has eliminated digital filing chaos and made day-to-day operations so much easier.
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