Smart Money – CURRENCY HUB CEO Andrew Ludwig

In this Smart Money with Alishia Seckam interview, Andrew Ludwig of CURRENCY HUB discusses how near-zero SWIFTS, unique to CURRENCY HUB, can increase arbitrage profits by 20-50%.

Andrew Ludwig is the co-founder and CEO of CURRENCY HUB, a sophisticated forex intermediary, crypto advisory, OTC provider, and crypto arbitrage service provider. 

Ludwig has spent most of his entrepreneurial career in marketing and managing alternative investment strategies for institutional and high-net-worth investors.

Thanks to this experience and his continual guidance, CURRENCY HUB has become a key player positioned at the intersection between digital asset pioneers and traditional asset management.

CURRENCY HUB’s arbitrage strategy focuses on generating profit by exploiting price inefficiencies between digital assets and foreign exchange rates – leveraging South Africa’s exchange controls to achieve this.

The interview

In this Smart Money interview, Ludwig unpacks the value of cryptocurrency arbitrage and explains how it has been affected by the recent cryptocurrency boom period. 

Ludwig then discusses CURRENCY HUB’s latest improvement to its arbitrage services. This innovative service involves batching several clients into a single SWIFT transaction, rather than having each client charged individual SWIFT fees.

Unique to CURRENCY HUB, this offering allows investors to increase their arbitrage profits by 20-50%.

Ludwig also discusses the current regulatory landscape in South Africa. He highlights that the FSCA is doing a great job, and explains how investors can determine which entities offer authentic, regulated services.

Ludwig concludes the interview by revealing what excites him most about the cryptocurrency industry in 2025. 

Watch the full interview with Andrew Ludwig, below.