Letter from the CEO
2020 was certainly an extraordinary year – we were all faced with challenges unlike any we have faced for more than a generation. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic caused disruption to every part of our industry in a way that no-one could have prepared for.
The next few months are undoubtedly still going to provide challenges, but I think we’re all optimistic that there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. With a vaccine programme now being rolled out globally, there is hope that we will return to some kind of new ‘normal’ during the year.
As we draw a close to the first half of this year, I find I’m thinking about two words more often than any other: ‘resilience’ and ‘agility’. Over the last six months, I’ve asked my team to demonstrate both qualities and they’ve stepped up, which I am immensely proud of. With the support of our fantastic new board and Magenta Partners, we have become bigger, better and stronger together.
Voly Founder & Group CEO: Ian Flanagan
Accordingly, within Voly today we are increasingly adapting our strategies, our operations and our culture to drive positive change in every area of our business. We are investing in a number of CSR initiatives including environmental and charitable events, supporting the Princes Trust “Get Hired” program and looking internally at our own workplace culture to ensure we create a positive, diverse and supportive environment.
The Voly team is constantly growing to support our rapidly growing client list. Over the last 6 months we have tripled our development team, doubled our Client Relationship Management team and finance team and welcomed a new Salesperson. We are committed to maintaining our 7* service levels regardless of our growth; our clients will always be the core focus of our business.
“And, whilst I might not be joining Bezos and Branson any time soon, I am very proud to announce the launch of the Voly Payment Platform.”
Voly Payment Platform - Banking Dashboard
The fully integrated payment platform allows our users to make wire payments in 28 currencies directly from the Voly system. It removes the need to log in to multiple bank accounts and eliminate time consuming reconciliations at the end of the month. You can pay supplier invoices and account for the payments in one streamlined action whilst having access to competitive and transparent FX rates. Of course, the entire module has Voly’s signature permissions and approval workflows, meaning that you have complete control over every payment.
We are continually working to improve our product and this fantastic new module takes us another step closer to becoming the complete financial management solution for yachting and family offices.
But we could not do this without the continued support of our fantastic clients. Every testimonial, every word of feedback, drives us to keep growing and improving. If you have ideas and feedback you would like to share, we would love to hear them. Please feel free to share them with me by sending an email to [email protected]
Thank you again, and we look forward to what the next 6 months brings and hopefully some long overdue face to face meetings with you all!
Voly Group CEO - Ian Flanagan
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