CURRENCY & FX

CURRENCY & FX

Understand FX across MoniTrak

See how MoniTrak brings foreign-currency accounts and activity into one consistent base-currency financial picture.

4 min read

BEFORE YOU START

Remember the role of your base currency.

Foreign-currency information keeps its original currency, while MoniTrak uses converted values whenever information from different currencies needs to be combined.

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Your selected base currency

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Configured exchange rates

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Historical FX rates stored with foreign-currency transactions

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Current FX valuations for foreign-currency account balances

STEP BY STEP

Let's get it set up.

01

Keep original currencies at the source

Accounts and transactions remain connected to the currencies in which they actually exist. MoniTrak does not replace those original values just because your workspace uses another base currency.

TRANSACTIONTravel Meal
ORIGINAL VALUEUSD 100.00
ACCOUNTUSD Savings
NATIVE BALANCEUSD 10,000
ACCOUNTEUR Savings
NATIVE BALANCEEUR 5,000
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Convert each value using the appropriate FX behavior

Historical transactions use the rate stored when they were saved, while current foreign-account balances use the current configured rate for valuation.

TRANSACTIONHistorical conversion
USD 100.00×3.6900=AED 369.00
Saved rate remains locked
ACCOUNTCurrent valuation
USD 10,000×3.7000=AED 37,000
Uses current configured rate
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This keeps historical activity stable while allowing current foreign-account valuations to reflect your latest configured rates.

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Bring Overview into one currency

When Overview combines accounts and financial activity, MoniTrak uses base-currency equivalents so totals remain comparable.

AED ACCOUNTAED 45,000
USD ACCOUNT≈ AED 37,000
EUR ACCOUNT≈ AED 21,400
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OVERVIEWAVAILABLE CASHAED 103,400

Consolidated in your base currency

04

Keep Reports comparable

Reports use the base-currency value of foreign activity so categories and totals can be analyzed together without mixing incompatible currencies.

GROCERIESMixed transaction currencies
AED 2,500
TRANSPORTMixed transaction currencies
AED 1,500
DININGIncludes foreign activity
AED 1,200
REPORTING CURRENCYAED
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Keep planning views consistent

Budget, Forecast and Goals use your base currency for consolidated planning so future amounts can be compared with the rest of your financial picture.

BUDGETAED 12,000Monthly planned spending
FORECASTAED 50,500Projected cash
GOALSAED 25,000Target amount
BASE CURRENCYAEDOne planning currency
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Open the original value when you need the detail

A consolidated AED amount does not remove the underlying currency information. You can still understand the original amount, currency and FX conversion behind a foreign-currency value.

REPORT VALUEAED 369.00
View FX details
TRANSACTIONTravel Meal
ORIGINAL AMOUNTUSD 100.00
FX RATE USED3.6900
BASE VALUEAED 369.00

THE RESULT

Different currencies, one understandable financial picture.

MoniTrak keeps original currency information where it belongs while using your base currency whenever accounts, activity and plans need to be combined or compared.

01Original valuesUSD · EUR · AED
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02Correct FX behaviorHistorical or current
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03Base currencyAED
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04MoniTrakOne financial picture

RELATED HELP

You may also need.

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Set your base currency

Choose the common currency MoniTrak uses for consolidated values.

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Exchange rates

Configure the rates MoniTrak uses when conversion is required.

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Foreign-currency accounts

Understand native balances and current base-currency valuations.

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