Version 2.0 · September 2026 · Supersedes all prior versions
CurrencyBlazer's analytical methodology — its data-handling rules, decomposition logic, and scoring models — is proprietary and is not published. What follows are the principles that govern it, which we hold to be non-negotiable in every engagement.
Every executed transaction is measured against institutional mid-market reference rates obtained from independent data sources that have no commercial relationship with any bank, broker, or payments platform. We never benchmark a provider against its own published rates.
A benchmark is only meaningful if the party being measured has no hand in producing it.
We analyze complete transaction histories rather than samples. Each transaction in scope is evaluated individually, against the reference rate for its own execution date and currency pair, on an identical standard. Findings are aggregated only after every underlying transaction has been measured.
Every figure in a CurrencyBlazer report traces to source data and can be recomputed. Clients may commission an independent third-party recalculation of any finding at any time; the data and calculation records required to do so are made available under the engagement's confidentiality terms.
If a finding cannot survive independent recalculation, it does not appear in a report.
Where market conditions could explain an apparent deviation — intraday volatility, settlement-convention differences, disclosed pricing terms — our methodology treats the deviation conservatively rather than assuming fault. A CurrencyBlazer figure is designed to be defensible in front of the provider it describes.
Client transaction data is used solely for the engagement, is never sold or shared in identifiable form, and is deleted after the retention period defined in the engagement agreement. Aggregate research derived from engagements is stripped of all client-identifying information and is never published at a granularity that could expose any single client.
CurrencyBlazer provides data analytics and benchmarking only. Reports quantify and document; they do not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice, and every commercial decision remains with the client.
Questions about how these principles apply to a specific engagement are addressed during the confidential scoping conversation. client-inquiry@currencyblazer.com