[box] MEXICO: Fintech Enterprise plans to have a five-fold increase in financing via SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE in the next five years and reach $15 billion USD in 2022. [/box] November 28, 2018.– eFactor Network, a leader in providing financing and working capital solutions in Mexico, plans to end this year reaching close to $60 billion … Continue reading NEWS: eFactor Network Drives Financing for SME’s
Month: November 2018
ANNOUNCED: TFG Launches the Risk and Insurance Hub at KNect365 Finance
Risk and Insurance Hub – Now Launched! [gap height=”0″][box] Today Trade Finance Global announced the launch of its Risk and Insurance Hub, at the KNect365 Insuring Short-Term Trade Finance Conference. A hub of content and educational resources on trade risk, credit insurance and trade credit, TFG have published a series of content on risk and… Continue reading ANNOUNCED: TFG Launches the Risk and Insurance Hub at KNect365 Finance
Excred Conferences: Standardisation of Credit Insurance Policies
[box] We’ve seen over the last 10 years an appetite for both banks and insurers to fully understood wording and standardise credit insurance policies to get the benefits of capital relief and get claims paid. But what does standardisation mean and how can we make it easier in the credit insurance market? We heard from… Continue reading Excred Conferences: Standardisation of Credit Insurance Policies
Excred Conferences: A trade and credit insurance perspective on trade
[box] We heard from Vinco David, Secretary General of the Berne Union, at Knect365’s Insuring Short-Term Trade Finance conference, about trends in the short term credit insurance sector over the past 10 years. [/box] Where is trade going? An insurance perspective World trade is around $80-90 USD trillion per year, of which 13% is insured by… Continue reading Excred Conferences: A trade and credit insurance perspective on trade
Commodity Finance: What are the Benefits and does it work?
Loans are provided to wholesalers and manufacturers for export companies for them to repay later on. These export trade corporations usually focus on mining, energy and soft products like agriculture, so that there is a stability in supply, demand and price control. Metals, mining, and power are also within the scope of commodity finance. Resources… Continue reading Commodity Finance: What are the Benefits and does it work?
Alternative Finance Trends: 2018 in Review | Trade Finance Global
[box] Europe’s alternative finance market has exploded over the last 5 years, now worth an estimated €7.7bn according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The UK alone has grown by over 43% in the last year to £4.6bn, with receivables and invoice finance accounting for around 10-20% of this. [/box] So what’s happened in… Continue reading Alternative Finance Trends: 2018 in Review | Trade Finance Global
Brexit’s Impact on the Pound and the Foreign Exchange Market
[box] When the United Kingdom went to vote on the Brexit referendum in 2016, most people assumed that a decision to leave the European Union would have an effect on the world’s markets. However, few people predicted just how devastating the situation would become and just how deep and wide-spread the complications would be for… Continue reading Brexit’s Impact on the Pound and the Foreign Exchange Market
Interview: Velotrade Chairman on Banks versus Fintech in Asia
[box] An interview with Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman at Velotrade. [/box] [one_third][responsive][/responsive][/one_third][two_third_last] The invoice financing market has been driven by growing European countries with an annual organic growth of around 10% per year over the last decade. The follower, coming from a slow-moving bank system, is the Asia Pacific region. However, in 2017, FCI… Continue reading Interview: Velotrade Chairman on Banks versus Fintech in Asia
Banks, Regulators and Insurers: The Terrible Trio?
[box] Technology and regulations are opening up new opportunities in partnerships, particularly in the new environment of disrupters, intermediaries and paperless trade. This article reviews some of the opportunities, challenges and risks in trade finance from three key parties in facilitating international trade. [/box] The US $1.5tn trade finance gap has been building for the… Continue reading Banks, Regulators and Insurers: The Terrible Trio?
ANNOUNCED: Strategic Partnership between TFG and Institute of Export & International Trade
[box] London, 16th November, 2018. Trade Finance Global (TFG) announces a strategic partnership with the Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT). [/box] Trade Finance Global Announces a Strategic Partnership with the Institute of Export & International Trade [one_third][responsive][/responsive][/one_third][two_third_last]Enhancing export performance and trade finance often work hand in hand to help companies grow their trade… Continue reading ANNOUNCED: Strategic Partnership between TFG and Institute of Export & International Trade
Trade Finance Global (TFG) scoops Award at the Global Banking and Finance Awards
[box] London, 16th November, Global Banking & Finance Review has named Trade Finance Global (TFG) the ‘Best Trade Finance Broker win the UK 2018’. [/box] Trade Finance Global (TFG) scoops Award at the Global Banking and Finance Awards [one_third][responsive][/responsive][/one_third][two_third_last]TFG have proved a year of growth, innovation and deal origination in 2018, with much more to… Continue reading Trade Finance Global (TFG) scoops Award at the Global Banking and Finance Awards
What Will Brexit Mean To London As The Top Financial Centre In The World
[box] As the Brexit deadline draws ever closer, it remains to be seen whether London will keep its place as the top financial centre in the world as is currently recognised by traders world-wide, but this could all depend on how the negotiations with the European Union proceed. Here, we’re going to explore the consequences… Continue reading What Will Brexit Mean To London As The Top Financial Centre In The World
Dr John Llewellyn at the World Trade Summit: How does Comparative Advantage affect Trade?
[box] Comparative advantage is a theory coined by David Ricardo in 1817, which explains how countries should specialise In goods/ services they are comparatively better at. We heard from Dr John Llewellyn at the IOE&IT Summit who was making the case for exporting at 2018 the IOE&IT Summit [/box] We heard from Dr John Llewellyn,… Continue reading Dr John Llewellyn at the World Trade Summit: How does Comparative Advantage affect Trade?
Trade Finance Trends: 2018 in Review | Trade Finance Global
[box] In recent years, the trade finance landscape has seen immense change, driven by a multitude of factors, including policy, consumers, technology and protectionism. A few years ago we were debating the changing role of banks in trade and how technology is changing relationships. Now we’re talking about a digitalised trade economy with integrated relationships,… Continue reading Trade Finance Trends: 2018 in Review | Trade Finance Global
Forex Trends in 2018: What Should Businesses Be Following?
[box] As a forex trader, it should already be routine for you to check the news every day for the latest in foreign currency price moves. “Blink, and you’ll miss it” surely applies in forex trading. Buy and sell foreign currencies based on old news, and you might instantly find yourself losing most — if… Continue reading Forex Trends in 2018: What Should Businesses Be Following?