Finastra has announced BANK OF AFRICA, a pan-African financial group, has selected Conpend’s TRADE AI app from its open innovation platform, FusionFabric.cloud. The app extends the functionality of Finastra’s Fusion… read more →
FCI Academy announces the opening of the certificate programmes and the specialized online courses to all industry stakeholders.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in container shipping and logistics, is officially introducing the electronic bill of lading (eBL) for its customers around the world, following a successful… read more →
By the end of 2021, it’s anticipated that LIBOR rates will be discontinued, transitioning to the SONIA or SOFR. But what does this mean for trade finance? ITFA explains
SWIFT’s upcoming SR 2021 release is set to bring some significant changes to trade finance messaging standards – specifically those relating to guarantees
Surecomp®, the leading provider of global trade finance solutions for banks and corporates, today announced that automotive multinational TRATON SE has gone live with its trade finance processing solution COR-TF™… read more →
The UK and Indonesia have today (Monday 26) concluded the first round of exploratory trade talks and committed to further strengthening our £3 billion trade and investment links through a… read more →
Presented by Trade Finance Global and ITFA Trade finance has a significant role to play in sustainable development and ESG, which extends to addressing global challenges around climate change, human… read more →
Misr Technology Services (MTS), which operates Egypt’s National Single Window for Foreign Trade platform (Nafeza), has authorized CargoX to act as the blockchain document transfer gateway for the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) System.
HSBC India and HSBC UAE have successfully executed a blockchain-enabled, live trade finance transaction between Tata Steel Ltd. (India) and Universal Tube & Plastic Industries Ltd. (UAE). This is a… read more →
Trade finance has a significant role to play in sustainable development and ESG, which extends to addressing global challenges around climate change, human rights and biodiversity.
The first estimates for the factoring industry worldwide in 2020 have been announced today by the FCI’s Peter Mulroy. Factoring declines were recorded in most regions except Asia Pacific.
The government must urgently set out a UK strategy for trade as we move from simple roll-over agreements to the tough work of negotiating with experienced trading nations like Australia,… read more →
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 31 March 2020 released its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, showing strong and resilient growth, with total comprehensive income of… read more →
ITFA, a leading trade finance industry body, has released an in-depth guide to Structured Letters of Credit. These are instruments which provide substantial funding to trade in emerging markets, but … read more →