BII, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has partnered with Citi to launch a $100 million risk-sharing facility.
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Brian Canup is the Editorial & Research Assistant at Trade Finance Global (TFG). He graduated with an MA in International Political Economy from King's College London, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Standard Chartered joins Visa B2B Connect to enhance cross-border payments
Standard Chartered partners with Visa for efficient cross-border payments. Find out how this network simplifies B2B transactions and reduces costs.
RELEASED | Final KTDDE report: ICC DSI’s 18 month journey to harmonise trade documents
The ICC DSI has released their final KTDDE report, finishing their harmonisation of 36 key trade documents.
Atradius reports 18% drop in UK trade credit claims amid consumer confidence boost
Atradius a UK trade credit insurer, has reported an 18% reduction in claims from UK businesses compared to the same period in 2023.
Standard Chartered launches open banking marketplace to enhance API integration
Today, Standard Chartered announced the launch of its new Open Banking Marketplace, a platform for clients to explore APIs.
Emirates NBD, DP World Trade Finance, Enigio and iBind Systems complete first PoC for digitally native trade documents
Emirates NBD, in partnership with DP World Trade Finance, Enigio, and iBind, has successfully completed a PoC on digitally native trade documents.
FCI releases preliminary World Factoring Statistics, showing subdued growth
FCI has published their preliminary world factoring statistics for 2023, showing the industry experienced a rise of +3.3% in 2023.
Korea’s exports to US surpass China for first time since 2003
In the first quarter of this year, Korea’s exports to the United States exceeded those to China for the first time since the second quarter of 2003.
Quor and ClearDox partner to grow commodity trading solutions
Quor and ClearDox announce a partnership to enhance digitalisation and automation in commodity trading solutions.
PIL becomes member of DCSA, furthering shipping digitalisation
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has become a member of the non-profit organisation, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), to promote standardisation and digital innovation in the container shipping industry.
Finastra adds ESG scoring to Trade Innovation platform with TradeSun
Finastra announced that it has integrated AI-powered ESG (environmental, social and governance) scoring capabilities into its working capital solution, Trade Innovation.
Cleareye.ai and Surecomp partner to enhance AI powered trade finance automation
Cleareye and Surecomp have announced a new partnership, furthering AI powered trade finance automation solutions.
TFG Weekly Trade Briefing, 22nd April 2024
Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG.
Lloyds Bank completes its first WaveBL electronic Bill of Lading transaction
Lloyds Bank has completed its first transaction using an electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) on the WaveBL trade documentation platform.
ICISA and AMAN UNION partner to boost credit insurance initiatives
The International Credit Insurance & Surety Association (ICISA), alongside the forum that unites Insurers and Reinsurers of Commercial and Non-commercial Risks from Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, known as AMAN UNION, are pleased to announce their Strategic Partnership Agreement.