The losses to the global financial ecosystem caused by fraud and non-payment are immense, but pain points are most acutely felt in emerging markets. This makes the need to increase… read more →
A narrative growing louder in the African market is the appetite for intraregional trade. Historically, trade volumes between, say, Cameroon and France have been larger than with Cameroon’s regional neighbours,… read more →
In the age of real-time payments, compliance pressures, and digital disruption, the financial industry faces a paradox where the faster money moves, the more difficult it becomes to keep infrastructure… read more →
Where AI is creating the most impact Trade finance operations have traditionally been paper-heavy and time-intensive, making them prime candidates for AI-driven automation. Several key areas are seeing transformation: Document… read more →
Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: VIDEO | How stable is a stablecoin? At the Money 20/20 Europe conference this year in Amsterdam, TFG spoke to Shane Riedel, founder… read more →
Discover how the Trafigura legal battle illustrates the challenges of trade finance and the unseen risks of fraud.
Mahika Ravi Shankar (MRS): How can DFIs incentivise local institutional investors and pension funds to participate in domestic capital markets? Daniela Barrdear (DB): DFIs, and let’s also include some multilaterals… read more →
The receivables financing sector has long been expressed by a careful balance between opportunity and risk. It is predicted that the global supply chain finance would attain $17.43 billion by… read more →
How can treasury teams manage risk across foreign exchange (FX), interest rates and commodities in this context – and what lessons can be learned from recent years? The key question… read more →
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, tariffs have dominated trade discussions, so this magazine includes a chronological coverage of tariff developments since February. We also focus on emerging markets touched more peripherally by tariffs, which sometimes get drowned out in mainstream media. Finally, we deep-dive into the fast-evolving world of digitalisation. Trade journalism has never been more in demand. We’re excited to be pursuing our mandate of democratising trade finance with highly specialised, always free-to-access content.
