Everything seems to have already been said about the importance of interoperability in trade finance. Its benefits – for efficiency, security, and increasing collaboration – are praised at conferences all… 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 →

Coface downgraded four countries and 23 industries in its June Risk Review, which paints a picture of a world reeling from tariffs and unsure of its economic future. Uncertainty is… 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 →