Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) employ over 70% of the world’s workforce, and their supply chains contribute up to 90% of global business. These organisations are projected to be… read more →
UK trade has grown by 3% over the past year, mostly pushed by a 4% rise in imports and increased trade with countries outside of the European Union (EU), according… read more →
Global banks have retreated from emerging markets, citing regulatory complexity, geopolitical uncertainty, and rising compliance costs. This has left gaps that neither corporates nor local financial institutions can easily fill.… read more →
The insurance industry has an unearned reputation for lacking innovation. On the contrary, insurers and brokers do have the capacity to develop innovative products. This is particularly true where emerging… read more →
Deploying AI in enterprise environments presents unique challenges that demand careful consideration. For larger corporates, the primary concerns centre on data security, model governance, and risk containment, factors that can… read more →
Arnulf Romann, CEO and co-founder of efcom, discuss this remarkable evolution and the role of technology in reshaping the receivables landscape, coinciding with efcom’s silver jubilee, celebrating a quarter century… read more →
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 →
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 →
