Artificial intelligence’s (AI) promise for trade finance isn’t just limited to automating formerly manual processes as a means to improve efficiency and accuracy: it can also play a critical role… read more →
I’ve written many articles throughout my career. Technical pieces, market insights or commentary on industry trends. But writing this one feels different. In fact, it feels almost alien. Why? Because… read more →
Structural pressures on global trade continue to intensify in 2026. Tariff uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, cybersecurity threats, liquidity shifts, and rapid digitalisation are reshaping the trade finance landscape. Against this backdrop,… read more →
From ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets to the emergence of global trading hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong, for centuries, trade finance has been built on trust. Commercial relationships, reputation, and… read more →
The gas giants: LNG, carbon, biomass What forces guide the key commodity markets of liquid natural gas (LNG), carbon, and biomass? Turbulence returns to European gas – just a blip?… read more →
The challenge in front of us Women are well represented in trade finance overall, but are still underrepresented in strategic leadership and revenue-generating client roles. An alarming report published in… read more →
The global economy is going through a period of accelerated change, redefining the rules of international trade and investment. Growing geopolitical tensions and increasingly intense competition for strategic resources are… read more →
It’s only in the last few years that environmental issues truly moved from specialist conferences and policy papers into supermarkets, boardrooms, and the headlines. The renewed attention makes it a… read more →
The last five years have seen a global pandemic, tariff wars, a Suez Canal blockage, a Panama Canal drought, attacks on commercial shipping vessels, and, more recently, geopolitics taking an… read more →
When I joined BAFT in March of 2022, I confess that though I was a subject matter expert on all things payments and cash management, I wasn’t too knowledgeable about… read more →
