My career has developed mainly within Spanish banks with an international focus, operating on a more modest scale in trade finance than global banks. When I learnt that not many… read more →
Imagine a world where goods in transit, regardless of their location, destination, and mode of transport, can be resold in just seconds, with a few clicks, realising their full value.… read more →
African lenders catering to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a paradox in accessing sustainable trade finance capital. To tap green bond markets or secure development finance institutions’ (DFI) facilities,… read more →
Chinese regulators have banned the issuance of unapproved Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoins overseas and of tokenised risk-weighted assets (RWAs), applying to both domestic and foreign issuers. In a joint statement released… read more →
Transaction banking, at its core, supports day-to-day commercial activities: buying and selling goods, making payments, issuing guarantees, and collecting receivables. These activities are not fundamentally different in Islamic and conventional… read more →
2025 was a unique year for banking, and 2026 will only continue this trend. This year’s banking market landscape will continue to be disruptive, marked by geopolitical crises, macroeconomic instability,… read more →
It’s safe to say that global trade – which today exceeds $32 trillion in annual flows – has never lacked demand. What it has consistently lacked is a trustworthy, interoperable… read more →
Fraud remains one of the biggest challenges facing UK businesses today. The latest Office for National Statistics figures show that there were more than four million incidents of fraud in… read more →
The eagle-eyed among us have noticed a rise in advertisements promoting a fresh remittance service entering the market. The appification of cross-border payments demonstrates the transformation of the industry, as… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Alternative lenders – non-bank entities that provide financing outside traditional banking channels – are no longer peripheral to the trade finance ecosystem. Their increased… read more →
