On Monday, 19 January, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced its development of a tokenised securities platform. While it still seeks regulatory approval, the platform would enable the trading… read more →
The interest in digital assets and blockchain-based infrastructure is growing, but their practical impact on trade finance remains contested. While proponents believe tokenisation can reduce costs, improve transparency, and expand… 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 →
The evolution of trade finance presents a multifaceted landscape of opportunities that demand strategic attention. At the inaugural TFG Geneva conference, Alexander Peters, Group CFO at Torq Commodities, identified several… read more →
Disruption has always been a part of global trade, but over the past decade, this has evolved into frequent volatility. Geopolitical realignments, regulatory fragmentation, shifting tariffs and climate shocks have… read more →
In 2025, nearly everything is digital. While digitisation usually conjures up images of real-time automated KYC checks, friendly AI customer service agents, and ever-growing innovative tech, there is also a… read more →
On 7 November, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Srinivas Koneru, founder of trade finance fintech Triterras Fintech Pte Ltd (“Triterras”), with fraud and misrepresentation. The SEC is… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Over the last decade, a new world order has been trying to emerge from the cracks of enduring systems. When Nick Szabo proposed the… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The global trade finance gap persists at around $2.5 trillion, leaving businesses – especially small-and-medium commodity traders – struggling to pay suppliers, ship goods,… read more →
In 1878, just a few years after an early version of the incandescent lightbulb had been invented by English physicist Joseph Swan, a British parliamentary report on the new technology… read more →
