All the insights from the first day of the biggest trade finance event in the MENA region.
Elon Musk’s frenzied announcements around this one cryptocurrency detract from the wider-reaching benefits of DLT
A flagship new report by Asian Development Bank proposes a 20 per cent growth in the digital sector could create an annual 65 million new jobs.
A reliance on paper has hindered commodity finance for far too long. It should welcome digitalisation with open arms.
Investigating the use of distributed ledger technology to expedite the digitization of trade finance, the BAFT Innovation Council established the DLPC working group in 2016. It was tasked with producing… read more →
How is China using technology to build the technical and financial infrastructure for the ambitious BRI? Eugenio Reggianini reports on the BSN and DCEP
City Bank has become the first Bangladeshi bank to execute a cross-border Letter of Credit (LC) transaction under a Shariah-based financing arrangement executed using blockchain technology.
December 15: Contour, the global trade finance network has today announced that HSBC has become the first full production member of the network following Contour’s commercial launch in October this… read more →
Islamic Development Bank and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Discuss Agritech Digital Solutions in 2nd Agritech Webinar
In partnership with Reuters Events, TFG hears from Simon Collins, TradeCloud and Movsum Muslumzada, SOCAR Trading about the digitization of commodity trading
In partnership with BAFT, TFG hears from Jean-François Denis, Global Head, Trade Solutions, BNP Paribas, about how the bank has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contour announces a partnership with TradeSun, to simplify the handling and authentication of paper-based documents into R3 Corda.
This article discusses the potential benefits of using blockchain technology for trade finance activities and highlights the significant challenges facing blockchain adoption.
A commentary and foreword by ICC’s Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO and WTO’s Deputy Director-General Xiaozhun Yi, following the launch of WTO and TFG’s 2020 Blockchain for Trade publication.