The global factoring industry surpassed €4 trillion in annual turnover in 2025, according to data published today, 5 May, by FCI, the Amsterdam-based body overseeing the global receivables finance network.… read more →
A textile exporter in Vietnam ships a container of finished goods to a retail buyer in Germany. Payment terms: 90 days from receipt. The factory needs to be paid within… read more →
On Sunday, 3 May, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a financing facility aimed at helping Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries develop critical minerals supply chains. The ADB facility, named the Critical… read more →
Tether, the stablecoin giant, has led a recent $14 million Series A funding round for belo, the Argentine cryptocurrency and fintech platform looking to expand digital wallets and crypto rails… read more →
Pakistan has opened six road transit routes to enable third-country goods to reach Iran, creating a new land corridor. The initiative came as 3,000 containers destined for Iran were stranded… read more →
Standard Chartered and the World Bank Group’s private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have launched a $300 million risk-sharing facility aimed at expanding trade and supply chain finance… read more →
On Friday, 1 May, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will come into provisional application. While supporters are praising the deal as a significant de-risking achievement by Brussels, opponents want… read more →
At least four vessels were seized by unauthorised persons off the coast of Somalia in the last week, with authorities declaring a ‘substantial’ regional threat amid a reignited wave of… read more →
The UAE has announced today, 28 April, that it has quit the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ oil cartel, as the global energy crisis caused by the… read more →
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents can now plan, negotiate, and optimise a $2.4 million cross-border shipment in under half a second. They can match supplier terms, verify tokenised documents, pull live… read more →
