Seven central banks and over 40 commercial banks have participated in a successful prototype of Project Agorá, an initiative to test the feasibility of a multi-currency shared programmable platform. A… read more →
On Thursday, 7 May, digital trade finance network Komgo announced that the National Bank of Greece (NBG) has joined its global trade finance network. The partnership aims to connect NBG… read more →
The transactions involved a sugar shipment from the Americas to the UK, utilising a digital bill of exchange (dBE) created on Enigio’s trace:original platform. Mercore initiated the process by creating… read more →
Today, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has released an addendum to its Digital Negotiable Instruments (DNI) Handbook. This update follows the enactment of the UK Electronic Trade Documents… read more →
Trade Finance Global (TFG), in collaboration with UK Export Finance and the Department for Business & Trade, is set to host a tradecast on 13th September 2023, one week before the Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETDA) comes into force.
This past week, Trade Finance Global (TFG) stopped by the inaugural ITFA and BCR: Trade & Investment Forum 2023 to learn more about making trade an investible asset class.
The arguments for digitalising trade processes are well known. Paper-based processes are inefficient, error-prone, and subject to frequent delays––particularly in times of disruption.
The ITFA Middle East Regional Committee hosted its fourth Trade Finance Forum (TFF) in collaboration with the DIFC Academy on 29 September 2022.
