The supply chain finance industry has been faced with a choice: increase disclosure or continue to face criticism.
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Not all plain sailing – Three important functions of Marine Bills of Lading
Closing a deal between an unknown buyer and seller is difficult. Add to this the cross-border element and the many different agents on the way, and trade suddenly gets complicated.
VIDEO: 21st Century Supply Chain Finance – reinventing the wheel or back to the drawing board?
TFG’s editor, Deepesh Patel had the pleasure of speaking with Stacey Facter from BAFT, Christian Hausherr from Deutsche Bank AG and the Global Supply Chain Finance Forum and John Monaghan from Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions at BAFT’s Virtual Global Annual Meeting.
Trade Finance Global joins the inaugural China programme at the London Mayor’s International Business Programme (MIBP)
Trade Finance Global (TFG), the leading trade finance fintech, has been selected to join the inaugural China track of the Mayor of London’s scaleup programme.
Shell-shocked! Trade finance tortoise 🐢 ‘Bixi’ picks wrong UEFA winner ⚽️
An infamous tortoise, by the name of ‘Bixi’, unsuccessfully predicted England snatching the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Tradetech/ESG – What’s next for the future of trade finance?
Deepesh Patel, Editor at TFG summarised the key themes discussed during ICC Mexico’s three-day virtual event on The Digital Future of Trade and Supply Chain Finance.
Launched: International Trade Professionals Programme 2021
TFG, LIBF, FCI and EBRD, launch the International Trade Professionals Programme (ITPP) 2021, following the success of last year’s cohort, at EBRD’s annual conference.
TFG’s 2021 hat 🎩 trick – welcoming three new hires to the team!
Trade Finance Global (TFG) – the leading trade finance platform – has expanded its team with three new hires, to support the growth of the business across education, digitalisation and marketing.
FCI’s 38th edition of the Global Factoring Annual Review is here
FCI has just published its Annual Review – a globally recognised publication in the world of factoring and receivables finance. The publication includes the final statistics for the industry – which this year show a 6.5% drop in volume compared to last year – as well as the highly respected Global Industry Annual Report (GIAR).… Continue reading FCI’s 38th edition of the Global Factoring Annual Review is here
The IMDA TradeTrust interoperability framework: Road to achieving cross-border, paperless trade
A session by Loh Sin Yong from Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) at TXF’s Global Trade Virtual 2021, explored one potential solution to the now highly paper-reliant trade.
EBRD’s President on: COVID-19, sustainable trade and the gender gap in finance
President of EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso, spoke with TFG about COVID-19, sustainable trade and the gender gap in finance for City Week 2021.
Breakdown of the new ICC eRules: eUCP & eURC
Owing to the pandemic, eUCP Version 2.0 and eURC Version 1.0 rules created by the ICC have received increased interest over the past few months. There is a growing realisation by practitioners that paper documents are causing delays and disruption.
BREAKING: COVID-19 increases trade finance SME default rates in 2020, ICC Trade Register suggests
The ICC has published its 2019 and 2020 interim findings from its Trade Register on the performance of short-term trade and supply chain finance assets.
Launched: The ITFA-TFG LIBOR for Trade Finance hub
London, UK. The International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and Trade Finance Global Trade (TFG) have today launched the LIBOR transition for trade finance hub.
UK and Australia form first post-Brexit trade deal
The UK and Australia have entered into a momentous trade agreement, the first on the road to the post-Brexit economy. This deal is the first stepping stone on the UK’s journey to joining a wider Asia Pacific trade agreement.