Factoring is seen as a somewhat niche corner of trade finance, but it underpins trillions in global commerce, with global volumes reaching nearly €3.8 trillion in 2023. When a company… read more →
2025 has been a year of shock for global supply chains and corporations navigating the impact of US tariffs. Yet, for Europe in particular, the long-term disruptions from tariffs have… read more →
Latin America (LatAm) is undergoing significant transformations in its financial technology (fintech) landscape. At the 2025 Sibos conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Silvia Andreoletti, Senior Reporter at Trade Finance Global (TFG), … read more →
At the 2025 Swift-organised Sibos conference in Frankfurt, Germany, tokenisation, digital assets, stablecoins, and artificial intelligence (AI) were top of the industry agenda. Paradoxically, these ideas often seem a world… read more →
Trade digitisation permeates nearly every conversation about the future of supply chain finance, and that trade finance ecosystems are evolving faster than ever before amidst mounting macroeconomic pressures and exciting… read more →
A country which ranks persistently among the world’s most corrupt has recently seen a boost to its international standing. J.P. Morgan has recently announced that it will resume dollar clearing… read more →
It’s a tale as old as time: fraud mechanisms evolve in unison with the strategies hypothesised to combat them. Although payment technologies have become faster, more efficient, and sophisticated year… read more →
The collapse of First Brands Group, an Ohio-based auto parts manufacturer, has exposed the inadequacy of US accounting standards designed to prevent opacity in corporate financing. The company’s bankruptcy filing… read more →
The accession means Moldovan users can now send and receive euros with processing times of less than 24 hours and substantially lower fees than previously available. International transfers that formerly… read more →
Yesterday, at the Sibos 2025 conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Visa announced it would launch a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, its real-time digital payments network. The pilot will enable… read more →
