Your Monday coffee briefing from TFG: New from Trade Finance Talks – SME trade finance: flying under the radar

Trade loans are used to finance transactions involving import or export trading and reflecting different stages in the commodity trade cycle, from pre-export financing to borrowing base facilities.

All trade loans, however, are used to finance imports, exports, or other trading transactions.

In 2019, FCI formed a working group called “Receivables as an Investable Asset Class” (RIAC). It was comprised of FCI members and companies who operate as funds supporting the

TFG spoke to one of the world’s largest factoring associations to find out how trade receivables can help solve the liquidity crunch caused by supply chain disruption.

This year, NIBC’s shipping activities have seen a steady growth of financings and, as a result, has surpassed the EUR 1 billion milestone. NIBC provides financial and advisory solutions for… read more →

The Trade Finance Distribution Initiative (TFDi) recently heard from Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) MD, Global Head of Trade & Receivables Finance, Mark Abrams.

Companies in the industry have exhibited resilience this year, showing what it takes to truly bounce back. In their latest Annual Review, FCI shares articles by FCI senior executives including… read more →

FCI, the global representative body for factoring and financing of open account domestic and international trade receivables, has released their latest world factoring statistics.  This 2021 report indicates that the… read more →

Trade Finance Global have partnered with Google (Market Finder) to launch a comprehensive trade finance series of guides.

This article is co-authored by Marcus Lankford and Mark Abrams. In December 2021, Bloomberg reported that several banks including BNP Paribas SA, Societe Generale SA, and ABN Amro have restricted financing commodity transactions following defaults linked to the pandemic and multiple frauds.