The UK government could be doing more to support British exporters, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), finds a Barclays report released today. UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government’s export… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The exclusion of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from finance isn’t driven by mere moral neglect, but by systemic infrastructural constraints – amplified… read more →
African lenders catering to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a paradox in accessing sustainable trade finance capital. To tap green bond markets or secure development finance institutions’ (DFI) facilities,… read more →
Over the past year, there has been steady, if uneven, progress for African women in trade and finance. On the one hand, there is far greater visibility and intent around… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The growth of AI in document forgery, the lethargic response of legislation, and the complexity of international commodity transactions all pose significant challenges to… read more →
On Tuesday, 27 January, India and the European Union (EU) signed a pivotal free trade deal that will cut up to €4 billion in tariffs on EU exports and eliminate… read more →
It’s safe to say that global trade – which today exceeds $32 trillion in annual flows – has never lacked demand. What it has consistently lacked is a trustworthy, interoperable… read more →
As we welcome 2026, one thing remains unchanged: trade finance is in many ways the black sheep of asset classes. Fraught with rumoured complexity, allegedly eternal transaction times, and lingering… read more →
The eagle-eyed among us have noticed a rise in advertisements promoting a fresh remittance service entering the market. The appification of cross-border payments demonstrates the transformation of the industry, as… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Alternative lenders – non-bank entities that provide financing outside traditional banking channels – are no longer peripheral to the trade finance ecosystem. Their increased… read more →
