According to a study released on Wednesday by the US-based Atlantic Council think tank, 130 nations, representing 98% of the global economy, are currently exploring digital variants of their currencies.… read more →
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, announced it has completed testing and certification for the FedNow Service, becoming one of the first vendors in the industry… read more →
Like every aspect of the financial services industry, the correspondent banking world has changed a great deal over recent years due to technology, regulatory regimes, and risk management.
Following the EBRD 2023 Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, TFG’s Brian Canup (BC) spoke with Nino Masurashvili (NM), Deputy CEO, Chief Risk Officer, TBC Bank Georgia, who was recognised with the EBRD Sustainability Silver Award. Read this two-part interview to learn more about TBC Bank Georgia, why they were awarded the EBRD Sustainability Silver Award, and their plan for continuing to support Georgian sustainability.
A new report by Lloyds Bank shows that UK businesses have an opportunity to flourish through exporting.
Following the EBRD 2023 Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, TFG’s Brian Canup (BC) spoke with Nino Masurashvili (NM), Deputy CEO, Chief Risk Officer, TBC Bank Georgia, who was recognised with the EBRD Sustainability Silver Award. Read this two-part interview to learn more about TBC Bank Georgia, why they were awarded the EBRD Sustainability Silver Award, and their plan for continuing to support Georgian sustainability.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have infiltrated the agenda of countless innovation meetings at the world’s central banks.
Trade Finance Global (TFG) is proud to reaffirm its partnership with Trade4MSMEs in light of the forthcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) MSME Day on 27 June 2023.
Breach detection is the very essence of EyeSeal. Its standout characteristic lies in its internal installation of the device within shipping containers, delivering a significant edge over externally mounted devices that are susceptible to tampering.
Today, EyeSeal Inc., along with PROSS and Tempest, their global distribution partners, announced that EyeSeal’s cargo breach detection device and EyeTrack application have successfully completed Gateway2Britain digital trade pilot. EyeSeal… read more →
Today, Finastra announced a collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence focused on the corporate and syndicated lending market. The companies have agreed to collaborate and integrate their solutions for corporate… read more →
Despite most industries witnessing digital leaps forward over the past decade, the world of trade has kept its focus on paper-based documentation. In fact, trade documents such as promissory notes, bills of lading, and performance bonds have remained relatively unchanged for centuries.
The financial services industry is constantly changing, and the pace of change is accelerating rapidly, especially for the payments sector. The industry has witnessed many shifts: from the barter system to cash, from cheques to cards, and from cards to digital banking and payments.
Finding from recent Finastra research shows that bank view fintech partnerships as a vital strategy, with three in four banks looking to connect with three fintechs in the next 12-18… read more →
ESG is certainly not a new development, but its growth and importance in financial services have never been higher. Whilst there has been a big focus on the “E” in ESG, we’re also seeing a lot of progress in tackling other aspects, such as social action to address societal challenges. One of the biggest social challenges in global trade is the huge, and growing, finance gap.