Africa is a dynamic and exciting market of opportunities waiting to be unlocked. Innovation, entrepreneurial mindedness, and the willingness to embrace change for the good of all make this continent and its people as unique as its emerging payments story.
TFG has partnered with Trade4MSMEs in a bid to provide micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with relevant resources to aid in the growth of their businesses.
TFG spoke to UCP 600 expert David Meynell, senior technical advisor for the ICC Banking Commission and digital rules advisor to the Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation, to discuss the evolution of the UCP 600 and supplementing rules for documentary credits.
It may have ‘just’ been a football game, but its impact is far greater. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Women’s Championship 2022 is over.
The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Odesa early… read more →
Just as the UK was experiencing record temperatures and a summer heatwave, the annual rate of inflation accelerated to a fresh forty-year high.
Structured trade finance is a type of debt finance that structures trade finance products from across the supply chain together. Learn everything you need to know about structured trade finance here.
When King Henry II composed the first major treatise of English property law in 1187, he lacked the foresight to mention anything related to the ownership of digital assets. Thankfully,… read more →
The latest issue of TFG’s Trade Finance Talks, ‘SME trade finance: flying under the radar’ is out now!
Artificial intelligence. The metaverse. What do these tools have in common for supply chains? These are the technological building blocks for the future of the global supply chain – a fully digitised, connected, self-orchestrated ecosystem where even consumers hold decision-making power.
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
Cross-border payments are at the core of international finance and economic activity and it have undergone dramatic changes over the past fifty years.
The last decade has seen a substantial change in global trade bank attitudes towards innovation and collaboration.