There is little doubt that 2022 has been an unprecedented year and for better or for worse, there has been a lot that has happened in the trade, treasury, payments and supply chain spaces.
Tradetech and deep tier financing: How emerging technology can help supply chains meet ESG standards
Alex Gray, head of trade finance at The London Institute of Banking & Finance, explains why the staff at trade banks will have an important role to play in gathering and utilising ESG data from supply chains
Trade Finance Global (TFG) are delighted to have had the opportunity to speak with Liliana Fratini Passi, Managing Director, CBI, for further insight into the situation.
Mercuria, an integrated energy and commodity trading company, recently went live with CargoDocs electronic Bills of Lading (eBLs), having participated in its first ever paperless trade transaction for an iron… read more →
Global trade often relies on processes and systems that have been in place for a number of years. For many companies, these ways of working are important to how businesses… read more →
In the November edition of Trade Finance Talks will explore these topics but also how, in an increasingly digital world, the payments industry has found itself evolving at a rapid pace.
On November 30, the UK and Ukraine are set to agree a new Digital Trade Agreement (DTA). Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch MP and Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister… read more →
The arguments for digitalising trade processes are well known. Paper-based processes are inefficient, error-prone, and subject to frequent delays––particularly in times of disruption.
On Tuesday, Maersk and IBM announced that TradeLens, their collaborative blockchain-based global trade platform, will be withdrawn from the market.
The 7th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue, held last week in Singapore, saw both countries renewing a commitment to strengthen their fintech partnerships, an agreement initially starting in 2021. Mutual priorities include… read more →
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Google have partnered to research the digital exports of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia to inform policy discussions and… read more →
The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a research inquiry asking users and other experts for information about how decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) can be characterised. This is… read more →
The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency market suffered another serious blow earlier this month as FTX, once one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, met its rapid end.
Given the complexity of maritime transport, Annie Kovacevic sat down with Grant Hunter, director of standards, innovation, and research at BIMCO, to learn more about hot topics in the industry.
Crypto.com has made a clerical error mistakenly sending 320,000 in Ethereum (c.$416 million) to another cryptocurrency exchange, called Gate.io, about three weeks ago. According to Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, the… read more →