As any would-be mountain climber knows, taking risks is much easier when you have a safety net. Amid increasing geopolitical risk and rising economic volatility, credit insurance acts as that… read more →
The European payments industry is improving by leaps and bounds. Their economy is experiencing seismic changes, regarding shifts in real-time payments, integration of artificial intelligence (AI) software, and regulatory shifts.… read more →
Trade finance is being reshaped by three intertwined pressures: sustainability, digitalisation, and geopolitical turbulence. As emerging markets push for economic growth, banks face the difficult task of balancing development needs… read more →
2025 has been a year of shock for global supply chains and corporations navigating the impact of US tariffs. Yet, for Europe in particular, the long-term disruptions from tariffs have… read more →
At the 2025 Swift-organised Sibos conference in Frankfurt, Germany, tokenisation, digital assets, stablecoins, and artificial intelligence (AI) were top of the industry agenda. Paradoxically, these ideas often seem a world… read more →
Trade digitisation permeates nearly every conversation about the future of supply chain finance, and that trade finance ecosystems are evolving faster than ever before amidst mounting macroeconomic pressures and exciting… read more →
The global trade finance gap remains stuck at an alarming $2.5 trillion – a shortfall that disproportionately impacts small businesses in emerging economies and highlights the urgent need for new… read more →
It’s a tale as old as time: fraud mechanisms evolve in unison with the strategies hypothesised to combat them. Although payment technologies have become faster, more efficient, and sophisticated year… read more →
Fraud prevention is undoubtedly essential as individuals, organisations, and nations increasingly adopt digital solutions. Starting 1 September 2025, the UK Government introduced part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency… read more →
To what extent has “resilience become the new efficiency”? For Kai Fehr, HSBC’s Global Head of Industry Groups & Partnerships, there is a requirement to embed resilience into every layer… read more →
