This year, more than ever, geopolitics’ impact on supply chain stability, credit risk, financial and insurance costs, and credit access has become evident. This is especially true for Ukraine: the… read more →
The four largest agricultural commodity traders – Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus – control approximately 75-90% of the global grain trade. When including COFCO as an emerging… read more →
A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) exists to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by accounting for the carbon cost of producing imported goods. The impact for those importing CBAM goods… read more →
The evolution of trade finance presents a multifaceted landscape of opportunities that demand strategic attention. At the inaugural TFG Geneva conference, Alexander Peters, Group CFO at Torq Commodities, identified several… read more →
Imagine you are walking towards a coffee shop to fuel up for an important meeting. A button appears on your phone. You hit yes. You walk into the shop, and… read more →
In 2025, nearly everything is digital. While digitisation usually conjures up images of real-time automated KYC checks, friendly AI customer service agents, and ever-growing innovative tech, there is also a… read more →
Commodity traders are heading into the new year facing a risk landscape that’s more political, more complex, and far less predictable than anything the market has seen in years. As… read more →
The trade finance industry has an image problem. Like the nerdy girl in 2000s teen movies, whose striking good looks are revealed once she takes off her glasses and lets… read more →
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 →
