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Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG:
- PODCAST | Unlocking Mexico’s trade potential: Banorte and ICC Mexico’s Gerardo Gutierrez-Olvera discusses strategies for the future
- Updates from ITFA’s ITFIE, paving the way for institutional investors
- Demystifying payment modernisation: Separating fact from fiction
- Strengthening Global Supply Chains: The role of digitalisation in enhancing transparency, efficiency, and resilience
- Lloyds Bank completes its first WaveBL electronic Bill of Lading transaction
- Finastra adds ESG scoring to Trade Innovation platform with TradeSun
- Cleareye.ai and Surecomp partner to enhance AI powered trade finance automation
- PIL becomes member of DCSA, furthering shipping digitalisation
PODCAST | Unlocking Mexico’s trade potential: Banorte and ICC Mexico’s Gerardo Gutierrez-Olvera discusses strategies for the future
In 2022, international trade represented 88% of the Mexican GDP, but the world of international trade is changing. Read more →
Updates from ITFA’s ITFIE, paving the way for institutional investors
Trade finance, traditionally dominated by banks, is integral to supporting global supply chains, acting as the lifeblood of international commerce. Read more →
Demystifying payment modernisation: Separating fact from fiction
In the rapidly evolving digital age, the payments industry is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in recent years. Read more →
Strengthening Global Supply Chains: The role of digitalisation in enhancing transparency, efficiency, and resilience
In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, the capacity of organisations to keep up with and manage risks across their supply chains depends on their ability to leverage on digitalisation to collect, analyse, and use electronic data to ensure the stability of global supply chains. Read more →
Lloyds Bank completes its first WaveBL electronic Bill of Lading transaction
Lloyds Bank has completed its first transaction using an electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) on the WaveBL trade documentation platform. Read more →
Finastra adds ESG scoring to Trade Innovation platform with TradeSun
Finastra announced that it has integrated AI-powered ESG (environmental, social and governance) scoring capabilities into its working capital solution, Trade Innovation. Read more →
Cleareye.ai and Surecomp partner to enhance AI powered trade finance automation
Cleareye and Surecomp have announced a new partnership, furthering AI powered trade finance automation solutions. Read more →
PIL becomes member of DCSA, furthering shipping digitalisation
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has become a member of the non-profit organisation, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), to promote standardisation and digital innovation in the container shipping industry. Read more →
- PODCAST | Beyond the basics: Breaking down digitalisation with Enigio
- Lloyds Bank trade insights: the new era of working capital management, a treasurer’s view
- TFG & Pangea-Risk Monthly Briefing
- The rebuilding of Ukraine: Opportunities for investment
- UK trade trends: Importer and exporter population trending down in 2023
- ICISA and AMAN UNION partner to boost credit insurance initiatives
- CarbonChain Comply launched: A new update for carbon reporting SaaS for metals and energy
- Enigio’s trace:original eBL approved by IG P&I
PODCAST | Beyond the basics: Breaking down digitalisation with Enigio
TFG’s Brian Canup was joined by Patrik Zekkar, CEO of Enigio, to break down the complex next steps of digitalising trade. Read more →
Lloyds Bank trade insights: the new era of working capital management, a treasurer’s view
The Lloyds Bank Trade Insight report focuses on these changing economic conditions and their implications on working capital from a treasury perspective. Read more →
TFG & Pangea-Risk Monthly Briefing
Read more about the monthly TFG & Pangea-Risk Briefing! Hear from experts on country, political & trade risks throughout the world. Read more →
The rebuilding of Ukraine: Opportunities for investment
During the June 2023 Ukraine Reconstruction Conference hosted in London, over 400 global companies pledged support for rebuilding the country. Read more →
UK trade trends: Importer and exporter population trending down in 2023
HM Revenue and Customs has released its Customs Importer and Exporter Population official statistics for 2023, showing a decrease in the importer and exporter population compared to 2022. Read more →
ICISA and AMAN UNION partner to boost credit insurance initiatives
The ICISA, alongside the forum that unites Insurers and Reinsurers of Commercial and Non-commercial Risks from Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and AMAN UNION announced their Strategic Partnership Agreement. Read more →
CarbonChain Comply launched: A new update for carbon reporting SaaS for metals and energy
CarbonChain has introduced a new solution for emissions reporting, aimed at both mandatory and voluntary disclosures, enhancing its specialised carbon accounting software for the supply chains of commodities. Read more →
ITFA to Provide Members with MARA, open account distribution framework developed by HSBC
The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has announced that it will provide its members with access to an industry framework for open account distribution. Read more →
Enigio’s trace:original eBL approved by IG P&I
Enigio has announced that the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG P&I) has approved trace:original, facilitating the issuance of eBLs. Read more →
- DDG Hill: Empowering women through global trade
- PODCAST | FCI’s Neal Harm on kicking off inclusive growth in the factoring industry
- Keeping pace with payments: Lessons learned from a dynamic landscape
- The ESG challenge for African credit insurers
- Tailoring success: The custom fit of export finance in Africa
- IFC and DBS Launch $500m facility to promote trade flows in emerging markets
- The impacts of ISO 20022 on transaction banking
- ITFA to Provide Members with MARA, open account distribution framework developed by HSBC
- Navigating the new “new” in the Supply Chain Finance industry
DDG Hill: Empowering women through global trade
TFG hosted our annual Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments event at the Lansdowne Club in London. Over 60 female leaders in the industry came together to celebrate the achievements of all women across the industry and world. Read more →
PODCAST | FCI’s Neal Harm on kicking off inclusive growth in the factoring industry
Explore the impact of the ESL incident on the factoring sector. Discover how growth and inclusivity can coexist in the world of finance. Read more →
Keeping pace with payments: Lessons learned from a dynamic landscape
Hear from Deepa Sinha, VP Payments & Financial Crimes at BAFT on the transforming payments industry and the key topics to look for. Read more →
The ESG challenge for African credit insurers
Explore the unique challenges and opportunities of integrating ESG principles in Africa. Learn how holistic approaches can drive sustainability and resilience. Read more →
Tailoring success: The custom fit of export finance in Africa
When it comes to export finance, Africa, and each of the many unique markets within the continent, requires uniquely tailored solutions. Read more →
IFC and DBS Launch $500m facility to promote trade flows in emerging markets
Learn how IFC and DBS Bank are bridging the global trade finance gap and supporting trade financing in emerging markets. Read more →
The impacts of ISO 20022 on transaction banking
Unlock the potential of transaction banking with ISO 20022. Embrace standardisation, automation, and innovation for enhanced efficiency and client services. Read more →
ITFA to Provide Members with MARA, open account distribution framework developed by HSBC
The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has announced that it will provide its members with access to an industry framework for open account distribution. Read more →
Navigating the new “new” in the Supply Chain Finance industry
Explore the Impact of Current Macroeconomic Environment on Supply Chain Finance (SCF) Industry. Navigate Global Supply Chain Complexities, Regulatory Dynamics, and Geopolitical Shifts. Read more →
- VIDEO | The future prospects of the RTP® network, easing the ISO 20022 transition
- PODCAST | Africa focus: Afreximbank on empowering women in trade, treasury, and payments
- EU’s Late Payment Regulation: Exposing the need for better public discourse
- Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2024 – Policy to practice: Addressing gender disparity in financial access
- Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2024 – From classroom to boardroom: Educating for gender equity in trade, treasury, and payments
- Standard Chartered Mandated Lead Arranger in project financing for Hanseatic Energy Hub
MEPs set to enforce 30-Day payment terms to bolster SMEs - BII and TDB launch $100m facility to boost Africa’s trade finance market
- UK to launch carbon border adjustment mechanism in January 2027
VIDEO | The future prospects of the RTP® network, easing the ISO 20022 transition
Learn about the future of cross-border payments and the transformative impact of the RTP® network. Stay updated on recent regulatory changes! Read more →
PODCAST | Africa focus: Afreximbank on empowering women in trade, treasury, and payments
To learn more about the challenges that women face in the trade, treasury, and payments space across the African continent, and some of the programmes in place to help balance the scales, TFG spoke with Afreximbank’s Gwen Mwaba. Read more →
EU’s Late Payment Regulation: Exposing the need for better public discourse
Learn more about the EU’s proposed Late Payment Regulation, and how this is impacting the trade finance and trade credit insurance industry! Read more →
Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2024 – Policy to practice: Addressing gender disparity in financial access
Trade Finance Global hosted an in-person roundtable to celebrate Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2024. Learn more about the event! Read more →
Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments 2024 – From classroom to boardroom: Educating for gender equity in trade, treasury, and payments
Learn more about Trade Finance Global’s Women in Trade, Treasury & Payments roundtables and event held in London! Read more →
Standard Chartered Mandated Lead Arranger in project financing for Hanseatic Energy Hub
Standard Chartered announces successful financing for Hanseatic Energy Hub, a strategic LNG terminal in Germany. Read more →
MEPs set to enforce 30-Day payment terms to bolster SMEs
In a decisive move, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have endorsed new regulations aimed at addressing the pervasive issue of late payments, significantly affecting SMEs across the European Union. Read more →
BII and TDB launch $100m facility to boost Africa’s trade finance market
Get insights into BII’s $100M facility with TDB, advancing trade finance and tackling economic difficulties in Eastern and Southern Africa. Read more →
UK to launch carbon border adjustment mechanism in January 2027
Understand the implications of the UK’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for sectors like iron, steel, cement, and more. Read more →
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