Standard Chartered, a bank, and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, have announced a $100 million trade […]
Conversations about the trade finance gap often feel abstract. Another panel. Another graph in a report. After years of diagnosing
Leaders from the export credit agencies (ECAs) of the G7 countries convened in London this week for a two-day summit hosted by UK Export Finance (UKEF).
In an interview with Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union, discussed how ECAs must adapt strategically to this new environment. Key priorities include supporting climate and clean-tech projects even in high-risk markets, shoring up supply chain resilience amid geopolitical fragmentation, deepening collaboration with development finance institutions (DFIs) through blended finance, innovating in underwriting and risk management post-pandemic, and recalibrating risk appetite to enable critical projects.
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has completed the first successful standards-based, interoperable electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) transaction, a
Fraud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence have long been treated as separate domains within financial services. Each came with its own
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has expanded its partnership with Quds Bank through the introduction of a
At a glance, the trade dynamics of Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, the so-called CAM-3, present a story of modest but
RAKBANK, a UAE-based bank, has entered into a strategic partnership with Cleareye.ai, a US-based fintech. The collaboration aims to automate elements of the bank’s trade finance operations and support its core system modernisation efforts.
In an effort to reduce Africa’s reliance on imported refined fuel from outside the continent, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched a $3 billion revolving trade finance programme to support intra-African and Caribbean oil transactions.