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Articles Finance Products
Why Europe still lacks its own Wall Street
Gian Lorenzo Cosi
5 min read
Why Europe still lacks its own Wall Street
News Invoice Finance
CredAble and Citi partner for DPI-backed invoice validation
Silvia Andreoletti
2 min read
CredAble and Citi partner for DPI-backed invoice validation
News Trade Finance
TFG Weekly Trade Briefing, 5 January 2025
Mahika Ravi Shankar
33 min read
TFG TRADE BRIEFING AUG
Podcasts Trade Finance
PODCAST | How alternative lenders are changing trade finance
Saurabh Goyal
6 min read
A stylized digital illustration of a glowing blue globe with currency symbols ($ , €, ¥) and futuristic buildings representing global financial nodes, alongside the Phlo Systems logo.
Videos Sustainability
VOXPOP | EU ETS: The biggest recent development in commodities?
Michele Morena
3 min read
EU ETS The biggest recent development in commodities (2)
Videos Treasury Management
VIDEO | Unlocking SME growth through embedded trade finance
Alla Papaika
4 min read
Alla Papaika of Done speaking at Trade Finance Investor Day about unlocking SME growth through embedded and blended finance.
Videos Commodity Trading
VOXPOP | Are smaller players squeezed by concentration in commodities trading?
Jonas Rey
1 min read
Commodity trade finance visual featuring a gold bullion and stock market indicators, highlighting challenges and opportunities in the Geneva trade sector.
News Payments
Ecobank-Bank of China partnership set to mitigate African trade finance gap
Mahika Ravi Shankar
2 min read
Ecobank and Bank of China logos alongside a globe centered on Africa, illustrating a trade finance partnership.
Articles Supply Chain Finance
5 takeaways from the TFG Trade Finance Forum: SME financing under pressure
Doga Usanmaz
6 min read
5 takeaways from the TFG Trade Finance Forum SME financing under pressure (1)
Videos Sustainability
VOXPOP | How can companies prepare for the CBAM deadline on 1 January 2026?
Adam Hearne
1 min read
Calendar page showing 1 January highlighted in red, symbolising the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) compliance deadline for companies
Articles Sustainability
Why CBAM will reshape global carbon pricing
Nicolas Endress
7 min read
Why CBAM will reshape global carbon pricing
Videos Commodity Trading
VOXPOP | Future trends in commodity trade finance
Alexander Peters
2 min read
VOXPOP Future trends in commodity trade finance (1)
Articles Treasury Management
Why shipping’s digital convergence is treasury’s new edge
George Guo
4 min read
Why shipping’s digital convergence is treasury’s new edge
Articles Sustainability
ESG-integrated trade finance: Is this the missing link to African SME resilience post-AGOA? 
Tariro Mudzamiri
5 min read
Nighttime view of Cape Town illuminated below Table Mountain, symbolizing AI-driven ESG screening for African MSMEs and ESG-integrated trade finance resilience
Videos Tradetech
VIDEO | Meet your makers: Where Nvidia thinks AI in payments is headed
Georgios Kolovos
5 min read
This image shows an interview setting at the Sibos Frankfurt conference. On the left, a woman with blonde hair, wearing a black and white striped off-the-shoulder top, sits holding a notebook and pen as she speaks. On the right, a man with short greyish hair, wearing a black shirt, sits facing her, engaged in the conversation. They are positioned against a minimalist white background featuring a subtle orange abstract line graphic. To the right of the pair, the NVIDIA logo and a "Sibos Frankfurt" text box are prominently displayed.
News Export Finance
Parliament debates bill to double UKEF budget limit
Silvia Andreoletti
2 min read
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London under a bright blue sky, as Parliament debates a bill to double the UK Export Finance (UKEF) budget
Podcasts Sustainability
PODCAST | The road to CBAM: Carbon reporting in 2026
Adam Hearne
6 min read
Charles Osborne of TFG and Adam Hearne, CEO of CarbonChain, recording a podcast on CBAM carbon reporting in 2026
Articles Trade Finance
End-to-end digitisation for simpler trade
Anastasia McAlpine
1 min read
End-to-end digitisation for simpler trade
Videos Trade Finance
VIDEO | The power of humans in detecting trade finance fraud
Jonas Rey
10 min read
Jonas Rey sits behind a table with a black tablecloth, facing a camera in a setting designed to discuss financial crime in trade finance. A light is positioned to the left, setting the stage for a discussion on detecting trade finance fraud
News Trade Finance
UN adopts landmark Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents
Silvia Andreoletti
3 min read
A truck and airplane transport negotiable cargo documents along a road, with cityscapes, flags, and the UN logo in the background, highlighting the importance of the UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents
Articles Payments
The five forces that will define compliance and payments integrity in 2026
Deya Innab
6 min read
A person in a blue shirt uses a tablet displaying financial crime and compliance data for payments monitoring, with charts and office supplies on the desk
TFG News Asia
Lessons from a quarter-century in trade
Mahika Ravi Shankar
6 min read
Lessons from a quarter-century in trade
Articles Payments
Instant payments, instant risks: Banks’ perspectives in the payments revolution
Deepa Sinha
6 min read
Instant payments, instant risks Banks’ perspectives in the payments revolution
Articles Commodity Trading
Trafigura-Gupta nickel trial ends in London: Final revelations from closing statements
Mahika Ravi Shankar
7 min read
Trafigura-Gupta nickel trial ends in London Final revelations from closing statements
Articles Commodity Trading
25 years of post-work pints and the commodities that create them
Mahika Ravi Shankar
5 min read
25 years of post-work pints and the commodities that create them
Articles Tradetech
The decades-long road to trade digitalisation in Spain and beyond
Joao Teles
7 min read
Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, symbolising digital transformation in trade finance with modern buildings in the background
News Blockchain and DLT
US SEC charges Triterras founder of fraud, ramifications on blockchain in trade finance
Jonas Rey
3 min read
US SEC accuses Triterras founder of fraud
Videos Commodity Trading
VIDEO | Commodity risk in 2026: The new era of optionality
Andrew van den Born
6 min read
VIDEO Commodity risk in 2026 The new era of optionality
News Trade Finance
Over 90% of world trade depends on trade finance but global South remains on the margins, finds UNCTAD report
Silvia Andreoletti
3 min read
Over 90% of world trade depends on trade finance but global South remains on the margins, finds UNCTAD report (1)
Articles Tradetech
A view from the inside: The next 25 years of trade innovation
Silvia Andreoletti
5 min read
The MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Africa’s fintech future is here, and it’s never looked brighter

Transforming Trade, Treasury & Payments

Explore finance options Find out more
Articles Finance Products
Why Europe still lacks its own Wall Street
Gian Lorenzo Cosi
5 min read
Why Europe still lacks its own Wall Street
News Invoice Finance
CredAble and Citi partner for DPI-backed invoice validation
Silvia Andreoletti
2 min read
CredAble and Citi partner for DPI-backed invoice validation
News Trade Finance
TFG Weekly Trade Briefing, 5 January 2025
Mahika Ravi Shankar
33 min read
TFG TRADE BRIEFING AUG
Podcasts Trade Finance
PODCAST | How alternative lenders are changing trade finance
Saurabh Goyal
6 min read
A stylized digital illustration of a glowing blue globe with currency symbols ($ , €, ¥) and futuristic buildings representing global financial nodes, alongside the Phlo Systems logo.
Videos Sustainability
VOXPOP | EU ETS: The biggest recent development in commodities?
Michele Morena
3 min read
EU ETS The biggest recent development in commodities (2)
Videos Treasury Management
VIDEO | Unlocking SME growth through embedded trade finance
Alla Papaika
4 min read
Alla Papaika of Done speaking at Trade Finance Investor Day about unlocking SME growth through embedded and blended finance.
Videos Commodity Trading
VOXPOP | Are smaller players squeezed by concentration in commodities trading?
Jonas Rey
1 min read
Commodity trade finance visual featuring a gold bullion and stock market indicators, highlighting challenges and opportunities in the Geneva trade sector.
News Payments
Ecobank-Bank of China partnership set to mitigate African trade finance gap
Mahika Ravi Shankar
2 min read
Ecobank and Bank of China logos alongside a globe centered on Africa, illustrating a trade finance partnership.
Articles Supply Chain Finance
5 takeaways from the TFG Trade Finance Forum: SME financing under pressure
Doga Usanmaz
6 min read
5 takeaways from the TFG Trade Finance Forum SME financing under pressure (1)
Videos Sustainability
VOXPOP | How can companies prepare for the CBAM deadline on 1 January 2026?
Adam Hearne
1 min read
Calendar page showing 1 January highlighted in red, symbolising the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) compliance deadline for companies
Articles Sustainability
Why CBAM will reshape global carbon pricing
Nicolas Endress
7 min read
Why CBAM will reshape global carbon pricing
Videos Commodity Trading
VOXPOP | Future trends in commodity trade finance
Alexander Peters
2 min read
VOXPOP Future trends in commodity trade finance (1)
Articles Treasury Management
Why shipping’s digital convergence is treasury’s new edge
George Guo
4 min read
Why shipping’s digital convergence is treasury’s new edge
Articles Sustainability
ESG-integrated trade finance: Is this the missing link to African SME resilience post-AGOA? 
Tariro Mudzamiri
5 min read
Nighttime view of Cape Town illuminated below Table Mountain, symbolizing AI-driven ESG screening for African MSMEs and ESG-integrated trade finance resilience
Videos Tradetech
VIDEO | Meet your makers: Where Nvidia thinks AI in payments is headed
Georgios Kolovos
5 min read
This image shows an interview setting at the Sibos Frankfurt conference. On the left, a woman with blonde hair, wearing a black and white striped off-the-shoulder top, sits holding a notebook and pen as she speaks. On the right, a man with short greyish hair, wearing a black shirt, sits facing her, engaged in the conversation. They are positioned against a minimalist white background featuring a subtle orange abstract line graphic. To the right of the pair, the NVIDIA logo and a "Sibos Frankfurt" text box are prominently displayed.
News Export Finance
Parliament debates bill to double UKEF budget limit
Silvia Andreoletti
2 min read
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London under a bright blue sky, as Parliament debates a bill to double the UK Export Finance (UKEF) budget
Podcasts Sustainability
PODCAST | The road to CBAM: Carbon reporting in 2026
Adam Hearne
6 min read
Charles Osborne of TFG and Adam Hearne, CEO of CarbonChain, recording a podcast on CBAM carbon reporting in 2026
Articles Trade Finance
End-to-end digitisation for simpler trade
Anastasia McAlpine
1 min read
End-to-end digitisation for simpler trade
Videos Trade Finance
VIDEO | The power of humans in detecting trade finance fraud
Jonas Rey
10 min read
Jonas Rey sits behind a table with a black tablecloth, facing a camera in a setting designed to discuss financial crime in trade finance. A light is positioned to the left, setting the stage for a discussion on detecting trade finance fraud
News Trade Finance
UN adopts landmark Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents
Silvia Andreoletti
3 min read
A truck and airplane transport negotiable cargo documents along a road, with cityscapes, flags, and the UN logo in the background, highlighting the importance of the UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents
Articles Payments
The five forces that will define compliance and payments integrity in 2026
Deya Innab
6 min read
A person in a blue shirt uses a tablet displaying financial crime and compliance data for payments monitoring, with charts and office supplies on the desk
TFG News Asia
Lessons from a quarter-century in trade
Mahika Ravi Shankar
6 min read
Lessons from a quarter-century in trade
Articles Payments
Instant payments, instant risks: Banks’ perspectives in the payments revolution
Deepa Sinha
6 min read
Instant payments, instant risks Banks’ perspectives in the payments revolution
Articles Commodity Trading
Trafigura-Gupta nickel trial ends in London: Final revelations from closing statements
Mahika Ravi Shankar
7 min read
Trafigura-Gupta nickel trial ends in London Final revelations from closing statements
Articles Commodity Trading
25 years of post-work pints and the commodities that create them
Mahika Ravi Shankar
5 min read
25 years of post-work pints and the commodities that create them
Articles Tradetech
The decades-long road to trade digitalisation in Spain and beyond
Joao Teles
7 min read
Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, symbolising digital transformation in trade finance with modern buildings in the background
News Blockchain and DLT
US SEC charges Triterras founder of fraud, ramifications on blockchain in trade finance
Jonas Rey
3 min read
US SEC accuses Triterras founder of fraud
Videos Commodity Trading
VIDEO | Commodity risk in 2026: The new era of optionality
Andrew van den Born
6 min read
VIDEO Commodity risk in 2026 The new era of optionality
News Trade Finance
Over 90% of world trade depends on trade finance but global South remains on the margins, finds UNCTAD report
Silvia Andreoletti
3 min read
Over 90% of world trade depends on trade finance but global South remains on the margins, finds UNCTAD report (1)
Articles Tradetech
A view from the inside: The next 25 years of trade innovation
Silvia Andreoletti
5 min read
The MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Africa’s fintech future is here, and it’s never looked brighter

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