Digitalising these documents may seem like a bridge too far for some banks, but the risks of not investing in these technologies are comparatively greater.

Ziyang David Fan at World Economic Forum discusses how TradeTech can help build a resilience in global value chains (GVCs)

The UK’s digital infrastructure helped the country rebound from the economic effects of COVID-19; however, it is still losing ground to Asia in the race for digitalisation, according to new… read more →

Singapore is second only to Bahrain in adopting MLETR

All the insights from the first day of the biggest trade finance event in the MENA region.

A commentary and foreword by ICC’s Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO and WTO’s Deputy Director-General Xiaozhun Yi, following the launch of WTO and TFG’s 2020 Blockchain for Trade publication.

Hong Kong, China. Trade Finance Global (TFG) and World Trade Organization (WTO) have today launched their updated Periodic Table of DLT Projects in Trade, at the Hong Kong Fintech Festival.

A recent 2020 study and supplementary Covid-19 survey by TFG and WTO reveals the biggest challenges facing DLT trade-related firms when it comes to implementation of their solutions within corporates and banks.

This article features two hot Know Your Customer (KYC) projects which are currently being deployed to fight fraud, counter-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering, following the release of TFG and WTO’s recent publication on DLT in Trade.

Trade and trade finance remains siloed, age-old and complex. Many are using DLT and blockchain to progress towards their goals of a digitized industry. TFG & WTO recently published their periodic table of DLT projects in trade, and here are 9 marketplaces and other initiatives addressing various opportunities in truly digital trade.