What is embedded finance, why are banks moving towards it, and how will this growing trend impact trade finance, asks TFG’s Carter Hoffman.
A new report from the British Business Bank (BBB) has found that SME lending in the UK returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, writes TFG’s Marcus Lankford.
The latest WTO-ICC DSI toolkit can help companies and government agencies adopt available standards to accelerate the digitalisation of trade processes
On 4-5 April, FCI and EUF will host the seventh annual EU Factoring Summit, which will take place both online and in Rome, Italy.
In this article, Trade Data Monitor’s Chief Economic Analyst John W. Miller talks about how the Russian war in Ukraine will change global trade.
China shares a strong interest with the West in the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, and should be proactively engaged in helping to find a resolution. Most importantly, these tragic events should serve as a salutary lesson to Chinese and American leaders of the perils of allowing geopolitical tensions to metastasise, writes author and former HKEX exec James A. Fok.
Trade Finance Global (TFG) is delighted to announce that it will serve as a media partner for ICC United Kingdom’s Digital Trade Conference, taking place from 6-8 April.
In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke to Finastra’s Iain MacLennan on fintech collaboration vs competition, the challenge of digitalisation, and helping SMEs emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
In CPT/CIP, the seller’s obligation is to deliver the goods to its own carrier on the agreed date or within the agreed period. See my earlier post on delivery for CPT/CIP.
This article looks at the Central Bank of Egypt’s decision to stop accepting documentary collections for imported goods, and substitute them with letters of credit. The decision is expected to have wide-reaching implications for Egypt’s business community and banking sector, writes Haitham Elsaid.
