Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Grappling with new economic uncertainty, the trade credit insurance industry is in a transformative phase. The US market, in particular, presents unique opportunities and… read more →
Across the board, most industries are rushing to take advantage of digitisation and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and drive growth. In comparison, however, the uptake of digital… read more →
The budget has made headlines for its increase in National Insurance contributions, raising the minimum wage, and ending VAT exemptions for private schools. However, the fine print includes changes that… read more →
Technical Committee 68 of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for financial services standardisation created a common standard, ISO 20022, around two decades ago. This development was transformational. It was… read more →
The annual Trade Register from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Global Credit Data (GCD) has been released, analysing the landscape for… read more →
A report by the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with Business and Finance Consulting (BFC), has laid out how declining CBRs jeopardise these countries’ ability to conduct international trade and receive vital remittances, potentially exacerbating their economic vulnerabilities.
The issue of personal identity (ID) cards in the UK has been contentious for many years. Their purpose was to create a system for registering British citizens linked to a national identity database.
China’s currency – the renminbi (RMB) – is finding new appeal among emerging market traders and global investors seeking alternative settlement options.
The COVID-19 Pandemic threw a spanner in the workings of the entire global economy. But the African continent, where the financial market ecosystem was fledging, was hit adversely hard. In… read more →
Distributed Ledger Technology, or DLT, has been all the rage in the banking industry for the past few years. After what felt like endless white papers and Proofs of Concept… read more →
