Deutsche Bank sees global trade finance volumes rebounding by more than 7 percent in 2021. Deutsche Bank’s Head of Trade Finance and Lending, forecasts that trade finance will be one… read more →

In this article, John Dunlop takes a look at a documentary trade payment (DTP) and whether it can be substituted for a documentary collection using UCP rules.

Contour announces a partnership with TradeSun, to simplify the handling and authentication of paper-based documents into R3 Corda.

This article discusses the potential benefits of using blockchain technology for trade finance activities and highlights the significant challenges facing blockchain adoption.

We take a look at the role of multilaterals and public-private partnerships can help the trade finance community achieve sustainability objectives.

The CFI.co judges have conferred on FCI the 2020 award for Best Trade Finance Innovator Global 2020. Highlights of the judging panel’s findings include:  FCI is the global representative body for the factoring and open-account… read more →

R3 announced today an agreement with E-Title Authority, a Singapore-based software developer, to acquire its legal and technological framework for digitalization of Bill of Lading, the central title document underpinning… read more →

TFG will be hosting a Tradecast (webinar) on the 15th October, covering topics around MSME financial inclusion, the ever-increasing trade finance gap, and changing Global Value Chains (GVCs), featuring experts from ABSA, Mastercard, ICC and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating trends and technologies that came online before January 2020 and were just getting traction.

Since documentary collection is not a risk mitigation tool, it is appropriate to use this form of payment with caution to advise operators to follow a scientific approach in the management of this payment instrument.