Amazon announced on Wednesday, 16 October it had signed three new agreements to support the development of nuclear energy projects to power its data centres in the US. The technology… read more →
The assessment tool, unveiled on Thursday 17 October by the ICC’s Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) in partnership with Canada’s Digital Governance Council, aims to facilitate the adoption of Electronic Transferable… read more →
The International Investment Summit, held in London on Monday 14 October, saw Starmer pledge to industry leaders to remove regulation and red tape, to improve trade. Against the backdrop of… read more →
The firm is has been majority-owned by Santander since 2020, and offers cash and foreign exchange risk management services in over 130 currencies. It also services cross-border payments. The company first… read more →
The transactions involved a sugar shipment from the Americas to the UK, utilising a digital bill of exchange (dBE) created on Enigio’s trace:original platform. Mercore initiated the process by creating… read more →
The company, which launched its first liquidity pool on Base in September, aims to address financing challenges faced by payment providers, particularly in emerging markets. Cross-border payment companies often grapple… read more →
Under this partnership, the IFC will provide Banco Safra with risk mitigation and connect it to its network of major international banks to set up partnerships on trade finance facilities.… read more →
Dockworkers on the East Coast of the US have suspended their strikes after three days. The port administrators, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)… read more →
HSBC is entering the embedded finance market with the launch of SemFi by HSBC. This new technology company, a joint venture between the bank and B2B global trade network Tradeshift, aims to deliver Seamless Embedded Finance solutions to business clients.
On Tuesday 1 October, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced it was partnering with Bank of Africa Morocco (BOA) to provide the Moroccan bank with a €70 million trade finance facility.