Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Euro hits parity with US dollar for the first time in 20 years

With the trade finance gap at an all-time high, some tech companies are creating novel solutions to help combat the wide-scale fraud that has challenged the sector for many years, making it a more attractive space for lenders once again.
TFG spoke to Jesse Chenard of MonetaGo to find out more.

Elitza Kavrakova from Raiffeisen Bank International AG discusses how, despite years of discussion, commercial bankers have not seen much improvement in the process of de-risking.

Global loss figures published by operational risk association ORX, reveal a decline in total gross loss across the banking community.  This is despite the challenging environment created by both external… read more →

TFG spoke to the acting head of the Berne Union to find out what he believes they can do to affect wider issues like climate change.

Companies in the industry have exhibited resilience this year, showing what it takes to truly bounce back. In their latest Annual Review, FCI shares articles by FCI senior executives including… read more →

Given the critical role credit insurance and surety plays within trade and export finance, TFG spoke with Tinubu about the role of artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technologies in future-proofing the industry.

The latest issue of TFG’s Trade Finance Talks, ‘Supply chain disruption: the new global food crisis’ is out now!

Fintech growth over the last five years has been exponential, with investment in UK fintech hitting £27.5 bn in 2021 – but the high reward also means high risk.

Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has been selected by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to deliver the Trade Finance Registry (TFR), an interoperable industry utility that bridges information silos between banks to combat duplicate financing fraud.