Freight Forwarding Explained Over $1.1 trillion is spent every year on international freight forwarding services. Freight forwarders provide the coordinating layer of global logistics: they manage all the complexity of… read more →

Following the success of Sibos 2016, we spoke to Enrico Camerinelli, a senior analyst at Aite Group specializing in wholesale banking, cash and trade finance, and payments. Based in Milan,… read more →

In early October 2015, the European Parliament voted to pass a directive known as Payment Services Directive, the main aim: increasing competitiveness between payment providers in Europe. This short paper… read more →

The winners of the 2016 TFG Product Awards were announced this week (on Tuesday 26th July). The awards recognised and highlighted innovation in technology and new products which help improve… read more →

Sharing with trust Imagine a group of separate companies who co-own and approve terms of a contract. For example buyers, suppliers, respective banks and IT suppliers agreeing terms of supply… read more →

We spoke to Jacco de Jong, Managing Director, essDOCS Consulting about his history and career in trade finance, as well as his views on recent changes and the future of… read more →

It’s not very often when we come across truly global solutions which simplify trade finance and supply chain process management. However, the technology lying behind Thomson Reuters® ONESOURCE™ Global Trade… read more →

Saudi Arabia’s Ambitious Reform Investors continue to digest news of the Saudi reform and revised global oil strategy, as the appointment Khalid al-Falih as the new energy minister for Saudi… read more →

We spoke to Sarah Walker, who is the UK Lead of Alternative Finance at KPMG about her thoughts on the alternative finance sector and where it is headed, following NESTA’s… read more →

GBP/EUR approached a two year low this morning with today’s rates not matched since June 2014. The Pound may have suffered from a dip in investor confidence relating to the… read more →