Brazil is pioneering a digital transformation in trade finance that promises to revolutionise how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) conduct cross-border business. At the intersection of technology and international trade,… read more →
New initiatives like the US’s FedNow and the EU’s Wero leverage technology to speed up payments and simplify compliance and data collection, paving the way for more integration in payments beyond the national level.
The rejection comes as President Prabowo Subianto’s government maintains its stringent stance on local content requirements, which mandate that 40% of components in mobile devices be sourced domestically as part… read more →
Digital trade finance has been top of mind for years, but most will agree that 2024 has seen a significant shift in mindset towards adoption. While the pandemic underscored the… read more →
Latin America is alive with the energy of a digital transformation, offering unrivalled growth opportunities for international businesses. With a tech-savvy youth population and rapidly increasing internet penetration, the region’s… read more →
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any national economy, a characteristic that is pertinent in Uzbekistan. Not only do SMEs account for almost 50% of the national GDP, but they also employ almost 80% of the workforce—the biggest source of employment in a nation where unemployment is high, at around 7%.
The conversation surrounding real-time payment systems is evolving quickly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the dynamic between RTP (Real-Time Payments) and FedNow, two significant players within American… read more →
The Regulated Settlement Network (RSN) Proof-of-Concept (PoC), unveiled Thursday 5 December, aims to change how tokenised securities and central bank and commercial deposits could utilise shared ledger technology to enhance… read more →
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Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn The Mesopotamians were factoring in 1700 BC. But they didn’t have to contend with changing regulation, increased cybercrime, and geopolitical challenges – all which… read more →