Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: World’s first: SME lending returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, but regions still playing catch-up to London, says latest British Business Bank report.

In partnership with City Week, TFG hears from Josh Kroeker, Contour; Maryana Stober, ADM & President of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association and Sanjay Tandon, HSBC about a new era in commodity trade finance.

Russia may be facing a lock out from SWIFT, but are there alternative systems that are ready for action, asks Susana Dominguez of Mercury TFS.

Arbitration is a process by which parties to a commercial transaction settle disputes. It is an alternative to litigation, which takes place in domestic courts.

What is embedded finance, why are banks moving towards it, and how will this growing trend impact trade finance, asks TFG’s Carter Hoffman.

In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke to Islamic finance guru Daud Vicary on fintech, sustainability, and other engines of growth

Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has today announced that Societe Generale has gone live with the latest version of its IMEX solution for back-office trade finance processing automation.… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: World’s first: ICC and WTO launch standards toolkit for paperless trade

On 4-5 April, FCI and EUF will host the seventh annual EU Factoring Summit, which will take place both online and in Rome, Italy.

The Berne Union, also known as the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers, has announced the launch of a new Climate Working Group (CWG). The CWG will aim to… read more →