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 →

A new report has found that big bank derisking is hampering efforts by financial institutions throughout Europe to deliver services that promote financial inclusion. The root cause appears to be… read more →

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have today published the first-ever toolkit to help companies and government agencies adopt available standards to accelerate the… read more →

A new report has found that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty in 2021, following the loss of 9.3 million jobs since 2019.… read more →

Volante Technologies, a global cloud payments and financial messaging company, has announced the launch of its Volante ISO 20022 Service. The service aims to simplify the complexity of ISO 20022… read more →

Global law firm Sullivan has advised two prominent trade finance associations on key amendments to master participation agreements (MPAs). The new changes to the MPAs reflect the cessation of the… read more →

In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke to Finastra’s Iain MacLennan on fintech collaboration vs competition, the challenge of digitalisation, and helping SMEs emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic

Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has launched a new due diligence partnership with the Swiss-based Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Under the deal, GLEIF will use Legal… read more →

In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with John Miller, chief economic analyst at Trade Data Monitor (TDM), about the surprising resilience of global trade over the last two years

The head of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has written an open letter calling on major institutions to protect small businesses impacted by economic sanctions on Russia. John W.H.… read more →

In our latest podcast, TFG’s Deepesh Patel spoke with Saskia Rietbroek of ACSS and Michael Byrne of IIBLP on sanctions busters, sanctions compliance, and new maritime guidance for financial institutions

FCI and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have launched a new factoring initiative in Georgia and Armenia. The partnership will see Georgia and Armenia using a unique… read more →

IHS Markit, a global provider of shipping and maritime data and analytics, has signed a new trade finance partnership with compliance solutions brand TradeSun. Under the deal, IHS Markit and… read more →

Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has today announced that it has partnered with Enigio, a Stockholm-based provider of digital original documents. Enigio’s trace:original solution will be embedded into… read more →