Traditional letter-of-credit documentation is no longer fit for purpose. Blockchain technology is now emerging as one of the ...

Trade finance’s financing gap and paper-based inefficiencies create blockchain’s largest opportunity. Tokenized receivables ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The 2025 FIS Supply Chain Finance (formerly Demica) Benchmark Report ...

Islamic trade finance (ITF), a sector powering over $2 trillion in annual trade flows, is entering its AI era. From compliance to risk assessment, artificial intelligence is automating the manual, ...

Trade finance reduces payment and delivery risks in international transactions. Letters of credit are key tools in trade finance, ensuring payment upon delivery. Effective trade finance is vital for ...

Though the figure was unchanged since the last survey in ‍2023, ADB head of trade and ​supply chain finance Steven Beck said ...

Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled plans to allocate up to £2 billion in trade finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. This full-scale deployment - now live for over 18 months - has equipped ...

MineHub (MHUB:CA) and Surecomp deliver seamless post-trade and trade finance automation to the global commodities market-tackling the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap. MineHub's real-time logistics ...

For more than 160 years, trade finance has been central to HSBC’s identity. In 2024, the bank’s Global Trade Solutions (GTS) franchise reaffirmed that legacy, delivering $2.6 billion in trade revenues ...

DP World Trade Finance has been quick to turn a chronic liquidity problem in global trade into an opportunity, building a fintech platform that matches importers, exporters and logistics firms with ...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$15 million Murabaha Financing Facility in favour ...