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AI in trade finance works best when matched to specific processes rather than handling all tasks. Practical application requires human oversight and judgment.

ITFA Chairman Sean Edwards on tokenisation, defence finance, and nurturing talent in trade finance at the 52nd ITFA Annual Conference in Split.

Faster payments and digital currencies reshape finance, but hidden dependencies on traditional infrastructure and autonomous systems create new risks for treasurers.

Financial services must balance innovation with legacy systems by modernising rather than replacing infrastructure that has sustained trade for generations.

AI processes existing documents to reduce errors; electronic documents require legal recognition and interoperable infrastructure. Exporters should prioritise AI now, electronic documents where cargo and corridor allow.

Swift's may have extended the deadline, but ISO 20022 will still require structured addresses for cross-border payments. Unstructured addresses will be rejected, disrupting trade finance and other payment types.

Thierry Hebraud examines African trade transformation through resource processing, intra-African trade expansion, and just energy transition, with Mauritius leading digital trade reform.

Indonesia advances digital trade through government and private sector collaboration, addressing legal recognition of electronic records, interoperability, and SME capacity-building to support ASEAN integration.

Harry Thursby-Pelham wins ITFA Emerging Leaders Award for Fluent in Finance, a gamified trade finance education app.

WTO's World Trade Report 2026 examines how success has created new challenges for the multilateral trading system amid unprecedented disruptions.

The EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme launches new e-learning content with Trade Treasury Payments to support trade finance professionals in emerging markets.

Flutterwave's Olugbenga Agboola discusses rebuilding Africa's financial infrastructure to enable cross-border payments and intra-African trade at scale.

Regulators support measured AI adoption in trade credit insurance, balancing innovation with policyholder protection and financial stability.

Exclusive: Mauritius becomes first African jurisdiction to execute a live electronic bill of exchange under MLETR-compliant law, completing the transaction in under an hour.

AI offers practical solutions for trade finance through document analysis, compliance and expertise retention, not replacement of human judgement.