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Nordic countries leverage export finance and public guarantees to compete globally in green technology and strategic industries against larger economic powers.

A detailed look at how digital public infrastructure is transforming fraud prevention, MSME liquidity and cross border interoperability in trade finance, based on insights from Neil Shonhard at the FCI annual conference.

In June 2026, the United States dollar dominated global payments, accounting for approximately 50.10% of total transaction value.

At the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Karol Leszczyński, Product Development Manager at Comarch, the Poland-based software house of around 5,000 people that builds technology for financial institutions, insurers, healthcare and beyond.

Investment-grade requirement limits supply chain finance access. Dynamic credit limits can remove this barrier and expand SCF beyond top-rated buyers.

Digitalisation of trade finance requires coordinated effort to overcome fragmentation, legacy systems and regulatory complexity whilst improving speed, transparency and risk management.

Corporate lending modernisation through AI and tokenisation is reshaping how banks handle complex syndicated deals, demanding robust data infrastructure.

The UK's new FCA regulatory framework for Buy Now Pay Later, effective July 2026, introduces affordability checks and consumer protections to a sector growing from $11.46bn to over $58.72bn by 2030.

Transition finance and adaptation finance are emerging as essential climate finance tools to bridge gaps in decarbonisation and climate resilience investments.

AI is both enabling and combating invoice fraud in receivables finance. Automation can reduce verification costs and expand market access for smaller businesses.

Understanding Europe's ESG regulatory stack: CSRD, SFDR, CSDDD and EBA guidelines reshaping how financial institutions manage sustainability risk.

Guidance on how banks can structure, document and defend SBLC risk participations for regulatory capital relief in line with Basel and US standards.

An examination of how UAE banks are strengthening trade based money laundering controls as rising regulatory expectations, high free zone activity and complex documentation increase the pressure on compliance teams, with Ajman Bank preparing automated document reconciliation to improve TBML detection and throughput.

Ameriabank's first local currency green leasing transaction demonstrates how development finance partnerships enable sustainable trade finance and eliminate foreign exchange risk for emerging market clients.

Trade finance market size remains uncertain. Data gaps and inconsistent reporting mean the $10 trillion figure cannot be verified, with services trade largely unmeasured.