2 April 2025 US President Donald Trump has announced his long-promised import tariffs in what he termed America’s “economic declaration of independence”.  Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, the… read more →

Thailand has officially acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (ECC), becoming the 19th State Party and the third ASEAN member to… read more →

In ports and boardrooms around the world, patterns of commerce that once seemed immutable are shifting with the geopolitical tides.  Wares that a decade ago would travel directly from Shanghai… read more →

At Finastra’s Europe Corporate Banking Day, held in London on 26 March 2025, banking and technology executives from across the trade space discussed many of the trends that they see… read more →

3 Shareholders of CBI S.c.p.a. Società Benefit, a payments fintech, have approved a €24 million capital increase to fund its 2025-2028 strategic plan. The resolution was passed today during an… read more →

The US dollar (USD) has been the undisputed international currency of choice since the end of the Second World War. Over the last few years, however, there has been a… read more →

The UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAs) with Costa Rica and Mauritius officially came into force on Wednesday.   These two agreements are the latest to take effect under the CEPA… read more →

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), a South African government-owned investment fund that manages the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), has invested $40 million to become Africa50’s 36th shareholder. Africa50 is… read more →

Taulia, a working capital management provider owned by SAP, and Lloyds Bank have announced the launch of a new embedded payments solution. The offering enables Visa virtual cards to be… read more →