Global trade accounts for roughly a quarter of world GDP and up to 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Between 80 and 90% of trade flows rely on some form of… read more →

Indonesia and China have signed a new suite of bilateral cooperation agreements, headlined by a move to expand local currency use in trade and investment flows. The arrangement, formalised in… read more →

Finceptive Limited, a Nigerian supply chain finance company, has completed a ₦3 billion commercial paper issuance, marking its debut in the domestic debt capital market. The Series 1 issuance, with… read more →

Wilmington-based fintech firm Blooms has raised $2.6 million in seed funding to scale its AI-enabled trade finance infrastructure. The round was led by SP Ventures, with participation from Angel Ventures,… read more →

After a century-long hiatus, tariffs have returned to the centre of global trade discussions as the policy signals coming from Washington are louder than ever, but clarity remains elusive. As… read more →

Trans-Fi, a global B2B payments infrastructure provider, has introduced BizPay, a new cross-border payments platform to allow money movement across 100 countries and 250 payment methods. BizPay incorporates artificial intelligence… read more →

Supply chain finance (SCF) is regaining popularity rapidly among Asia Pacific (APAC) Corporate and Commercial enterprises to settle invoices with suppliers providing them with goods and services according to East… read more →

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and Finternet Lab, an initiative of the Networks for Humanity Foundation (NHF), have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the… read more →

Russia has just thrown down the gauntlet, and it’s aiming at one of the EU’s most ambitious climate policies ever.  Designed to prevent carbon leakage and level the playing field… read more →