The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Standard Chartered to scale up local currency lending for private enterprises in emerging markets, beginning… read more →

Conversations about the trade finance gap often feel abstract. Another panel. Another graph in a report.  After years of diagnosing the problem, a new initiative is finally shifting the focus… read more →

BAFT (the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) held its Global Annual Meeting last week in Washington, DC. Over four days of panels and networking, certain themes surfaced again and… read more →

The International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), hosted a workshop… read more →

A new report from Allianz Trade outlines the near-term implications of three major trade agreements signed by the United States this month, with China, the United Kingdom, and key Gulf… read more →

Lloyds Bank has released a new publication, Navigating a Volatile World, outlining how UK corporates are adjusting to ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, shifting trade dynamics, and competing operational priorities.

Finastra, a financial services software company, has reached an agreement to sell its Treasury and Capital Markets (TCM) business to an affiliate of Apax Partners LLP, a private equity advisory firm. 

Bank of America’s CashPro® platform has recorded a 60% increase in QR sign-in adoption over the past year. The digital banking platform, which serves more than 40,000 corporate and commercial… read more →

Given recent currency volatility and trade tensions, companies are under pressure to review their FX hedging strategies. From stretching tenors to re-evaluating invoicing currencies and embracing automation, we explore practical steps to help treasurers stay ahead of the turbulence (or at least stay on top of their stress levels)!