Fraud in international trade once involved swapping out cargo, misreporting shipments, or falsifying the port of call. For today’s breed of fraudster, however, the manipulation lies within the documents themselves. … read more →

At the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) Day and Awards Ceremony in London, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) Editor Deepsh Patel spoke with Tamara Khizanishvili… 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 →

In an interview with Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union, discussed how ECAs must adapt strategically to this new environment. Key priorities include supporting climate and clean-tech projects even in high-risk markets, shoring up supply chain resilience amid geopolitical fragmentation, deepening collaboration with development finance institutions (DFIs) through blended finance, innovating in underwriting and risk management post-pandemic, and recalibrating risk appetite to enable critical projects. 

Fraud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence have long been treated as separate domains within financial services. Each came with its own tools, teams, and terminology, but the walls between them have… read more →

Editor Deepesh Patel spoke with Maka Bochorishvili, Environmental, Social and Governance Coordinator at TBC Bank; Mirza Muhammad Asim Baig, Senior Executive Vice President & Group Chief – Human Resource Management Group at National Bank of Pakistan; and Catherine Holloway, Co-founder & Academic Director of the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and a Professor at University College London.

Trade lending between financial institutions has traditionally depended on structured agreements to operate efficiently. The BAFT Master Trade Loan Agreement (MTLA), first launched in 2014, was one such framework, aimed… read more →

Those who deal in international markets are forced to contend with the ever-volatile nature of the world. Natural disasters in distant corners of the globe have as much ability to… read more →

Rave Beats, Animal Spirits and Treasury Risks: Chris King’s Playbook for 2025 What do 808 State’s rave anthems and Keynes’ animal spirits have in common with treasury risk in 2025?… read more →