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 →

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 →

Barclays and Ant International, an affiliate company of Alibaba Group, have entered into a strategic partnership to modernise global treasury operations through artificial intelligence. 

Built on distributed ledger technology and developed through a cross-sector consortium, TWIN aims to address long-standing inefficiencies in cross-border trade by enabling secure, real-time data sharing across supply chain actors.

UK-based distributor Global Tea has adopted Enigio’s trace:original digital document solution. Implemented through Lloyds Bank’s Digital Documentary Collections product, the system replaces traditional paper-based processes with a fully digital alternative. 

Policy barriers and the self-perpetuating cycle of data inequality Least Developed Countries (LDCs) often find themselves disadvantaged in the global digital economy, not solely because of infrastructural gaps but also… read more →

Data access and control facilitate cross-border trade and investment When it comes to international trade and investment, data is a key driver. Research studies have confirmed that cross-border data flows… read more →

As our world becomes increasingly digital, the digital divide has widespread implications, and the least developed countries (LDCs) are most likely to be negatively affected.

RAKBANK, a UAE-based bank, has entered into a strategic partnership with Cleareye.ai, a US-based fintech. The collaboration aims to automate elements of the bank’s trade finance operations and support its core system modernisation efforts.