Publications

Fine Print Issue 05 examines the deeper forces shaping trade, treasury and payments in 2026, offering insight into digital trade adoption, liquidity challenges, evolving payment systems, trade finance risk and the structural changes influencing global financial markets.

The Trade Finance Guide 2026 provides a clear and structured overview of how modern trade finance supports the movement of goods across borders, from risk assessment and payment methods to instruments, distribution and digital channels. It brings together the ITFA and Komgo Trade Finance Taxonomy, outlines the core risks faced by buyers, sellers and financiers, and explains the products and techniques used across both primary and secondary markets. The guide reflects the growing role of digital documentation, evolving market standards and the wider participation of non bank capital in global

Commodity finance has reached a historic milestone, with average deal sizes exceeding one billion dollars and mega deals dominating 2025 volumes. This publication explores why capital is concentrating at the top of the market and what it means for banks, traders and supply chain resilience.

A comprehensive ICC, BAFT and TTP guide explaining how Documentary Collections work, the responsibilities of each party under URC 522, and how digitalisation is reshaping end‑to‑end processing through electronic bills of lading and digital payment undertakings.

Women led businesses remain essential to global value chains, yet they continue to face structural barriers that restrict access to

In this edition of Trade Treasury Payments, we look at the long and complex relationship between war and money. Across history, governments have faced the same challenge when conflict begins: how to fund military campaigns without weakening the economy that supports them.