To find out more about BaaS and innovations within the sector, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Valli Ardalan, global head of revenue and sales at Visa Direct, and Barry Rodrigues, EVP Payments Business Unit at Finastra.

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e99-the-future-of-baas-and-innovation-in-the-cross-border-payments-space

Businesses and industries that were unprepared for a quick transition to a digital economy were hit hard during the early months and subsequent years. 

Trade finance was one of these industries.

Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Rishikesh Tinaikar, global head of corporates and Trade Go to Market at SWIFT, to further explore the pandemic recovery and how lockdowns are accelerating trade finance’s push toward digitalisation.

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e100-swift-thinking-how-the-global-payments-system-can-help-digitalise-trade-finance/

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Program forum in Istanbul heavily featured discourse around Southeastern European countries, namely promoting trade into the region. 

To learn more about the trade ecosystem in the Balkan peninsula, TFG joined Ana Golubovic, a management board member at Hipotekarna Banka in Montenegro, Europe.   

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-98-hipotekarna-banka-on-trade-finance-multilateral-support-digital-transition-in-montenegro/

Changing this mindset and highlighting the human lives behind international trade policy is what Clara Weinhardt, assistant professor in international relations at Maastricht University, hopes to do with the Faces of Trade Diplomacy project.

Find out more:

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-ep97-faces-of-trade-the-people-behind-the-policies

Following on from the BAFT Annual Annual Meeting in Washington, Trade Finance Global (TFG) sat down with Dalton Lee, chairman of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), to discuss the status of the correspondent banking world, and what cutting such relationships means to Caribbean economies.

Find out more:

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-ep96-correspondent-banking-in-the-caribbean-the-impact-of-derisking-on-the-real-economy

TFG spoke to two leading policymakers at the G20 on how to improve financial inclusion for SMEs. 

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-ep95-the-lifeblood-of-global-trade-improving-financial-inclusion-for-smes/

Trade Finance Global (TFG) are delighted to announce the official release of a new trade and export finance guide in partnership with the Department of International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF).

In order to gain more information on the guide, TFG sat down with Mark Abrams, global head of trade and receivables finance, at TFG.

Find out more:

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e94-ukef-dit-tfg-release-trade-export-finance-guide/ 

TFG spoke to two leaders in the fields of finance and technology about the changing role of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and hybrid models for streamlining and future-proofing corporate operational processes. 

Check out the article here: 

https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e93-change-is-in-the-air-company-leaders-and-hybrid-models-hailed-as-lighthouses-holding-the-key/

Trade Finance Global (TFG) are proud to once again partner with International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) at their 48th annual conference in Porto. In preparation for the conference, TFG caught up with ITFA’s Chairman, Sean Edwards, to discuss some of the key themes. 

Edwards outlined two major themes to be expected at the conference this year: digitisation and emerging markets. 

Find out more: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e92-itfas-sean-edwards-on-emerging-markets-and-digitisation

International trade has faced many challenges in recent years. In addition to COVID-19 taking a toll on the global economy, the conflict in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against Russia have compounded the effects.

In our latest episode, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke to UCP 600 expert David Meynell, senior technical advisor for the ICC Banking Commission and digital rules advisor to the Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation, to get more information.

Find out more: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e91-evolution-of-ucp-600-and-supplementing-rules-for-documentary-credits/