SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Financial institutions globally failed to ‌meet $2.5 trillion in financing that companies needed ‌for trade last year, holding back the global economy, according to a new ...

For more than 160 years, trade finance has been central to HSBC’s identity. In 2024, the bank’s Global Trade Solutions (GTS) franchise reaffirmed that legacy, delivering $2.6 billion in trade revenues ...

United Bank for Africa (UK) Limited ('UBA UK”) and British International Investment plc ('BII”), the UK’s development finance ...

Global Banking & Finance Review® is pleased to announce that Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) has been awarded the prestigious title of Best ...

Global Banking & Finance Review® is pleased to announce that Allianz Trade has been awarded Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2026 ...

Trade finance reduces payment and delivery risks in international transactions. Letters of credit are key tools in trade finance, ensuring payment upon delivery. Effective trade finance is vital for ...

Trade finance is on the rise. Despite ongoing geopolitical frictions and tariff uncertainty, banks worldwide are reporting rising volumes, stronger client demand and an appetite to expand ...

Joon Kim, managing director, Global Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Platform, Global Payments & Trade at BNY—a Trade Finance global award winner—discusses how digital transformation drives ...

Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. After a week of talks dominated by trade spats and geopolitical distrust, finance chiefs were once again left hanging on the ...

The Afreximbank Academy (AFRACAD) has announced the opening of registration for its 2026 Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa (COTFIA), one of its flagship programmes designed to strengthen Africa's ...

Africa is home to the world’s youngest population, some of the fastest-growing markets, vast deposits of critical minerals, enormous ...