Trade finance

Trade finance signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and international trade transactions. A trade transaction requires a seller of goods and services as well as a buyer. Various intermediaries such as banks and financial institutions can facilitate these transactions by financing the trade.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Finastra Makes Trade Finance Technology More Accessible for Regional Banks

Finastra Makes Trade Finance Technology More Accessible for Regional Banks
Finastra Makes Trade Finance Technology More Accessible for Regional Banks
October 20, 2026  |  Banking

Finastra has launched a cloud-enabled solution designed to help U.S. banks digitize and automate their standby letter of credit (SBLC) flows, without having to deploy...

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AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
AI Targets Trade Finance’s Paperwork Bottleneck
October 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed to tackle the document review that determines whether a transaction moves forward, one of the most manual parts of trade...

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HSBC Deploys AI to Enhance Trade Finance Operations
HSBC Deploys AI to Enhance Trade Finance Operations
September 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

HSBC has unveiled Smart Checking, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool focused on enhancing trade finance operations. The new offering is designed to “transform and standardize”...

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Apollo Scaling Back Services at Invoice Finance Company Eliant
Apollo Scaling Back Services at Invoice Finance Company Eliant
September 13, 2026  |  Working Capital

Apollo Global Management is reportedly shuttering some parts of its Eliant Trade Finance platform. That’s according to a report Friday (Sept. 11) by Bloomberg News,...

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How Physical AI Is Changing Invoicing, Working Capital and Trade Finance
How Physical AI Is Changing Invoicing, Working Capital and Trade Finance
August 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The robots aren’t just coming. They are already here, across factory floors and logistics yards. North American companies ordered 8,940 robots worth $622 million in...

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FinTechs Muscle Into Banks’ Trade Finance Turf
FinTechs Muscle Into Banks’ Trade Finance Turf
August 13, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance is stuck in a paradox. The world has plenty of goods to trade, but financing them safely keeps getting harder. That gap is...

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Deutsche Bank Teams With World Bank On $1.1 Billion Trade Finance Platform
Deutsche Bank Teams With World Bank On $1.1 Billion Trade Finance Platform
July 14, 2026  |  Partnerships

Deutsche Bank and the World Bank launched a 1-billion-euro (about $1.1 billion) trade finance platform, according to a Tuesday (July 14) press release. The platform...

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HSBC Intros Tool to Speed Access to Working Capital
HSBC Intros Tool to Speed Access to Working Capital
June 15, 2026  |  B2B Payments

HSBC debuted a tool designed to help customers get faster access to working capital. The banking giant’s HSBC TradeCash is a trade finance solution that...

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