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
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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”...

READ MORE >
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,...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
Trade Disruptions Tie Up Cash and Test CFO Playbooks
Trade Disruptions Tie Up Cash and Test CFO Playbooks
March 16, 2026  |  Supply Chain

The war in Iran is increasingly giving the freight sector a fright. As of Monday (March 16), the geopolitical risks of the Middle East engagement...

READ MORE >