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🇯🇵 Japanese digital assets in a USD-dominated marketFor much of the past decade, the digital asset market has developed ...
21/09/2026

🇯🇵 Japanese digital assets in a USD-dominated market

For much of the past decade, the digital asset market has developed largely around the US dollar. Dollar-denominated stablecoins have become a widely used tool for crypto asset trading and liquidity management, reinforcing the role of the dollar even within emerging blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

This trend has been particularly visible across Asia, where even in jurisdictions with sophisticated domestic financial systems and strong local currencies, US dollar-backed stablecoins are gaining prominence in cross-border payment and digital asset trading activities, write Arzu Aytemur, Trade Finance Product Management & Development Lead, and Tomoka Furukawa, Associate in Trade Finance, at Mizuho Bank.

Digital assets are continuing towards the inevitable end goal of assimilation into mainstream finance. This raises the question of how domestic currencies could maintain relevance in an increasingly tokenised financial system

🔗 Read the article here ➡️ https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/japanese-digital-assets-usd-dominated-market/

🇧🇷 Brazil's exporters turn to proof of origin blockchain solution amid new EU documentation requirementsFor a Brazilian ...
07/09/2026

🇧🇷 Brazil's exporters turn to proof of origin blockchain solution amid new EU documentation requirements

For a Brazilian exporter based outside the city centre, proof of origin has not been a concern in the centuries they've been operative. Now, with complicated and ever-growing stacks of supply chain documentation coming out of Brussels, they must document their processes more thoroughly.

Guilherme Pereira, Ecosystem Growth Specialist for Latin America (LatAm) at the Cardano Foundation, a not-for-profit blockchain solutions provider, told Trade Finance Global (TFG) that the European Union’s (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is the most complicated requirement Brazilian exporters face.

Blockforce and the Cardano Foundation have just gone live with a solution designed to simplify this process through the blockchain. More than 500,000 supply chain records have already been recorded this way, and the platform is live with LatAm's largest fashion group, AZZAS 2154, which is using it to trace its leather chain.

🔗 Read the article here ➡️ https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/brazils-exporters-turn-to-proof-of-origin-blockchain-solution-amid-new-eu-documentation-requirements/

🚀 Sibos is approaching, and we’re bringing some major voices in treasury together live.What does it take to build a more...
07/09/2026

🚀 Sibos is approaching, and we’re bringing some major voices in treasury together live.

What does it take to build a more strategic, data-driven treasury function in the age of AI?

On 14 September, Trade Finance Global (TFG) and Tieto will bring together leaders from banking, corporate treasury, and fintech to explore that question.

We are happy to announce our speakers:

• Sunday Domingo, Global Head, Digital Platforms & Products, Digital Channels & Data Analytics, Corporate & Investment Bank, Standard Chartered.
• Si Barnes, Chief Product Officer, APIs and Partnerships, Global Payment Solutions, HSBC.
• Waqas A Syed, Director, Head EMEA and APAC, Corporate Treasury, Thermo Fisher Scientific.
• Helga Grinšteine, Commercial Product Lead for Global Payments & Cash Management, Tieto Banktech.
Moderated by Doga Usanmaz, Reporter, Trade Finance Global (TFG).

We’ll discuss the data foundations behind AI and automation, the challenges facing banks and corporates, and what the AI-enabled treasury function of the future could look like.

📆 14 September 2026
⏰ 13:00 BST | 14:00 CEST

Register here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/webinars/what-does-it-take-to-build-a-more-strategic-data-driven-treasury-function-in-the-age-of-ai/

🤝 The three ages of factoring: Why the future of receivables finance belongs to the age of collaborative intelligenceEve...
03/09/2026

🤝 The three ages of factoring: Why the future of receivables finance belongs to the age of collaborative intelligence

Every generation believes it is experiencing unprecedented technological change. In financial services, we have witnessed enough technological revolutions to know it was people driving them.

The real story of receivables finance has never been about software, but rather about the evolution of relationships. Technology accelerated that evolution, but it did not define it, writes Federico Avellán Borgmeyer, Chief Partner Officer, efcom.

Technology itself is becoming a commodity. That doesn’t mean technology is becoming less important, but rather that it’s becoming universally available. The greatest obstacle to expanding receivables finance is often not the technology - it’s the knowledge.

➡️ Read the article here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/three-ages-factoring-future-receivables-finance-belongs-to-collaborative-intelligence/

🤖 NEW WEBINAR | What does it take to build a more strategic, data-driven treasury function in the age of AI?Join Tieto a...
02/09/2026

🤖 NEW WEBINAR | What does it take to build a more strategic, data-driven treasury function in the age of AI?

Join Tieto and Trade Finance Global (TFG) for a live discussion exploring what it takes to build a more strategic, data-driven treasury function in the age of AI on 14 September 2026 at 1:00 pm BST | 2:00 pm CEST.

AI is rapidly changing how banks and corporates think about treasury, but it's only as good as the data behind it. As treasury teams push to automate and adopt AI, mismatched views between banks and corporates on what counts as "high-quality data" are creating real challenges for integration.

The panel will bring together perspectives from banking, corporate treasury and technology to discuss:
â—ľ What high-quality, structured treasury data looks like in practice
â—ľ Where banks and corporate treasurers face the biggest data challenges
â—ľ How better data can unlock greater value from AI and automation
â—ľ Where organisations should focus their data efforts to deliver the biggest impact
â—ľ How banks and treasurers can work together to improve data quality and standards
â—ľ What the AI-enabled treasury function of the future could look like

Keep your eyes peeled for the panellist announcement.

➡️ Register for the webinar here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/webinars/what-does-it-take-to-build-a-more-strategic-data-driven-treasury-function-in-the-age-of-ai/

02/09/2026

🇵🇱 VIDEO | The regional changes to factoring in the age of AI

The current picture of the global factoring market is such that Europe controls over two-thirds of the market, while regions such as the Middle East account for just 0.3%.

Yet, it is the up-and-coming players that have a lot to teach the rest of the market, according to Karol Leszczyński, Factoring Product Manager at Comarch, a Poland-based multinational software provider.

At FCI’s 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, Trade Finance Global (TFG) sat down with Leszczyński to talk about factoring in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), and whether technology will shape how factoring evolves and where.

🔗 Watch the full interview here ➡️ https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/video-the-regional-changes-to-factoring-in-the-age-of-ai/

🍏 Tim Cook managed to de-risk from China: Can John Ternus handle a trade war?Today, 1 September, marks the end of Tim Co...
01/09/2026

🍏 Tim Cook managed to de-risk from China: Can John Ternus handle a trade war?

Today, 1 September, marks the end of Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure as Apple’s CEO. He hands the reins to John Ternus, former Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering at the firm.

When Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, Apple’s manufacturing was deeply intertwined with China. 15 years later, that dependence looks very different. Under Cook, Apple has steadily diversified production across India, Vietnam, and elsewhere, building a more resilient supply chain.

As geopolitical tensions and tariff wars intensify amid China’s dominance of global metals and minerals processing, this achievement is particularly significant. How did Cook manage to diversify and de-risk one of the world’s most complex supply chains, and will Ternus be able to maintain and uphold the resilience Cook introduced?

đź“– Read the full article here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/tim-cook-managed-to-de-risk-from-china-can-john-ternus-handle-a-trade-war/

🚢 Who pays for CBAM? What UK exporters shipping DDP into the EU must settle in 2026A UK exporter can get the paperwork r...
01/09/2026

🚢 Who pays for CBAM? What UK exporters shipping DDP into the EU must settle in 2026

A UK exporter can get the paperwork right, the classification right, the invoice right, and still end up holding a carbon cost nobody priced into the deal. That is the position a lot of businesses shipping delivered duty paid (DDP) into the European Union (EU) are quietly walking into this year.

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (CBAM) definitive regime started on 1 January 2026. DDP is an Incoterm that refers to when a seller takes full responsibility for shipping costs, duties, taxes, and risks until goods reach the buyer’s destination.

It’s also the one Incoterm that puts the seller in the customs seat on the other side of the border, which is exactly where CBAM liability lies, writes Chris Roome, Associate Director at Baxter Freight.

đź“– Read the full article by following the link here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/who-pays-for-cbam-what-uk-exporters-shipping-ddp-into-the-eu-must-settle-in-2026

31/08/2026

Welcome to Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) weekly NEWSBEAT. We’re bringing you a roundup of the stories you may have missed last week, helping you stay informed and ready for the week ahead.

Recent news includes:

🔹China and Switzerland update trade agreement with first-ever human rights provision in a Chinese FTA
🔹ETG secures $600m in sustainability-linked financing for smallholder African farmers
🔹Ukrainian farmers turn to working capital financing as Russian port attacks cut off grain routes
🔹PODCAST | Canada retaliates against US tariffs: What does Section 338 mean, how are Canadian small businesses impacted, and who pays the price in a trade war?

For more on any of these stories, visit the links in the caption, or have a browse on https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/weekly-trade-briefing/. Happy reading!

🪙 LME nickel cancellations show trades can be executed but not finalOn the morning of 8 March 2022, thousands of nickel ...
28/08/2026

🪙 LME nickel cancellations show trades can be executed but not final

On the morning of 8 March 2022, thousands of nickel trades on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had been agreed and entered into the exchange's systems. Within hours, the affected trades were cancelled.

At 12:05, the LME published a notice cancelling, under its own rules, every nickel trade executed from midnight - around $12 billion in value - and deferring physical delivery contractually due the following day, writes Hugo Hernandez, Founder of Contract Breakpoint.

For anyone whose work life involves moving goods and meeting obligations, that sequence is worth sitting with. It’s easy to treat ex*****on as the moment a deal becomes real. But the nickel episode is a clean, well-documented reminder that ex*****on and irreversibility are not the same thing.

đź“– Read the full article here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/lme-nickel-cancellations-show-trades-can-be-executed-but-not-final/

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