Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the promotion of two export finance lawyers to partner status, beginning next ...

Natixis has signalled a bigger focus on working capital products with the appointment of Pierre Dempere as the bank’s first ...

As global trade grows in complexity, banks are turning to advanced automation for greater speed and accuracy. Chandrasekhar Somasekhar, chief technology officer, and Denise Collaku, senior ...

AI is shifting from hype to genuine potential in trade finance, promising to change how banks manage data, assess risk and deliver their services. In this roundtable, experts from Barclays and EY ...

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has revised a key sanctions clause to give underwriters more flexibility when grappling with restrictions across differing legal frameworks. Clause LMA3100 – ...

Vulcan Energy has closed a €1.2bn financing package with a range of export credit agencies (ECAs) and banks to fund the first phase of a major lithium project in Germany. Vulcan’s Lionheart project ...

As the first signs emerge of enforcement action linked to disgraced Singapore oil trader Hin Leong, court documents have revealed the extent to which the company had become dependent on fake trades, ...

Invoice financing provider Stenn has gone into administration following an application from HSBC in the UK High Court. The action follows an administration application filed by HSBC Innovation Bank ...

Letters of indemnity enjoy wide usage in the oil trading business and allow cargoes to be sold quickly without waiting for paper bills of lading to arrive. But as Jacob Atkins reports, the failure of ...

The impact of US tariffs on global trade is now likely to be felt next year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said, after unveiling a more positive outlook for 2025. Global goods trade has ...

Receivables finance provider Artis Finance has been placed into administration, adding to a string of insolvencies or exits within the non-bank trade finance sector. Artis, founded in London in 2020, ...

The global shortfall in supply of trade finance has remained steady at US$2.5tn, according to the latest edition of a closely watched benchmark survey. The value of the trade finance gap is estimated ...