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Multilateralism is no longer confined to governments, closed door negotiations, and legacy institutions. In this conversation, we explore how a new era of global cooperation is taking shape through what many are calling “Multilateralism 2.0” — a more connected, decentralised, and network driven approach to solving cross border challenges. From trade and finance to digital infrastructure and geopol...

Commodity finance is changing fast. In 2026, deal sizes are rising, the lender pool is shrinking, and market segmentation is becoming more pronounced. In this conversation, industry experts break down what’s driving the shift — from billion‑dollar structures and tighter onboarding to traders increasingly financing each other as banks pull back. We explore how access to capital is reshaping global...

Many small and mid sized businesses are trading internationally more than ever, but their approach to foreign exchange risk has not kept pace. This episode looks at the growing gap between global exposure and the tools available to manage it. We explore why currency volatility can quietly erode margins and cash flow, and why many businesses still rely on basic or reactive strategies. The conversat...

At Trade Treasury Payments Studios, Eleanor Hill, Treasury Editor at Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), spoke with Richard Wulff, Executive Director of the International Credit Insurance and Surety Association (ICISA), to reflect on a century of trade credit insurance and surety, and what lies ahead for the industry.

 In this episode of Trade Treasury Payments, host Carter Hoffman speaks with Michelle Bockmann, Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst at Windward, about the growing role of shadow fleets in global shipping. Their conversation explores how sanctioned oil from countries such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela moves through maritime trade using tactics designed to conceal its origin and destination. Michel...

In the first episode from TTP Studios , Trade Treasury Payments Editor in Chief Deepesh Patel sits down with Eleanor Hill , Treasury Editor at TTP, to discuss the shifts reshaping global trade, treasury and payments. The conversation examines the growing use of artificial intelligence in treasury operations , the impact of tariffs and regional blocs on trade flows , and the persistent challenge co...

In this episode of the Trade Treasury Payments podcast , Carter Hoffman , Trade and Technology Editor at TTP, speaks with Dr Guido Cozzi , Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of St. Gallen , about the potential global economic consequences of rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz . Their conversation examines the strategic importance of the strait as one of the world’s most critica...

In this episode of the Trade Treasury Payments podcast , Carter Hoffman , Trade and Technology Editor at TTP, speaks with Adam Cooper , Director of NextID Limited , and Luca Castellani , author of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Digital Trade , about the foundations of trust in a borderless digital economy. Their conversation examines how digital trade depends not only on technology, but on reliable id...

Future of End-to-End Trade Digitalisation features Deepesh Patel in conversation with Luca Castellani, architect of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records, and Bertrand Chen, CEO of the Global Shipping Business Network, on the shift from paper-based trade to legally recognised digital processes. The discussion examines why adoption remains slow despite legal and technological re...

This episode of our podcast series with the Asian Development Bank’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) explores why women-led SMEs across Asia continue to face barriers in accessing trade finance, and how banks are working to address these challenges. We examine the key obstacles, including limited familiarity with trade finance instruments, documentation complexity, collateral constr...

This episode of our podcast series with the Asian Development Bank’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) explores what transparency looks like in trade finance operations and why it is central to tackling trade-based money laundering (TBML). We examine the key challenges banks face, from complex documentation and correspondent banking networks to data silos and inconsistent due diligenc...

This episode of the podcast series explores how legal modernisation and digital public infrastructure are shaping the future of global trade, with a particular focus on developing and emerging markets. We examine the Commonwealth’s new Model Law on Digital Trade and how harmonised, digital-ready legal frameworks can reduce trade friction, unlock transparency, and accelerate cross-border commerce a...

As 2025 draws to a close, Trade Treasury Payments looks back at the themes that defined the year across trade, treasury, payments, and risk, and considers what 2026 may bring. In this year end conversation, Trade Treasury Payments’ Deepesh Patel is joined by Carter Hoffman to discuss five major developments that shaped 2025, including tariffs and fragmentation, liquidity engineering and fraud, pre...

This episode of our podcast series with the Asian Development Bank’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) explores how banks are embedding climate and sustainability criteria into trade and supply chain finance. We look at where the biggest opportunities are emerging, from energy transition and certified commodities to circular economy flows, as well as the practical barriers to mainstre...

This episode of our podcast series with the Asian Development Bank’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) takes a closer look at insurance and reinsurance. We shift the conversation toward risk and take a look at some of the partners helping banks reach markets that were once beyond their limits. To help us better understand this often complex world, we spoke with Irene Port, Client Rela...

Digital adoption in global trade is accelerating, and the industry is now confronting the three forces that determine whether new technology takes hold inside large organisations: compliance, speed to market and implementation. These pressures are reshaping how banks, corporates and logistics firms design the architecture that will carry the next era of digital trade. To explore how these elements...

With the next TF COP meeting approaching in London, the trade finance community is again being asked to confront the structural forces behind the persistent $2.5 trillion financing gap. Closing it will require not only capital but a redesigned architecture capable of supporting SMEs in the markets where access remains most constrained. To understand why the gap endures and what practical steps mus...

With COP 30 underway in Belém, governments, development institutions, and investors are now being asked to turn national climate targets into real and deployable investment plans. In practice, that requires a financial architecture capable of directing capital to the sectors and countries where it matters most.  To learn more about what needs to happen to meet global climate and development target...

The trade finance gap stands at around $2.5 trillion, according to the most recent biennial survey by the Asian Development Bank.  At a recent Trade Treasury Payments Breakfast Club, held on 15th October in London, panellists discussed the barriers to attracting more capital to trade finance and treating it as an asset class, as well as potential solutions to address the financing gap. 

Amid four packed days at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, experts from across the transaction banking space came together to discuss (among many other topics from a long agenda) how to make cross-border payments better. Today, trillions of dollars move across borders each day and global commerce has become more digital than ever, which means that implementation is becoming a central priority.  In the fina...

Economist Rebecca Harding’s new book The World at Economic War argues that globalisation has failed to deliver balanced prosperity — and that Western nations must treat economics as a matter of national security. From F-35 supply chain fragility to BRICS’ de-dollarisation push, Harding calls for new ministries of economic war, NATO-level economic coordination, and a shift from complacency to prepa...

Today, the global economy is surrounded by geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade patterns. In this, UK Export Finance (UKEF) stands as a critical pillar supporting British exporters as they venture into global markets. UKEF primarily provides guarantees to financial institutions, enabling them to lend to businesses involved in international trade and export. In March 2025, the UK government...

Over breakfast, Kubiak reflected on the Commission’s legacy and outlined its present focus on the rules that underpin global trade, the principles shaping sustainable finance, the data that underwrites advocacy, and the final regulatory hurdles of Basel 3.1.  https://tradetreasurypayments.com/posts/podcast-running-the-distance-why-trade-finance-needs-smarter-regulation-and-broader-voices