Trade Treasury Payments

Digital trade isn’t scaling. That’s the blunt admission from the ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) as it enters a new phase to tackle fragmentation across the ecosystem. In this exclusive TTP interview at Sibos Miami, Pamela Mar and Oswald Kuyler explain why pilots and eBL adoption aren’t enough, how new advisory boards will reshape governance, and what success looks like by 2030. This episod...

Who lends to commodity borrowers without a track record? At a TTP breakfast hosted with Geoff Wynne, Sullivan & Worcester, industry leaders debated resilience, regulation, and risk in trade finance. Tanya Epshteyn (Czarnikow), James Lowrey (Lloyds Bank), and John MacNamara (Carshalton Commodities) shared candid insights on working capital, lender control, equity requirements, and how smaller p...

At ITFA’s 52nd Annual Conference in Split, Croatia, Trade Treasury Payments Editor in Chief Deepesh Patel and Deputy Editor Carter Hoffman joined ITFA Chairman Sean Edwards to discuss some of the key issues shaping trade finance. The conversation covers the growing role of defence finance, the shift towards digitalisation and asset tokenisation, and the changing role of trade associations as the i...

This episode explores how modern legal infrastructure is reshaping access to finance for micro, small, and medium‑sized enterprises. Drawing on insights from Ignacio Tirado of UNIDROIT and Marek Dubovec of the International Law Institute, the discussion unpacks why receivables sit at the heart of MSME liquidity and how the UNIDROIT Model Law on Factoring is designed to remove long‑standing barrier...

The conversation with André Casterman explores how trade finance has moved beyond experimentation and into a phase where adoption is the real test of progress. After years spent building legal and technological foundations, the industry is now focused on proving that digital negotiable instruments, tokenisation, artificial intelligence and stablecoins can scale across markets. As Casterman notes,...

Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank’s long standing partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has become a defining example of how emerging market banks can build trust and secure their place in global trade. In this episode, Chynara Alybaeva and CEO Arif Ali reflect on twenty five years of collaboration under the Trade Facilitation Programme, explaining how the EBRD has...

India’s factoring market holds significant untapped potential. In this conversation, Deepesh Patel, Editor at Trade Treasury Payments, speaks with Ravi Valecha, CEO of India Factoring, at the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon about the changing landscape for receivables finance and the opportunity ahead. Despite an estimated $140 billion domestic factoring market, adoption remains relatively low,...

he trade credit and surety market is navigating a more complex risk environment, with volatility, currency fluctuations, trade tensions, supply chain fragility and the climate transition changing how businesses assess risk. In this podcast, Ivan González, CEO of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and a member of the Swiss Re executive committee, discusses how the role of risk managers is evolving beyond...

As the credit insurance industry marks its centenary, the sector is looking ahead to a period shaped by rapid change, new technologies and evolving risks. In this TTP podcast, Treasury Editor Eleanor Hill speaks with Andreas Tesch, Chief Risk Officer at Atradius, about how credit insurers can continue to support businesses as the risk landscape becomes more complex. Drawing on his 25 years in the...

In this episode, we explore how SMBC is reshaping trade finance in an era defined by geopolitical tension, supply chain disruption, and shifting corporate priorities. Mitsuhiro Kawamura, Global Head of Trade Finance at SMBC, shares how the bank’s global footprint is strengthened by regional nuance, from balance sheet optimisation in developed markets to foundational funding and risk mitigation in...

Mariya George, co‑founder and CEO of Cleareye.ai, joins Deepesh Patel in the TTP Studios to explore how AI is reshaping the realities of trade finance. Drawing on her long career in banking technology, she reflects on the early days of commercialising AI, the leap into founding Cleareye.ai, and the resilience required to build an enterprise platform during the uncertainty of the pandemic. As she e...

In this episode of the Trade Treasury Payments Podcast, Deepesh Patel sits down with Neil Shonhard, CEO of MonetaGo, during the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon to discuss how digital infrastructure is reshaping risk management across domestic and cross border trade finance. The conversation explores why tackling fraud is no longer just about preventing losses, but about creating the confidence t...

The conversation with Karol Leszczyński, Product Development Manager at Comarch, explores how a technology provider approaches AI within its own walls before taking it to clients. Leszczyński reflects on the internal education needed to roll out AI across different professions, from developers to analysts, and explains why Comarch built a company wide certification programme rather than leaving ad...

The conversation with Xavier Durand, Group CEO of Coface, explores how credit insurance is evolving at a moment when AI acceleration, shifting trade flows and new market frontiers are reshaping the industry. Durand reflects on the sector’s long history of adapting to technological change and explains why AI now represents a strategic discipline rather than a passing trend. He also highlights the v...

Armenia’s leading trade finance institution, Ameriabank, shares how it delivered a first‑of‑its‑kind green leasing transaction in local currency under the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme. In this conversation, Gayane Mirzoyan, Head of Payment Instruments Division, explains how the deal was structured, why it mattered for women‑owned businesses and SMEs, and how local currency financing can remov...

This conversation with Nicole Pieterse van der Velde, Global Chief People Officer at Swiss Re, explores how credit insurance and reinsurance are navigating a pivotal shift in workforce expectations. As AI reshapes routine work and accelerates decision cycles, the industry is redefining what it means to be a modern professional in a sector built on complex risk and client centred judgement. Nicole...

At the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisboa, Deputy Secretary General Betul Kurtulus joins Trade Treasury Payments to unpack the latest developments shaping the global receivables finance industry. She reflects on the resilience of receivables finance, the sharp rise in activity across emerging markets, and the notable growth in regions such as the United States, India, Indonesia and parts of Africa....

Taiwan’s growing influence in artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing sits at the heart of this conversation with Vincent Chin Hsiang Yao, Taiwan’s Representative to the United Kingdom. Speaking at the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme event in Riga, he outlines how Taiwan has managed to deliver strong economic results despite global tensions and supply chain pressures. The country’s ce...

The centenary of ICISA offers a rare look into an industry that quietly supports global trade. In this conversation, Jan Müller reflects on the scale and invisibility of trade credit insurance, an essential mechanism that covers trillions in receivables and keeps supply chains moving when risks materialise. He discusses how ICISA has evolved from its European roots into a global association, with...

As carbon reporting moves from a compliance exercise to a core business priority, the infrastructure behind sustainability data is becoming just as important as the data itself. In this episode, Joy Macknight speaks with Naama Avni Kadosh, Director of the Partnership for Carbon Transparency at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, to explore how PACT is building what many now see...

Africa’s trade finance landscape is shifting in ways that challenge long held assumptions. In this episode, Carter Hoffman speaks with Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi and Lamin Drammeh from the African Development Bank to unpack the findings of the Bank’s latest survey, the only systematic view of how African banks are supporting trade on the ground. They discuss why unmet demand has fallen from an estim...

The latest episode brings Oswald Kuyler back to TTP Studios, five years after he first used an avocado to illustrate the absurd volume of paperwork behind a simple shipment. This conversation picks up where that moment left off, exploring what has genuinely changed in digital trade and why progress on legal reform has not yet translated into day‑to‑day reality. As Kuyler notes, “On the legal refor...

As global power dynamics shift and economic uncertainty reshapes trade flows, understanding geopolitical risk has become a business imperative. In this episode of Trade Treasury Payments, we explore how political transitions, strategic competition, economic fragmentation and regional conflicts are influencing the future of global commerce. From changing trade corridors and supply chain resilience...

The latest episode explores the structural pressures behind the two point five trillion dollar trade finance gap and why the industry’s long‑standing explanations no longer hold. Drawing on insights from Ayo Ojerinola, Founder and CEO of NOBO Finance, the discussion looks at why SMEs remain locked out of essential capital even when they are creditworthy. As Ojerinola notes, “the cost of compliance...

Is the UK deliberately pricing its own industries out of existence? In this video, we examine the growing debate around Britain’s energy policies, industrial competitiveness, and the long-term consequences of Net Zero legislation. Drawing on arguments presented in the Great British Business Council’s report Premeditated Industrial Destruction, the discussion explores how rising energy costs, carbo...