Lessons learned from industry on the bumpy road to trade digitisation
19-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Despite an overwhelmingly clear business case, bringing the cumbersome, paper-based trade system into the digital...Author's Archive
Eleanor joined GTR in 2010 as a freelancer and was appointed senior reporter in 2018. She covers the world’s trade, export, commodity and supply chain finance markets, with a particular interest in technology, innovation and digitisation. She also writes about macroeconomic trends and the relation ...
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Vrontamitis joins Silver Birch as senior advisor
18-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Specialist working capital advisory firm Silver Birch Finance has appointed industry veteran Michael Vrontamitis as...
Insolvencies set to surge in 2023 as post-pandemic adjustment continues
12-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to stay afloat amid the lingering effects of the...
TradeFlow Capital Management and ICC throw lifeline to SME commodity traders
12-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
TradeFlow Capital Management and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are launching a new fund...
FCMB Bank (UK) hires industry veteran to trade finance team
11-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
FCMB Bank (UK) has brought in Kenton Hartwell as senior manager of trade finance. Hartwell...
Analysis: What ISO 20022 means for the trade finance ecosystem
05-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
March 20 marked the go-live date for the new ISO 20022 standard for financial messaging,...
World Trade Board unveils plan to consign trade finance gap to the history books
04-04-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
The World Trade Board has opened consultation on a framework to increase access to trade...
Electronic bill of lading provider leverages Singapore legal reform to rip up the rulebook
29-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Secro, a US-based technology company, has completed an end-to-end electronic bill of lading (eBL) transaction...
Analysis: Igniting mass trade digitalisation by making it accessible to all
29-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) has taken what it calls...
UK businesses urged to move ahead on digitalisation despite ‘fragmented’ government approach
22-03-23 / by Eleanor Wragg
Businesses should start adopting digital trade strategies now to unlock significant economic and operational benefits,...