Lloyds Bank completes first UK digital promissory note pilot
30-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
Lloyds Bank and Swedish fintech Enigio have completed the UK’s first digital promissory note transaction,...Geoffrey Wynne
Singapore and Abu Dhabi pilot first MLETR-enabled trade transaction
17-11-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
The world of trade has gained a glimpse of things to come after the completion...
ICC publishes new rules for digital trade transactions
06-10-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Following months of consultation, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has now published its Uniform...
Sullivan adds new partner in trade finance group
11-01-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Law firm Sullivan has promoted Sam Fowler-Holmes to partner in its trade finance group. After...
Governments urged to lift legal barriers to digital trade to mitigate Covid-19 impact
22-04-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
With the in-person review of the billions of documents that cross the trading system on...
Glencore uses digital signing to refinance jumbo revolver despite lockdown
08-04-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
Commodity trader Glencore has refinanced and extended its revolving credit facilities (RCFs), despite the restrictions...
Trade finance pressured to digitalise amid Covid-19 chaos
01-04-20 / by Maddy White
As Covid-19 spreads across the world, courier services and the movement of paper documents have...
Synthetic letters of credit: risk versus reward
19-02-20 / by John Basquill
Some banks tout synthetic letters of credit (LCs) as a way of reducing risk, improving...
Sullivan grows trade finance team in London
10-02-20 / by Felix Thompson
Global law firm Sullivan has expanded its trade and export finance team with the hire...
The new Baft MPA a year on: the good, the bad and the ugly
06-11-19 / by Eleanor Wragg
Last year, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (Baft) revised and updated its English...