At the ADB Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program Awards, Trade Treasury Payments spoke with Rudolf Putz and Mai Vu of ODDO BHF on how partnerships with multilateral development banks are expanding trade finance capacity in emerging markets, balancing risk, regulation, and growth.
BAFT’s paper shares ten lessons from the global shift to ISO 20022, covering governance, communication, data quality, and collaboration to ensure migration success.
Commerzbank’s Gerald Dannhaeuser, Regional Head of Financial Institutions for GCC, and Mehtap Ak-Sisman, Senior Representative in Dubai, consider how sustainability, tourism, international sports and technological innovation are driving new opportunities in the GCC.
In June, Standard Chartered announced two new senior hires to drive the expansion of its transaction banking business in Europe and the UK, with an objective to deepen regional client relationships and connect corporates to high-growth markets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Mongolia’s Golomt Bank restored vital USD clearing via BNY in 2024, slashing costs and delays, boosting trade finance, and reconnecting to global markets.
Trade banks today are faced with a whirlwind of new changes and challenges. From tariffs and trade wars to digitalisation and data migrations, it can be a difficult space to operate in.
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