At the WTO in Geneva, Komgo CEO Souleïma Baddi tells Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) why removing paper from trade is about more than technology, it’s about connectivity, collaboration, and trust. From eBLs to automation, Baddi shares how Komgo is scaling digital transformation across global trade finance.

At the LiquidX Rooftop Event in New York City, Trade Treasury Payments spoke with leaders from banks, fintechs, and service providers about how technology, partnerships, and new sources of liquidity are reshaping global trade finance. From private credit to digital infrastructure, collaboration is driving a more connected and inclusive financial ecosystem that can help close the trade finance gap.

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Trade Treasury Payments (TTP)’s Joy Macknight met with Marie-Laure Gastellu, Global Head of Trade Finance, Societe Generale to discuss embedding ESG and digitisation in trade finance. She pointed to two major challenges: corporate adoption and interoperability — ensuring trust and ownership as the industry transitions from paper to data.

At the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) 51st Annual Conference in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Surath Sengupta, Global Head of Transaction Banking Products at Lloyds Bank, about pilots, digital adoption, and the role of artificial intelligence in trade finance.

For centuries, merchants have relied on bills of lading and other trade documents whose value rests on the goods they represent and the enforceability of the rights they embody. As these instruments move from paper to digital form, attention has turned to whether these electronic trade documents are at risk in jurisdictions that have not adopted digitally enabling legislation like the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR). 

Global trade has shown resilience in 2025 despite growing challenges from tariff escalation and policy uncertainty, according to the World Trade Organisation’s latest “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics Update: October 2025” released on 7th October.

At Sibos 2025, Deutsche Börse and Circle Internet have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate stablecoins into the European market infrastructure. This is the first partnership between a European market infrastructure provider and a global stablecoin issuer.

HSBC launched the Global Treasury Pulse Survey today at Sibos 2025. The report highlights how the role of treasurers is shifting from custodians of cash to strategic partners at the centre of corporate transformation.