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.

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.

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At the Asian Development Bank’s Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Awards in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments spoke with Victor Van Der Kwast, CEO and Managing Director of Byblos Bank Europe, about the bank’s role in mobilising trade finance across both developed and developing markets.

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.

Trade Treasury Payments (TTP)’s Joy Macknight spoke with Wim Grosemans, Global Head of Product Management – Payments and Receivables at BNP Paribas, about how banks can move beyond compliance to use ISO 20022 as a catalyst to turbocharge their payments business — and what true strategic collaboration in payments innovation really looks like.

At ICC Austria’s Trade Finance Week, Andrea Hauptmann, founding member and independent international consultant, shared her vast expertise on bank guarantees in an interview with Deepesh Patel, Editor of Trade Treasury Payments.

The Berne Union’s Business Confidence Index (H2 2025) highlights a cautious but steady picture for short-term export credit insurance, alongside a more confident outlook for medium-to-long-term (MLT) business. The findings reflect the dual pressures of tariff-driven trade disruption and the financing demands of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects.

At the ITFA Trade and Forfaiting Conference in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Thierry Hebraud, Chief Executive Officer of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), about Africa’s trade transformation agenda and the continent’s path toward a just transition.