Latest Trade finance News: Finextra Research

Barclays integrates CGI’s global trade finance package with Komgo's multi-bank platform

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, today announced its partnership with Barclays to integrate CGI Trade360, CGI’s global trade finance solution, with Konsole from Komgo, the largest multi-bank trade finance platform.

20 hours

Company update/Sibos

Finastra Trade Innovation Nexus integration layer

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, is showcasing its Trade Innovation Nexus integration layer at Sibos 2025.

30 September 2025

News/Sibos

Sibos 2025: AI, quantum, CBDCs, tokenised assets and stablecoins to lead the agenda

In the opening plenary of Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, executives at Swift and leading German banks Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Bank introduced the themes of the conference and what can be accomplished on ‘the next frontier of global finance’.

29 September 2025

Company update/wholesale

GSBN debuts app to digitise customer clearance with trusted eBLs

In a major step for digital trade, Colombian Customs has for the first time begun accepting electronic Bills of Lading (eBLs) in collaboration COSCO.

17 September 2025

Research/Trade financeFuture of Report

The Future of Cross Border Payments 2026: Strategies for Success

17 September 2025 546 downloads

Company update/people

LiquidX lands in Paris

Leading digital trade finance provider LiquidX is expanding its international footprint into Paris, headed up by trade finance veteran Alison Kao. The move marks a major step in the US-based company’s European growth strategy and support for the continent’s digital transformation of trade finance.

10 September 2025

News/crypto

CFTC reiterates support for crypto asset trading facilitation in US

While this news primarily reiterates existing policy, the reminder signals that the CFTC is increasingly receptive to offshore exchanges that operate in jurisdictions that the US considers as having 'credible' regulatory frameworks.

29 August 2025

News/crypto

Bitpanda launches largest crypto offering in UK

European digital currency platform Bitpanda is now available in the UK, making over 600 cryptoassets available to investors.

14 August 2025

Company update/crypto

Digital asset bank Sygnum integrates Sui blockchain token, SUI

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, today announces a variety of accessible custody, trading, and lending solutions for layer-one cryptocurrency, SUI, broadening access for professional and institutional clients to the Sui ecosystem. Sygnum’s regulated product portfolio and bank-grade infrastructure provides Sui with a trusted gateway to tap into the accelerating inflows from financial institutions, banks, asset managers and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI).

08 August 2025

Company update/wholesale

Lloyds-led transaction unveils benefits of structured data in trade

Together with technology solution providers Enigio and Cleareye.ai, Lloyds and Maersk have completed a digital trade transaction using embedded structured data which delivered 100% data extraction accuracy and accelerated the end-to-end transactional process.

24 July 2025

Company update/wholesale

MTN completes first transaction using JPMorgan's new Electronic Bill of Exchange offering

Mobile Technology Network South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (MTN SA), a major mobile telecommunications provider, has successfully completed the first transaction using J.P. Morgan’s new Electronic Bill of Exchange (eBoE) offering – marking a pivotal step in the digitization of global trade finance.

21 July 2025

News/wholesale

US Bank completes first fully digital trade finance transaction

US Bank has completed its first trade finance collection transaction using the WaveBL electronic trade documentation platform.

17 July 2025

Company update/ai

Dutch AI fintech Conpend secures majority investment from Cape Investment Partners

Conpend, a leading Dutch AI fintech, is accelerating its growth journey with a majority investment from Cape Investment Partners (“CIP”), an Amsterdam-based entrepreneurial investment firm.

10 July 2025

Research/Trade financeImpact Study

Case Management: The key to revolutionising cross-border payments

25 June 2025 309 downloads

Company update/wholesale

SBI Factors to adopt MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system

SBI Factors – the largest factoring company in India – is a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI) and operates as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.

16 June 2025

Finextra TV/payments

EBA Collaboration Driven By a Practitioner Focus

As Hays Littlejohn, CEO, EBA Clearing and Thomas Egner, Secretary General, EBA joined the FinextraTV studio at EBAday 2025, they discussed the industry benefits of their collaboration and how EBA has evolved over the past 40 years. Driven by a practitioner focus, Egner and Littlejohn discuss some of the key priorities for the journey ahead.

13 June 2025

Company update/wholesale

Monex goes live on Surecomp trade finance software

Surecomp today announced that leading Mexican financial institution MONEX is successfully in production with its front-to-back cloud-based trade finance solution.

11 June 2025

Company update/wholesale

Rand Merchant Bank signs with Surecomp

Surecomp today announced that Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), has selected its award-winning Trade Finance-as-a-Service (TFaaS) solution to drive seamless digital trade finance operations and international expansion.

03 June 2025

News/wholesale

Lloyds and Mercore complete secondary trade transactions using digital documentation

Lloyds and Mercore have completed a series of transactions that have featured the secondary participation in an accepted digital bill of exchange.

13 May 2025

Company update/wholesale

Ant Financial partners with Barclays for treasury management

Ant International has entered a partnership with leading UK bank Barclays to enhance efficiency and resilience in global treasury management for businesses.

12 May 2025