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The Trade Finance Distribution Initiative Podcast brings you news, insights, and interviews from members and experts around the trade finance world. Hosted by Doris Kononowicz, we look at market trends, opportunities, and challenges when distributing or investing in trade finance.
To view our guests, watch the video recordings of all our podcasts on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChogfanVqPjHQ_OumGJgrEA
To view our guests, watch the video recordings of all our podcasts on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChogfanVqPjHQ_OumGJgrEA
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In this episode of the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative Podcast, host Doris Kononowicz speaks with Ali Amirliravi, CEO and Founder of $SRC Ecosystem, a pioneering platform reshaping trade finance infrastructure across emerging markets, especially along the Silk Road corridor.
In this conversation:
How AI-driven onboarding and real-time risk assessment are transforming SME access to trade finance
What tokenisation and stablecoin settlement mean for receivables and cross-border liquidity
How digital twin technology enhances supply chain traceability
Bridging TradFi and DeFi while remaining compliant with global standards like URDTT and MLETR
What $SRC’s role in TFDi means for market collaboration
In this episode of the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative Podcast, we sit down with Eduard Oboimov, CEO and Co-founder of eTEU, to explore how digital documentation and blockchain are redefining global trade finance. From their recent pilot with Singapore’s IMDA and the XDC Network, to leveraging electronic Bills of Lading (eBLs) as collateral for trade finance, Eduard shares insights into:
Blockchain’s role in secure, tamper-proof document exchange
Compliance with global standards like MLETR and URDTT
Connecting SMEs to decentralized liquidity pools
Real-world learnings from live transactions (e.g., Metal Holding)
This conversation offers a window into how eTEU is driving access, efficiency, and trust in a $30 trillion trade ecosystem.
Learn more: https://www.eteu.co
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The trade finance industry is undergoing a digital transformation, but legal and regulatory hurdles remain. In this episode of the TFD Initiative Podcast, Professor Sarah Green, Head of Digital Assets & Trade Finance at D2 Legal Technology, joins host Doris Kononowicz to explore the legal frameworks enabling smart contracts, digital negotiable instruments, and tokenised trade assets. With 80% of trade finance transactions still paper-based in a $5 trillion market, digital innovation is crucial. But is the legal world ready?
In this episode of the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative Podcast, host Doris Kononowicz sits down with Baihas Baghdadi, CEO of Trade and Working Capital (TWC), to discuss how TWC is transforming trade finance for mid-sized businesses.
Baihas shares insights on:
- TWC's founding story and mission to bridge trade finance gaps.
- Challenges faced by SMEs in accessing funding.
-The company’s innovative approach to complementing banks through faster, tailored financing solutions.
- Risk management strategies and the role of institutional investors.
- TWC's recent expansion into the U.S. market and its vision for the future of trade finance.
Don't miss this deep dive into the evolving landscape of trade finance, the importance of technology as an enabler, and TWC's pivotal role in driving growth and accessibility for businesses worldwide.
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"In this episode, Doris Kononowicz sits down with Vikas Jha, CEO of Finneva, as he discusses the company's founding vision and its mission to revolutionize trade finance. He delves into the unique challenges faced by SMEs in accessing financing and how Finneva's innovative solutions are bridging the trade finance gap. Vikas also shares his perspective on industry trends, including digitalization and sustainability, and outlines Finneva's future plans to lead in the evolving trade finance landscape.
🔑 Discover:
✔️ The story behind Finneva’s founding and its unique approach to trade finance
✔️ How Finneva supports SMEs in navigating trade complexities and accessing financing
✔️ The role of technology in addressing risk, compliance, and fraud prevention
✔️ Key trends like blockchain, AI, and sustainability shaping the industry
Learn how Finneva is bridging the $1.7 trillion trade finance gap and transforming the global trade ecosystem.
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In this episode, we sit down with Ernesto Vila, Founder and CEO of Tech Cargo, the logistics company redefining freight forwarding with technology. Discover the unique story behind Tech Cargo’s founding, the pivotal role technology plays in automating processes, and how they help SMEs access trade finance solutions seamlessly integrated with logistics.
We also dive into Tech Cargo's partnerships with financial institutions, their commitment to sustainability, and how they tackle global trade regulations using innovative digital solutions. Looking ahead, explore the future trends in logistics and trade finance that Tech Cargo is helping shape.
If you're curious about how logistics and trade finance can evolve together or how Tech Cargo is creating a resilient, tech-driven supply chain, this episode is for you!
Welcome to the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative podcast!
In this episode, we spotlight Invoice Mate, a game-changing member of the TFDI community. Hear ChiefMate Muhammad Salman Anjum delve into how this innovative platform is reshaping trade finance by:
Enhancing transparency and efficiency in invoicing.
Supporting the evolution of trade finance into a fully investible asset class.
Addressing key challenges faced by stakeholders in the global trade finance ecosystem.
Discover the transformative potential of Invoice Mate and what’s next for trade finance stakeholders.
In this episode, host Doris Kononowicz sits down with Christoph Gugelmann, CEO of Tradeteq, to explore how Tradeteq is revolutionising trade finance. With insights into trade receivables securitisation, asset-backed financing, and strategies for closing the trade finance gap, Christoph sheds light on what’s next for the industry. Plus, he previews Tradeteq’s live demo at the Trade Finance Investor Day, highlighting how the platform empowers institutional investors and supports SME liquidity.
The Trade Finance Investor Day 2024 will be holding on the 11th and 12th of November in London.
In this episode, host Doris Kononowicz interviews Amparo Garcia Flores, General Manager of Securitize Europe, to discuss how digital securities are transforming capital raising and investment opportunities. As a speaker at the 2024 Trade Finance Investor Day, Amparo offers a preview of her panel on tokenizing real-world assets and its groundbreaking potential for the trade finance ecosystem.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 11th and 12th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on the theme, 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation' and will feature conversations around how credit insurers and development banks fit into ABS structures.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
Nick Stainthorpe of Reed Smith discusses why the Investor Day is such a critical event and what he hopes to share when he takes to the stage this year.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 10th and 11th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on the theme, 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation' and will feature conversations around how credit insurers and development banks fit into ABS structures.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
Moritz Hill from Emerald Capital Group, discusses his excitement in joining this year's Investor Day. He discusses the work to be done in order to bring technology and assets closer to deliver better trade finance solutions.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 10th and 11th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on the theme, 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation' and will feature conversations around how credit insurers and development banks fit into ABS structures.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
Pranay Srinivasan from Manufactured, discusses what he's going to be speaking around at this year's Investor Day. We discuss how their technology offers security for trade finance assets and how SMB's are a crucial aspect of the industry.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 10th and 11th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on the theme, 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation' and will feature conversations around how credit insurers and development banks fit into ABS structures.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
Richard Wulff from ICISA, discusses joining this year's Investor Day. We discuss the use of AI with underwriters, the biggest challenges currently facing the credit insurance and surety sectors, and how is ICISA working to address them.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 10th and 11th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on the theme, 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation' and will feature conversations around how credit insurers and development banks fit into ABS structures.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
Billy Sebell from XDC Foundation, this year's platinum partner for the Investor day talks about the excitement around being part of the Investor Day and how it's creating more opportunities in the Trade Finance industry.
The Trade Finance Investor Day takes place on the 10th and 11th November at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.
The conference will focus on 'unlocking asset-backed securitisation'.
A limited number of early bird tickets are now on sale: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com/the-2024-trade-finance-investor-day
In our latest podcast, we speak to Paul Landless who's Partner in Derivatives & Structured Products at Clifford Chance.
https://www.cliffordchance.com/
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s largest law firms, headquartered in London. It has world-class resources covering 32 major financial centres worldwide.
In this podcast, we discuss:
- How Clifford Chance helps new entrants in trade such as SME-focused non-bank lenders.
- Whether institutional investors such pensions funds and family offices rely on Clifford Chance legal guidance in trade and working capital finance.
- The next big legal developments in trade finance.
- Whether he sees securitisation acting as a useful bridge between banking and capital markets.
- How tokenisation can support the industry.
- And, as co-head of the firm's global Tech Group, Paul tells us what this world looks like at the moment, and what’s exciting him?
In our latest podcast, we speak to Idriss Al Rifai, the co-founder and CEO of Flow48. https://www.flow48.com/
Flow 48 is a FinTech in the Gulf Region and South Africa. It offers SME financing enabling growth by transforming future revenues into up-front capital through both invoice-based financing and revenue-based financing.
Idriss has a very colourful background... he used to be a professional basketball player and then joined the Special Forces. Then he did an MBA which kicked-off his love of startups.
In this episode, we discuss, amongst other things, the role technology plays in his company and how AI is changing things.
In our latest podcast, we speak to Steve Bendit from Securitize. https://securitize.io/
Securitize is a platform enabling regulation-compliant tokenisation of security. It also delivers end-to-end tokenisation of any fund, company, or asset. Unlocking alternative assets with a digital platform for issuing and trading digital asset securities.
In this month’s episode, we discuss:
the tokenisation of real-world assets,
a recent product launch for the Securitize team,
use cases for adopting digital assets,
how US regulators are adapting to this new technology,
what are ‘Security Token Offerings’ (STOs),
and what lies on the horizon.
Join the TFD Initiative: www.tradefinancedistribution.com
In our latest podcast, Bob Ejodame, Vice President of Capital Markets at INX, tells us about his lightbulb moment when he first heard about what INX was doing.
In this month’s episode, we discover everything you need to know about INX which is a US regulated hub for cryptocurrencies & security tokens for trading and investing in digital assets.
https://www.inx.co/
Join the TFD Initiative: www.tradefinancedistribution.com
In our latest podcast we catch up with Emerald Capital, an alternative lender specialising in trade finance solutions. Its focus is on short-term financing on a revolving basis, priding themselves on making quick and flexible lending decisions to help grow their clients’ businesses.
In this month’s episode, Director, Moritz Hill, discusses the evolution of the company and how it grew out of the pandemic, AI applications, and why Emerald Capital decided to sponsor the Trade Finance Investor Day.
Join the TFD Initiative: tradefinancedistribution.com
The TFDi’s latest podcast is out and this month it’s our chance to speak to Timothée Bloch, the Co-Founder at A&T Alpha Credit.
A&T Alpha credit is based in Geneva and specialises in structured financing for SMEs, with a core expertise in structuring private debt products aimed at financing working capital needs.
The company’s aim, ‘to facilitate the direct allocation of liquidity towards real economy financing - when traditional lenders no longer fulfil their mission’.
Join the TFDi: https://www.tradefinancedistribution.com
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