What’s Really Holding Back SME Trade Growth? (Hint: It’s Not Capital)
Global trade is expanding, yet access remains tightly constrained for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across emerging markets. Volumes are accelerating, with the WTO projecting growth near 4%, up significantly from earlier estimates of 1.9%. Yet for many emerging SMEs, the trade journey doesn’t fail at the point of financing; it stumbles long before a […]
Derisking New Growth in Global Trade: 3 Lessons from GTR Asia
A clear theme emerged across the discussions at GTR Asia 2026: trade finance must look beyond legacy frameworks to secure lasting growth. While digitizing traditional processes has delivered welcome operational efficiency, optimizing legacy systems is no longer enough to weather today’s economic headwinds. In a global landscape defined by geopolitical shifts, persistent supply chain disruptions, […]
2026 Look Ahead: A Decade In, A New Phase Ahead
Table of Contents Get In Contact January 7, 2026 2025 – The year of development and Innovation 2025 has been marked by change and complexity, but also by deeper collaboration and a strengthening ecosystem. The global economy remains structurally complex. Geopolitics and tariffs continue to reshape supply chains, forcing businesses to rethink how they manage […]
Is Trade Finance Too Complex To Digitize?
Table of Contents Get In Contact November 25, 2025 Trade finance is often described as opaque and slow, even as it quietly enables trillions in global flows. But is trade finance inherently complex or has it simply become more complicated than it needs to be? It’s a question that continues to shape how we think […]
Why Digital Trade Is Still Stuck and What We Can Do About It
Why Digital Trade Is Still Stuck – and What We Can Do About It By Joshua Kroeker, CPO of Mitigram Date: 09/07/2025 For all the buzz around digitising global trade and trade finance, most cross-border transactions still depend on paper, email chains, and manual processes. Despite the promise of faster, cheaper, and more secure trade, progress […]
What Is Trade Finance? A Complete Guide for Global Businesses
Understanding Trade Finance: Essentials for Global Business According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), trade finance is a critical tool for facilitating trade transactions, accounting for 80 to 90 percent of the global trade. Moreover, trade finance not only streamlines international trade transactions but also supports global financial stability and efficiency. What is trade finance? Basically, trade finance […]
Mind the Digital Gap, Please!
Opening up Access to Trade Finance By Joshua Kroeker, Chief Product Officer, Mitigram The author William Gibson once famously said, “the future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” This phrase effectively encapsulates the trade finance sector, and sits at the heart of the trade finance gap. Everyone is well aware of the […]