In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Echithran Fernando, Senior Manager, Trade Finance Product at Scotia Bank. They discuss Echithran's career journey and his numerous qualifications (five out of six LIBF Trade Finance qualifications!) and the industry as a whole too.  Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin and on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF ..read more

In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Klisman Murati of Pangea Wire Group. They discuss the long term knock-on effects of the virus, its impact on all types of supply chains and consumer behaviour throughout the industry. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin and on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF For recertification purposes, this podcast is worth 1 CPD hour ..read more

In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Chris Southworth from the ICC. They talk about digitalisation in trade finance. the ICC's work around the world and the effect of Covid-19 throughout the industry. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF For recertification purposes, this podcast is worth 0.5 CPD hour ..read more

On this week’s podcast, we hear from Daniel Schmand talking about the future of trade finance and digitisation. Daniel was a speaker at the World Conference of Banking Institutes that we ran last year with leaders and experts from across the financial services industry to talk about the innovation, challenges and the future of banking and finance. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF For recertification purposes, this podcast is worth 0.5 CPD hour ..read more

This year marks the 21st birthday of our Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS), which was created in 1999 by BAFT and The London Institute of Banking & Finance to professionalise the practice of issuing documentary letters of credit and checking presentations. In this podcast our trade finance experts David Morrish and Michael Backhouse look back over some of the highlights of the last 21 years and talk about the role documentary credit specialists play in international trade. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF For recertif ..read more

Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to James Cook and Jonny Carruthers from BPL Global, and Ozlem Ozuner from Allianz Trade. In this in-person podcast recording at the LIBF offices, our industry experts provide a background and history of Trade Credit Insurance, discuss technological advancements and embedded finance, delve into E-Commerce innovations, and look forward to the future.  Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin, Twitter and on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF ..read more

In this episode, Alex Gray talks to Klisman Murati, Founder and CEO of Pareto Economics, on the biggest issues the trade industry and wider financial institutions will face in 2022. They focus on the differences between geopolitical and political risk, climate change, supply chains and many more topics. They also reflect on what they discussed previously in episode four of this podcast back in April 2020 and assess how things have changed specifically around the effect of COVID19. As discussed in this episode, Pareto Economics latest Global Power Index 2021 Report can be found here - https://b ..read more

In this episode, Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to Marc Levinson, Author of Outside the Box, about the different stages of globalisation throughout history, the formation of supply (or value) chains and the differences internationally. Looking to the future, they also discuss COP26 and climate change and how it's impacting supply chains globally. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin, Twitter and on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF ..read more

Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to Natasha Roston, Trade Finance Global, and Mohamed Elnaggar, National Bank of Egypt, on the International Trade Professionals Programme (ITPP). In partnership with Trade Finance Global, the ITPP enables international trade professionals to write for Trade Finance Global’s award-winning publications. More information here. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin, Twitter and on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF ..read more

In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Specialist Consultant Neil Chantry. To view the webinar of the same name and speakers that precedes this episode go to libf.ac.uk/webinars Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin, Twitter and on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter at @studyLIBF For recertification purposes, this podcast is worth 1 CPD hour ..read more