Trade Treasury Payments
Welcome to the new Trade Treasury Payments podcast, helping you navigate liquidity and risk management.
At TTP, we believe cross-border finance is a catalyst for opportunity. Liquidity fuels livelihoods and risk management paves the way for economic prosperity and growth.
Each episode brings together discussions, analysis, and stories from leading and well recognised voices across industries and regions.
From liquidity solutions and treasury strategies to payment innovations and risk mitigation, the TTP Podcast will keep you informed and equipped in this rapidly evolving market.
Episodes
65 episodes
Investing in emerging markets: EBRD TFP's "Magic Shield" Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank’s long standing partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has become a defining example of how emerging market banks can build trust and secure their place in global trade. In this e...
Unlocking India’s factoring potential
India’s factoring market holds significant untapped potential. In this conversation, Deepesh Patel, Editor at Trade Treasury Payments, speaks with Ravi Valecha, CEO of India Factoring, at the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon about the changing...
Navigating the risk landscape in trade credit insurance
he trade credit and surety market is navigating a more complex risk environment, with volatility, currency fluctuations, trade tensions, supply chain fragility and the climate transition changing how businesses assess risk. In this podcast, Iva...
C-Suite insurance series: Atradius bets on connectivity to transform credit insurance
As the credit insurance industry marks its centenary, the sector is looking ahead to a period shaped by rapid change, new technologies and evolving risks. In this TTP podcast, Treasury Editor Eleanor Hill speaks with Andreas Tesch, Chief Risk O...
SMBC's Kawamura on risk, resilience, and the future of trade finance
In this episode, we explore how SMBC is reshaping trade finance in an era defined by geopolitical tension, supply chain disruption, and shifting corporate priorities. Mitsuhiro Kawamura, Global Head of Trade Finance at SMBC, shares how the bank...
Founder Spotlight: Mariya George, Cleareye.ai
Mariya George, co‑founder and CEO of Cleareye.ai, joins Deepesh Patel in the TTP Studios to explore how AI is reshaping the realities of trade finance. Drawing on her long career in banking technology, she reflects on the early days of commerci...
How digital infrastructure is transforming risk domestically and across borders
In this episode of the Trade Treasury Payments Podcast, Deepesh Patel sits down with Neil Shonhard, CEO of MonetaGo, during the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisbon to discuss how digital infrastructure is reshaping risk management across domestic...
Becoming AI-first, with the human still in the loop
The conversation with Karol Leszczyński, Product Development Manager at Comarch, explores how a technology provider approaches AI within its own walls before taking it to clients. Leszczyński reflects on the internal education needed to roll ou...
C-Suite insurance series: Coface Group CEO on pushing AI agentic to its limit
The conversation with Xavier Durand, Group CEO of Coface, explores how credit insurance is evolving at a moment when AI acceleration, shifting trade flows and new market frontiers are reshaping the industry. Durand reflects on the sector’s long...
Local currency, global impact: Inside Ameriabank's green leasing model
Armenia’s leading trade finance institution, Ameriabank, shares how it delivered a first‑of‑its‑kind green leasing transaction in local currency under the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme. In this conversation, Gayane Mirzoyan, Head of Payment...
C-Suite insurance series: Swiss Re’s Chief People Officer, on closing the skills and talent gap
This conversation with Nicole Pieterse van der Velde, Global Chief People Officer at Swiss Re, explores how credit insurance and reinsurance are navigating a pivotal shift in workforce expectations. As AI reshapes routine work and accelerates d...
What is reshaping the factoring industry, with FCI’s Betul Kurtulus?
At the FCI 58th Annual Meeting in Lisboa, Deputy Secretary General Betul Kurtulus joins Trade Treasury Payments to unpack the latest developments shaping the global receivables finance industry. She reflects on the resilience of receivables fin...
The Taiwan advantage: AI, semiconductors, and ICT
Taiwan’s growing influence in artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing sits at the heart of this conversation with Vincent Chin Hsiang Yao, Taiwan’s Representative to the United Kingdom. Speaking at the EBRD Trade Facilitation Program...
The world is a bit upside down – but that is exactly our function
The centenary of ICISA offers a rare look into an industry that quietly supports global trade. In this conversation, Jan Müller reflects on the scale and invisibility of trade credit insurance, an essential mechanism that covers trillions in re...
Meet Swift for carbon data, and why this matters for trade and treasury
As carbon reporting moves from a compliance exercise to a core business priority, the infrastructure behind sustainability data is becoming just as important as the data itself. In this episode, Joy Macknight speaks with Naama Avni Kadosh, Dire...
Who is drawing Africa's new trade finance map?
Africa’s trade finance landscape is shifting in ways that challenge long held assumptions. In this episode, Carter Hoffman speaks with Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi and Lamin Drammeh from the African Development Bank to unpack the findings of the Ba...
Fess up time: Is digital trade finally changing?
The latest episode brings Oswald Kuyler back to TTP Studios, five years after he first used an avocado to illustrate the absurd volume of paperwork behind a simple shipment. This conversation picks up where that moment left off, exploring what ...
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The wheel of risk: Navigating geopolitical transition and the future of trade
As global power dynamics shift and economic uncertainty reshapes trade flows, understanding geopolitical risk has become a business imperative. In this episode of Trade Treasury Payments, we explore how political transitions, strategic competit...
The missing rails behind the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap
The latest episode explores the structural pressures behind the two point five trillion dollar trade finance gap and why the industry’s long‑standing explanations no longer hold. Drawing on insights from Ayo Ojerinola, Founder and CEO of NOBO F...
Premeditated Industrial Destruction: Is energy policy throttling UK industry?
Is the UK deliberately pricing its own industries out of existence? In this video, we examine the growing debate around Britain’s energy policies, industrial competitiveness, and the long-term consequences of Net Zero legislation. Drawing on ar...
Multilateralism 2.0
Multilateralism is no longer confined to governments, closed door negotiations, and legacy institutions. In this conversation, we explore how a new era of global cooperation is taking shape through what many are calling “Multilateralism 2.0” — ...
Commodity finance in 2026: Bigger deals, fewer players
Commodity finance is changing fast. In 2026, deal sizes are rising, the lender pool is shrinking, and market segmentation is becoming more pronounced. In this conversation, industry experts break down what’s driving the shift — from billion‑dol...
Closing the FX risk gap for SMEs and mid-market companies
Many small and mid sized businesses are trading internationally more than ever, but their approach to foreign exchange risk has not kept pace. This episode looks at the growing gap between global exposure and the tools available to manage it.
