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.
Trade Treasury Payments
The missing rails behind the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap
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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 Finance, the discussion looks at why SMEs remain locked out of essential capital even when they are creditworthy. As Ojerinola notes, “the cost of compliance and due diligence stays the same,” a reality that makes smaller transactions economically unviable and leaves many businesses unable to scale or compete.
The conversation then turns to the deeper issues shaping emerging markets, from fragmented data and misaligned regulatory frameworks to the absence of interoperable digital infrastructure. With intra African trade still at fourteen per cent, the episode examines the missing rails that prevent capital from flowing where it is most needed and why interoperability and scalable architecture are central to building a more inclusive global trading system. It is a clear, grounded look at the barriers that persist and the opportunities that remain within reach when the right foundations are in place.
