09/05/2025
How to use trade finance tools to gain flexibility during trade policy upheaval
Now that new tariffs have taken effect, a big question being asked is – “Who’s paying them?” Small businesses in the U.S. have reportedly been…
supply chain finance
01/02/2024
New UK legislation on electronic trade documents ushers in a world of possibilities for global businesses
The watershed moment for digital trade has arrived in the form of a new piece of legislation. Businesses can leverage the plentiful opportunities – including all-important bottom-line benefits – that await.
31/03/2017
What are the biggest challenges of managing global supply chains?
Co-ordinating each component in global supply chains involves many challenges, both predictable and unpredictable – how can you manage them all?
30/10/2015
Why the future of supply chain finance belongs to financiers who think ‘outside the box”
Trade finance has shifted from a fairly esoteric, focused and niche element of global trade to become an integral part of the most fundamental aspect of international trade: the global supply chain.
23/04/2015
Northstar from Canada wins prestigious award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States
After over twenty years of excellence in the field, Northstar Trade Finance’s efforts are now being rewarded with the US Export-Import Bank’s Lender of the Year award, at the organization’s annual conference in Washington D.C. on April 23.
17/04/2015
The role of trade finance in making or breaking your global business aspirations
Before your eyes glaze over in despair and disappointment at the prospect of a discussion of – ugh – trade finance, think of this as your “SHOW ME THE MONEY” moment.