Jacob Atkins is a Reporter (contract) at Global Trade Review (GTR). He covers a range of themes including banking, finance, commodities, and futures, with a particular focus on commodities markets, energy trading, and financial technology. Jacob's insights into trading technology and renewable energy have been featured in various industry discussions and publications.
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Jacob Atkins' coverage primarily centers around trade finance, international trade, and sustainability in the context of banking and insurance. His focus on press releases and government announcements suggests that he is likely to be responsive to pitches related to official statements or industry reports from relevant organizations.
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By: Jacob Atkins
Businesses that do not yet export from the UK will be able to receive indirect backing from UK Export Finance and the British Business Bank under a financing scheme slated to launch next year. Then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said earlier this month that the programme will target support “at the estimated thousands of…
By: Jacob Atkins
The European Commission has said it will review the regulatory treatment of trade finance as part of a planned legislation drive to make European banks more globally competitive and free up lending for the bloc’s businesses. The policymaking body launched a consultation last year seeking feedback on how it could help the banking sector remain…
Fintech Tradeshift has exited a joint venture with HSBC, which was established to offer embedded trade finance solutions on a global scale by marrying the world’s largest trade bank with fintech know-how. The enterprise, called SemFi, was launched in 2024 as a “world-first” effort to integrate invoice finance solutions into B2B e-commerce marketplaces. The collaboration…
An entity in the collapsed Stenn group has alleged it was sold fake invoices by UK trade finance provider Jardine Norton and is seeking almost £30mn in restitution. Jardine Norton has denied the claims and said it is preparing a counterclaim. Irish company Stenn Direct Funding DAC (SDF) alleges in a High Court claim made…
By: Jacob Atkins
Crédit Agricole has led a SKr47bn (US$4.8bn) loan to Poland for the purchase of three submarines for the country’s navy, backed by a guarantee from Sweden’s export credit agency (ECA). The loan is being provided to the Polish State Treasury Armaments Agency via state lender Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK). The proceeds will be used to…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to invest up to €750mn in a portfolio of emerging market trade finance assets originated by Deutsche Bank. The investment consists of an unfunded risk participation in a global, €1bn “pool of trade transactions” between Deutsche Bank and a group of emerging market issuing banks, according to a…
By: Jacob Atkins
Serbia’s AikBank has secured a €30mn-equivalent revolving factoring credit facility from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the first local currency trade transaction the development bank has supported in the country. The funds are being disbursed in Serbian dinars through a digital factoring platform recently launched by AikBank, the EBRD said in a…
British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) has confirmed Damian Austin as its permanent chief executive after the departure of former chief Paul Jennings. The trade finance lender said Austin would remain at the helm after taking on the role on an interim basis when Jennings left to become chief executive at Bank ABC. Austin’s appointment will…
HSBC has appointed Kai Fehr as head of Europe and Ajit Menon as head of the Americas in its Global Trade Solutions unit, after Marissa Adams, who previously held both roles, left the bank. In addition to their regional leadership duties, both Fehr and Menon will have joint global responsibility for the trade division’s industry groups, according to an internal memo seen by GTR. Fehr will cover institutional…
By: Jacob Atkins
A typewritten two-page document that spent more than 30 years filed away in an Illinois government department is partly to blame for jitters among US banks and their clients over the security offered by standby letters of credit (SBLCs). SBLCs are widely used as security for contracts and lending in the US, including by banks,…
