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Beyond the PDF: Building trust into the future of global trade

September 17, 2026 Despite years of digital investment, trade finance still relies on manual verification and disconnected data. Discover how digital identity, verifiable credentials and AI can create trusted data, reduce risk and enable faster, more efficient global trade.

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, today announced that its CGI Trade360 platform has been recognized by three of the industry's leading publications for excellence in trade...

Powering the infrastructure behind modern global trade Every day, goods travel across oceans, borders, and supply chains long before payments are settled. Behind those shipments lies a complex web of letters of credit, guarantees, documentary collections, and supply chain financing...

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Merlin Dowse

The power of trade finance data in times of geopolitical uncertainty

April 10, 2026 Global trade is a complex, interconnected ecosystem. When geopolitical events introduce uncertainty, the shockwaves are felt across the entire network of buyers, sellers, logistics providers, and financial institutions. For banks operating in the trade finance sector, these moments are a...

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Patrick DeVilbiss

2025 CGI and BAFT survey results: Realigning trade finance for a new era

March 12, 2026 In partnership with the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT), I am pleased to share findings from the 2025 CGI and BAFT trade technology survey. This annual study, which marks its fifth iteration, captures the evolving...

In 2025, we have seen some notable shifts in responses to the CGI and BAFT survey on technology priorities and investments within the trade finance organizations of banks. Revenue sources, for example, are shifting more toward open account and supply...

CGI, one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, today announced its partnership with Barclays to integrate CGI Trade360, CGI’s global trade finance solution, with Konsole from Komgo, the largest multi-bank trade finance platform.