GTR Trade Insights

About GTR Trade Insights

Providing even greater details into Global Trade Review's news and publications.

Publisher

Global Trade Review (GTR)

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2021

Latest episode

23 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 24 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Digital trade: A reality check

   Joshua Kroeker, Merisa Lee Gimpel, and Patrick DeVilbiss discuss the challenges and future of digital trade adoption in this insightful interview.

2. 

   4 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   GTR Trade Insights: Fraud and financial crime risk management

   Barclays' Jaya Vohra and Nadia Rahman outline how to effectively mitigate trade finance fraud and financial crime risks with innovative solutions and best practices.

3. 

   9 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   GTR Trade Insights: The unfolding world of e-commerce trade finance

   In the latest episode of GTR Trade Insights, we discuss the vibrant e-commerce market and what its evolution means from a funding perspective. On the show, we are joined by Citi’s Pauline Kontos, global head of working capital advisory, treasury and trade solutions (TTS) and Bob Petrie, director, TTS trade partnerships and innovation. They outline the markets where e-commerce activity is booming, the reasons why, and how banks are rising to the challenge of supporting this emerging segment through innovative solutions. The discussion follows an in-depth article examining the growing role of e-commerce finance – as featured in GTR’s Q3 magazine, the Digital Trade Issue. Episode references 1. Statista: For example, Mexico's online sales increased by almost 25% in 2023. 2. Statista: Global retail e-commerce sales are expected to surpass US$8tn in 2027.

Inside a recent episode

Digital trade: A reality check

Published 23 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They haven't gotten that benefit yet. So it's a marathon. It's also a team sport, which means you all have to kind of move together. I agree with Josh. A lot of the banks do have large corporates as their kind of key movers and shakers of clients. But in order for this to work, the SMEs also have to benefit and have to be able to use it because large corporate will probably deal with a whole suite of clients and suppliers. A lot of those are going to be SMEs as well. And I'm optimistic. I think with the right technology, you can actually simplify trade finance. to the benefit of smaller companies as well, those that are an integral part of large corporate supply chains and so on. […]

Who has been a guest on GTR Trade Insights

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joshua Kroeker
• Merisa Lee Gimpel
• Patrick DeVilbiss