Fishtail Blog

Human-centric leadership through the eyes of Juulia Laakso

By Daria Loi, Ph.D. - March 30, 2023

Daria Loi recently interviewed Juulia Laakso, Partner & CEO at Tramigo Africa. This is a story about human-centric leadership and the woman at the core of what such leadership is, can and will bring to African regions.

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Fishtail Voices: Episode 1

By Ronit Spiwak Wolf - March 28, 2023

To kick off this series, Ronit Spiwak Wolf, our Director of Marketing, spoke with Frankie Mossman, Chief Customer Officer over (no pun intended) at Overhaul. They delve into Frankie's unique professional journey, explore the evolution of relevant data and in-transit supply chain risks in recent years, and give a glimpse into the future of the industry.

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Introducing Fishtail Voices

By Ronit Spiwak Wolf - March 23, 2023

We’re excited to introduce a series of thought leadership interviews that brings together experts that are shaping the future of global trade. Thanks to our conversations with diverse leaders with expertise in supply chain and logistics worlds, we will bring a comprehensive and nuanced view of what's happening in the global trading ecosystem.

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Building the Next-Gen Global Trade Finance Engine

By Perry Johnson - February 9, 2023

At Fishtail we are leveraging cutting edge data science to bring Trade Finance to the twenty first century. Our team of technologists, data scientists, and trade finance experts are applying decades of experience in maritime supply chain intelligence, machine learning and computing to build the next-gen global trade finance engine.

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Freight Forwarding tech solutions webinar

By Ronit Wolf - February 2, 2023

On Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 six industry minds came together to discuss the latest in freight forwarding technology. Read the post for a sneak peek of the event, and access a full webinar recording for on-demand viewing.

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Fishtail 2022 Year in Review

By Ronit Wolf - January 9, 2023

As we prepare to turn the page to a new year, let's take a moment to look back at progress we made in 2022. We are especially grateful for our customers - enabling their missions allowed us to impact global trade in 16 countries, and bring trade finance to a wider audience. Let’s take a deeper look into our 2022 global reach, portfolio highlights and overall growth.

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The Role of ESG in Trade Finance

By Daria Loi, Ph.D. - December 13, 2022

What if the world of finance was changing and you didn't even know it? ESG is doing more than playing a role in the finance world as a whole, and specifically in Trade Finance. Read on to stay in the know.

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Accessing company financials using the SEC EDGAR API

By Jonathan Sweeney - November 10, 2022

Knowing your customer and their financial performance is key to responsibly assessing trade finance risk. Here we'll dig into one of the largest publicly available data sources on company financial performance: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR database.

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Trade Finance for the rest of us

By Ronit Wolf - December 13, 2022

There are increasing opportunities to improve the Trade Finance ecosystem. This is Fishtail’s playground - let’s explore what our focus is and why what we do matters. playground - let’s explore what our focus is and why what we do matters.

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