Global trade runs on one essential ingredient: access to capital. Yet for millions of businesses, particularly SMEs in emerging markets, trade finance remains complex and out of reach.
In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, host Charlotte Goldstone is joined by Sinan Ozcan, senior executive officer and director at DP World Trade Finance, to unpack how trade finance really works and why it matters more than ever.
Since launching in 2021, DP World Trade Finance has mobilised over $1.6bn in working capital and partnered with more than 30 financial institutions, reshaping how trade is funded by embedding finance directly into DP World’s global ports and logistics ecosystem.
Mr Ozcan draws on more than 25 years’ experience across banking, export credit, logistics, and trade finance to explain:
What the global trade finance gap actually is and why it’s been growing
How real-time logistics data and cargo visibility can reduce risk and unlock funding
Why SMEs struggle to access capital, and how embedded finance helps
How DP World mitigates fraud, collateral, and credit risk
The role of free zones and supply chain infrastructure in enabling trade
If you’ve ever been confused by trade finance or wondered how data, logistics, and capital can come together to unlock global trade, listen now!
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