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Your deadlines don't wait. Neither should your examinations
Documents rarely arrive in a neat queue. TradeSpeed lets a team examine several presentations under one transaction at once, each on its own deadline.
Jul 204 min read


Complidata Appoints Inaugural Advisory Board of Trade Finance and Financial Crime Leaders
Complidata has formed its inaugural Advisory Board, uniting senior trade finance, commodities and financial crime leaders to guide its TradeSpeed platform.
Jul 133 min read


Complidata at Sibos 2026 in Miami
Complidata is at Sibos 2026 in Miami, 28 Sep to 1 Oct, booth DISS41. See how TradeSpeed uses AI to scale trade finance operations, and book a meeting.
Jul 73 min read


Under the hood (part 2): the evolution of TradeSpeed's data extraction and checks
The expertise behind a TradeSpeed check is only half the story. CPO Aisling Mullins on the four-year evolution of the technology beneath it.
May 309 min read


Can AI be used to solve the expertise gap in trade finance operations?
Ben Arber on what AI can and can't do for trade finance operations. Pattern-spotting yes; judgment no. The expertise crisis won't be solved by automation alone.
Apr 275 min read


Under the hood with Gary Collyer: how TradeSpeed builds its document examination checks
How one of trade finance's most experienced practitioners turned decades of document examination expertise into the knowledge and logic behind TradeSpeed's automated checks.
Apr 2120 min read


Amendments module: Full visibility into how your documentary credits evolve
This month we're putting the spotlight on TradeSpeed's amendments module. Gain full visibility into amendments documentary credits with TradeSpeed's module. Track, compare, and manage amendments efficiently.
Mar 243 min read


Vessel monitoring in TradeSpeed: Maritime intelligence, designed for trade finance operations
Over the past year, we've spoken with dozens of document examiners, compliance leads, and heads of transaction banking, learning all we could about how they handle vessel monitoring within their trade finance operations.
Feb 203 min read


Evolution of Document Examination in Letters of Credit (1970s–2020s)… and the rise of TradeSpeed
For decades, the Letter of Credit has been the bedrock of international trade, providing trust between distant parties. However, document examination - verifying that transport, insurance and commercial documents match LC terms - has been hugely manual and labour intensive, relying on individuals with extensive experience and certifications like the CDCS.
Jan 286 min read


TradeSpeed 2025 product highlights: Powering Operations with Intelligence and Control
This year has been our biggest year for TradeSpeed yet. Our product team delivered two major upgrade versions, expanded check coverage, new modules, and transformative features that give trade finance teams unprecedented visibility and control.
Dec 30, 20253 min read


Mitigram and Complidata enter strategic partnership to accelerate AI-driven transformation in trade finance
Mitigram, a leading digital platform for trade finance execution, has today announced a partnership with Complidata, a specialist in AI-driven trade finance automation and financial crime compliance.
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Developing Trade Finance Expertise: Programs and Initiatives Directory
The trade finance industry faces a critical challenge as experienced professionals retire and institutional knowledge walks out the door. But here's the good news: solutions exist—they're just scattered across the landscape. We've compiled the first TF initiatives directory!
Aug 5, 202513 min read
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Bridging the Gap: Global Perspectives on Trade Finance Operations Expertise Crisis [Webinar recap]
Our webinar 'Solving the Expertise Crisis in Trade Finance Operations brought together practitioners from across the globe to tackle one of the industry's most pressing challenges. We invite you to read some of the key takeaways, topics, and action points from the conversation.
Jun 3, 20257 min read


The Silent Crisis: Understanding the Expertise Gap in Global Trade Finance Operations
While the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap, has dominated industry discourse in recent years, an equivalent crisis looms and threatens to destabilize the foundations of the sector itself: the expertise gap.
May 13, 202510 min read


Complidata Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification, Demonstrating Commitment to Data Security Excellence
The comprehensive audit validates Complidata's robust security infrastructure and practices, offering enhanced assurance to clients and partners.
May 5, 20252 min read


Overwhelmed and Understaffed: TBML Compliance in a Time of Expertise Shortage
Regulatory and AML burdens are growing, and banks are expected to screen transactions more thoroughly than ever. But the trade operations teams are shrinking, aging, or overwhelmed, creating new risks and a new kind of crisis.
Apr 29, 20253 min read


Complidata Elevates Trade Finance Operations Automation with TradeSpeed 4.0 Release
Complidata today announced the release of TradeSpeed 4.0, introducing significant enhancements to its trade finance compliance platform.
Apr 14, 20252 min read


The Global Shift to Paperless Trade: A Regional Breakdown
This article offers a regional breakdown of trade digitisation progress, focusing on the legal frameworks, and what it means for banks.
Mar 21, 20255 min read


Navigating the Changing Regulatory Environment in AML Compliance
This article look at regulatory changes, region by region, and how it is prompting banks to change their AML compliance processes.
Feb 26, 20254 min read


Fighting Trade-Based Money Laundering in a Transforming Global Landscape
Global trade and finance are transforming amid geopolitics, tech advances, and financial crime, challenging institutions and practitioners.
Feb 4, 20256 min read
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