Industry roundup: 17 January
by Graham Buck
East analyses Asia cross-border payments; BNP Paribas seeks new low-cost location; BoA upbeat on Solana; Safe; Indifi-GPay union offers digital credit
Financial Supply Chain Platforms
Background
The trade and financial supply chain platforms provide the linkage between the buyer and their suppliers. The four types of platform have very different focus and coverage of the basic functions in…
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Signs grow of lengthy supply chain crisis
by Graham Buck
As some constrictions ease, analysts warn that others are just starting with few signs of relief before 2024
Industry roundup: 21 December
by Graham Buck
Bank of Montreal buys Bank of the West; Vegan firms assessed; Maersk supply chain partnership with Unilever; Deutsche Bank's LatAm return
Surprising real-time lessons from the ESG frontline
by CTMfile
Tim Nicolle, CEO and Founder, PrimaDollar and Jack Large discuss the important lessons from using real-time data in the ESG frontline.
Surprising lessons from the ESG frontline
by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
PrimaDollar Worker App moves into pilot across Asia. Feedback from the industry is interesting and important
Further work needed on supply chains, warns McKinsey
by Graham Buck
Companies have only partly addressed the weaknesses exposed by Covid-19, suggests the consultancy
US sees easing of supply chain problems
by Graham Buck
Reports highlight six recent more positive developments
News roundup 2: 1 November
by CTMfile
Real-time cash flow information digital transformation evolving, innovative SCF solutions in Asia Pacific, and cyber threat protection
Industry roundup: 1 November
by Jack Large
AMEX business account; CDCS coverage and concerns grow; New tax rules; Commerzbank joins Tradeteq
OpenTreasury #6 - LEI usage grows worldwide, MasterCard’s new access to capital, and real-time ESG data
by CTMfile
Global roll out of the LEI standard continues, BofA’s Recipient Select service, Real-time reporting in supply chains has arrived and works
MasterCard offers new access to capital
by CTMfile
Mastercard opens up a new and faster way to integrate with payment partners.
IKEA to shift more production to Turkey
by Graham Buck
IKEA will move more of its production to Turkey in response to supply chain strains
Driving digitisation in trade finance
by Ben Poole
A paper from SWIFT looks at how trade has been impacted by the pandemic and what is needed to successfully facilitate digitisation in this area.
Trade finance trends in a post-pandemic world
by Ben Poole
BofA's Baris Kalay discusses how areas such as working capital management and supply chain resilience have come to the fore this year.
Marco Polo aims to be big in Japan
by Ben Poole
SMBC has executed its first live transaction on the blockchain-based digital trade platform for a Japanese corporate.
The true impact of COVID-19 on supply chain due diligence
by Ben Poole
Refinitiv research shows only 44% of organisations conducted third-party due diligence checks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blockchain: does it really deliver anything?
by Reformed Banker , Strategic Management, The Bank
New technologies don't always make sense
SCF is alive and kicking – even after Greensill
by Jack Large
But after the debacle, vital issues remain
How to become a competitive and attractive business partner of the future using ESG
by Jack Large
Two recent reports from CRISIL and AD Little show how corporate treasurers can now and should act more responsibly by DOING ESG RIGHT
How Pandora put the sparkle in its e-commerce operation
by Ben Poole
The jewellery firm partnered with IBM to revamp its fulfilment capabilities and customer experience.
Standard Chartered launches sustainable supply chain benchmarking tool
by Ben Poole
The online tool allows companies to compare their performance with peers on key sustainability and resilience indicators.
Two live transactions boost Marco Polo’s digital trade finance network
by Ben Poole
Commerzbank successfully executed the transactions to secure payments for commercial transactions based on blockchain technology.
BBVA rejuvenates its global cash management offering
by Ben Poole
The bank has renewed its range of services with BBVA Pivot - an ecosystem that aims to simplify cash management for multinational companies.
Tesco to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance
by Ben Poole
From Tesco's green supplier offering, to new social loan principles, via StanChart's ESG-linked derivative and more, ESG in finance keeps pushing on.