On the eighth day of Christmas my Supply Chain guru gave me tips on how to:
Improve financing support for all types of suppliers in your supply chain by:
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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Digitising Indian treasury and trade services
As a report shows the country's trade infrastructure is transforming, Icici Bank has set up a platform for foreign companies expanding to India.
Will a new breed of fintech trade finance products take over from the tried and tested LC?
by Tim Nicolle, Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
Are Letters of Credit days numbered as new platforms takeover?
Digitisation in focus at Sibos
A new online instalment of the financial services conference explored how automation has helped global trade survive and thrive during the pandemic.
HSBC becomes Contour’s first production member
The digital trade finance network also recently signed a partnership with WAVE BL.
How to survive and prosper in today’s cash and treasury management environment
Kyriba's virtual event covered the essentials: Active Liquidity Management plus centralise, and integrate
Prominent corporates score innovative bank support
Both Unilever and BASF have broken ground on services from banking partners that will support their treasury operations.
Kyriba virtual event showcases treasury case studies
The Kyriba Global Summit, which starts next week, will be covering liquidity, payments, FX, supply chain finance, and much more.
CTMcast – 30 October 2020: Global trade and supply chain trade finance, and digital consumer landscape
October 30 CTMcast focuses on Global Trade dynamics and Trade finance
BBVA launches supply chain finance solution in its main markets
The tool is designed to help corporates to centralise their payments management.
R3 makes inroads in digital trade
The enterprise blockchain operator has acquired an electronic Bill of Lading solution and partnered on a payments and financing supply chain network.
Closing the trade finance gap is essential for global trade
by Nils Behling, Co-Founder and CFO , Tradeteq
Lack of easily available and effective trade finance distribution is a major hidden problem in global trade
Can large corporates survive localisation?
A report from Deutsche Bank explores how the deglobalisation movement might impact the worldwide supply chains of big companies.
Digital trade finance tools continue to multiply
Oracle and Mitigram are the latest vendors to offer solutions aimed at optimising the corporate supply chain.
CTMcast – 1 October 2020: Goldman Sachs transaction banking; improving global services; cash flow forecasting; corporate treasury outsourcing
Jack and Ben review the key posts from the last two weeks on CTMfile
Ant Group enters the blockchain-based global trade platform arena
The Chinese tech company has launched Trusple, partnering with a number of global banks.
PrimaDollar signings show the beginnings of export finance revolution
Eight banking groups in Bangladesh sign onto PrimaDollar platform as banks and exporters react to COVID-19 impact
Rio Tinto and Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical complete transaction on Contour
With this transaction, Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical has joined the blockchain network for trade finance as a new buyer.
Trade’s vital balancing act
by Carl Wegner, CEO, Contour
Remaining neutral whilst giving equal access to trade documentation
Barclaycard attempts to redefine supply chain payments for businesses
Barclaycard Payment Intelligence uses data analytics to provide a detailed picture of corporate supply chains.
How Coca-Cola Bottling is putting suppliers on the blockchain
Coke One North America has launched a project with Provide and Unibright to establish a Coca-Cola Bottling Harbor on the blockchain for its suppliers.
Contour partners with essDOCS on trade finance
The integration follows the successful Rio Tinto and Baosteel transaction.
Trade consortia continue momentum
Marco Polo sees first Turkish-German trade finance transaction, as Contour hires former HSBC blockchain exec.
‘A guide to trade finance’ and why documentary credits are still around
Deutsche Bank’s Clarissa Dann and Dave Meynell from TradeLC Advisory review their ‘A guide to trade finance’ and why doc credits are still around