Bank testing begins on essDOCS BPO application
by Ben Poole
The Cmatch solution provides an alternative to the soon-to-be-discontinued SWIFT Trade Services Utility.
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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 the Physical Supply Chain (PSC). Types of Trade / Supply Chain Platforms and Networks Source: J&W Associates… Read more about Financial Supply Chain Platforms
S-Servicepartner and Raiffeisen complete German-Austrian trade transaction on Marco Polo
by Ben Poole
The transaction in the pharmaceuticals industry is the first trade with a savings bank and its customer on the platform.
Stability in the face of uncertainty
by Christian Hausherr, Head of Product Management, Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance, Deutsche Bank
How payables finance is being used to shore up points of vulnerability in global supply chains
Trade and Development Bank closes live end-to-end trade finance transaction using blockchain
by Ben Poole
Over 50,000 metric tonnes of sugar moved from Asia to Africa, with dltledgers as blockchain partner and Agrocorp as trading company.
eTradeConnect works with CargoSmart and PwC on global trade finance concepts
by Ben Poole
The two collaborations are designed to create a digital trade finance ecosystem.
MAS, J.P. Morgan and Temasek develop blockchain-based prototype for multi-currency payments
by Ben Poole
The payments network will provide interfaces for other blockchain networks to connect and integrate.
DBS and Trafigura collaborate with IMDA on open-sourced blockchain trade platform
by Ben Poole
It should cut end-to-end trade document transit time from 45 to 20 days.
Citi Supplier Finance launches with WorldLink Payment Services
by Ben Poole
The virtual interface allows the bank's clients to transact across multiple major currencies for settlement.
Incomlend agrees partnership with CMA CGM for Shipfin Trade Finance solution
by Ben Poole
CMA CGM's clients can benefit from more automated processes, dynamic dashboards and trade funding possibilities.
Alfa-Bank and NLMK in pilot transaction with Commerzbank and Vesuvius via Marco Polo
by Ben Poole
The transaction marks the first Russian-German import-export operations financing project on the Marco Polo network.
Fourteen partner banks launch Trade Club Alliance
by Ben Poole
The digital platform, designed to help businesses trade globally, expects to host more than a million businesses worldwide by 2022.
Trade Information Network officially established
by Ben Poole
The platform build is complete and the network is ready to pilot with banks and corporates.
Daimler and Dürr execute a commercial trade transaction with LBBW via Corda
by Ben Poole
The underlying transaction between the two involved the order and delivery agreement for a balancing system from a Dürr subsidiary.
Surecomp Trade Finance App Store expands with three more of the best
by Jack Large
New Apps from XPLG, Qlarium, Unblu expand SureStore range and coverage
Industry-wide connectivity is critical for trade finance blockchain applications
by Alisa Di Caprio, Vertical Lead, Trade and Supply Chain, R3
Key to unlocking blockchain’s true potential is to make sure the technology fits into the right places
Emirates NBD launches smartTRADE portal for trade finance
by Ben Poole
New portal offers enhanced and quicker services for transaction banking clients.
Bank of America joins the Marco Polo Network
by Ben Poole
The move should further increase the reach of the distributed trade finance platform.
DBS launches multi-tier financing facility on blockchain for Chinese SMEs
by Ben Poole
The facility will allow the bank to provide digital trade financing to more than 1,000 suppliers within 24 hours.
Mastercard joins the Marco Polo network
by Ben Poole
The partnership aims to advance global trade through optimised financing.
Traydstream and Standard Chartered to digitise documentary trade matching processes
by Ben Poole
The partnership is looking to enhance documentary trade processing and trade finance.
Demica launches SABB’s supply chain finance platform
by Ben Poole
The platform allows the bank to offer payables finance to clients.
Transactions on we.trade up 38% per month throughout 2019
by Ben Poole
The growth has led to the company announcing it will open a public investment round in early 2020.
Standard Bank becomes first South African bank to join Marco Polo Network
by Ben Poole
The DLT network is designed to provide a secure way to access trade finance.
Standard Chartered and SAP Ariba to bring financial supply chain solutions to Asia
by Ben Poole
The bank's supply chain solutions will be available to Asian corporates through the Ariba Network.