American Express adds to supply chain solution for large US corporates
The firm's Early Pay solution now includes digital payment features designed to help businesses save time, money and maximise cash flow.
Trade Finance
Background
Trade financing is available for buyers and suppliers in all the phases and processes in the supply chain as the figure below shows: Financing the Supply Chain Source: Paul Robinson, HSBC There are…
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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.
Supply chain trade finance: the next big thing
by Tim Nicolle, Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
At last, a viable and simple enterprise solution that gets early payment out to ALL SUPPLIERS in the international supply chain
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
Digital trade finance tools continue to multiply
Oracle and Mitigram are the latest vendors to offer solutions aimed at optimising the corporate supply chain.
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.
Deutsche Bank provides US$43m structured trade finance facility to CNTIC
The facility will be used to finance an electricity generation project in rural Myanmar.
Advisory group launched to prime trade finance for COVID-19 recovery
The ICC's Advisory Group on Trade Finance aims to support the role of trade financing in a post-pandemic economic recovery.
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.
ICC Trade Register – market trends in trade finance from COVID-19 and beyond
by David Bischof, Deputy Director, Finance for Development, International Chamber of Commerce
The ICC Trade Register shows that that trade finance products present banks with exceptionally low levels of credit risk
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
Trade credit crunch approaching for UK businesses
40% of companies in the UK are currently facing over £10,000 in unpaid B2B invoices.
More traction for trade digitisation
On the vendor side, both Bolero and China Systems have highlighted the increasing digitisation that is flourishing in the trade space.
CTMcast - 21 May 2020: Business models, increased automation, FX risk, global trade, & climate change
Jack, Ben and Nick Franck review CTMfile’s posts over two last weeks
Can the pandemic be a catalyst for global trade digitisation?
Temporary concessions to digital trade instruments during the pandemic offer a tantalising glimpse at what could be.
Finding solutions to supply chain stresses
With pandemic pressure ramping up on global supply chains, large corporates and smaller suppliers are looking for answers.