Incomlend agrees partnership with CMA CGM for Shipfin Trade Finance solution
CMA CGM's clients can benefit from more automated processes, dynamic dashboards and trade funding possibilities.
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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Bank of America joins the Marco Polo Network
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ADCB launches real-time trade finance on dltledgers platform
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Tradeteq’s credit scoring system goes live on Singapore’s National Trade Platform
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Mastercard joins the Marco Polo network
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Traydstream and Standard Chartered to digitise documentary trade matching processes
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Blockchain based trading platforms are making progress
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China’s regulator targets supply chain finance fraud
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Shows growing demand for buying and selling trade finance assets
HSBC executes innovatory dual platform blockchain transaction
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Moscow blockchain start-up launches supply chain finance platform
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