RBS implements new corporate-to-bank SWIFT trade standard
by Kylene Casanova
New MT798 messages standard for trade transaction enables corporates to use one message type for exchanging trade information with all their banks
Trade & FSC Management
Background
Trade finance helps to make international supply chains work smoothly and efficiently. Finance costs in the supply chain can be material. As a general principle, supply chains are most efficient when…
Read moreMasterCard & Basware launch solution to unlock cash flow for prompt B2B payments
by Kylene Casanova
Basware are also launching a range of Financing Services including discounting and factoring services. Non-banks are increasingly financing the supply chain
e-Bills of Lading usage grows as Cargill confirms use of Bolero
by Kylene Casanova
Electronification of global trade continues - slowly, one company at a time
OECD issues first draft of action plan on transfer pricing
by Kylene Casanova
Corporates comments and input requested on new guidance on transfer pricing documentation rules
Supply Chain on SWIFT - important progress made in 2013
by Kylene Casanova
In 2014 SWIFT have high hopes for industry specific initiatives for corporates
Transparent market-driven credit risk & funding rate benchmark of European banks
by Kylene Casanova
Bloomberg European Banks Funding Margin Index launched
Market adoption of Bank Payment Obligations
by Kylene Casanova
BPO adoption seems to be gathering momentum
The myths and facts in supply chain finance solutions
by Kylene Casanova
According to PrimeRevenue
Bank Payment Obligation is beginning to prove its worth
by Kylene Casanova
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi arrangement of BPO settlement for Vale and MSM really works
Opening up access to funding for your suppliers is becoming essential & a differentiator
by Kylene Casanova
Now PayPal to give small businesses access to funds
Recognising fake Chinese trade documents
by Kylene Casanova
Andrew Kan, JLA Asia, gives advice on recognising fake receipts
Seller protection in Asia-Pacific from PayPal
by Kylene Casanova
Seller protection will help to protect merchants from fraudulent transactions
BofA Merrill Adds to China Trade Services
by Kylene Casanova
major solution developments in its China trade and supply chain finance product suite
Working Capital Management and Financing opportunities in the supply chain
by Kylene Casanova
Neatly describing the involvement of working capital in the supply chain is not easy, one of the simplest and most elegant ways to do this is shown in Eugenio Cavenaghi's (Director Trade and Working Capital Europe a
Case Study: Managing Brazilian Sovereign Risk
by Kylene Casanova
Paul Boodee describes, in the July/Agust edition of The Exchange, how Banco Toyota do Brasil ("BTB"), Toyota Financial Services' affiliate in Brazil managed their sovereign risk.
SCF programme funding: How possible is it to use a combination of your cash and the bank‘s cash?
by Kylene Casanova
The main reason for setting up a supply chain finance programme is to support your suppliers in your supply chain and to improve working capital performance by extending the DPO. But what if,
Receivables financing - ZTE’s global strategy
by Kylene Casanova
ZTE is the fifth largest telecom supplier world-wide with about 50% of their sales outside of China, so export financing is a vital part of their business model. In an article by Dan Bland in The
Supply Chain Finance: the critical details for getting a SCF programme through your auditors
by Kylene Casanova
Demica's SVP Avarina Miller in London has worked on many SCF implementations; her tips for a successful SCF programme are:
SWIFT’s MT798 messaging standard trade finance still only has few multi-national corporation users
by Kylene Casanova
The objective of the MT798, launched in 2008, was to give a total view of trade-related exposure.
Trust Index benchmarks form Thomson Reuters launched. Will this replace CDS as indication of counter
by Kylene Casanova
When Thomson Reuters introduced (at the beginning of May) their Trust Index benchmark their opening paragraphs on their web-site went as follows :
The start of comprehensive e-commerce platforms: GlobalCollect launches The Global Retail Insights N
by Kylene Casanova
Netherlands-based payment services provider GlobalCollect has launched The Global Retail Insights Network (GRIN), an integrated coalition of companies aimed at enabling e-commerce retailers to expand internationally
Huge jump in Supply Chain Finance as corporates, banks, associations and suppliers show increasing c
by Kylene Casanova
Demica latest report shows that Supply Chain Finance (SCF) average annual growth rates of between 30% and 40% at major international banks. Not only, the SCF market is expected to continue to
‘The treasurer’s guide to trade finance’ - second edition from WorldWideCountryProfiles
by Kylene Casanova
'The treasurer's guide to trade finance' sponsored by RBS and The Association of Corporate Treasurers second edition is now available. It has been comprehensively updated. The introductory
Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) development is progressing, but corporates are not rushing to sign up
by Kylene Casanova
The development of BPOs is progressing. Recent developments have included: