cross border trade

Corporates Shouldn’t Wait For Regulators To Force eInvoice Adoption

For much of the world, electronic invoicing is taking off — not only for the benefits it offers, like enhanced cash flow...

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Small Firms Up Global Trade Volume Despite FX Threats

New data from WorldFirst shows small businesses (SMBs) in the U.K. are pressing past threats looming from Brexit and increasing their global...

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A Global View Of Small Business Optimism

What’s it like to be a small business owner? It depends where one is based, according to the latest data. In Europe,...

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Santander Bridges SMBs With China

U.K. bank Santander is hoping to bridge local small businesses to the Chinese market, and is kicking off a series of networking...

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Delinquencies Up, But Canadian Firms Prove Resilient Through Market Turmoil

Two trends uncovered in PayNet’s Canadian Small Business Lending Index may be cause for concern: the first, loan origination remains weak; the...

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IMF Warnings Could Dampen Small Biz Global Ambitions

Geopolitical volatility continues to rattle major markets like the U.S. and the U.K., but small businesses (SMBs) remain resiliently focused on expansion...

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Chinese SMBs Caught In Trade War Crosshairs

The widespread consequences of a possible “trade war” between the U.S. and China don’t stop at steel giants and tech conglomerates. Small...

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Cross Border Commerce

The Unlikely Optimism Of The US-China Trade Spat

The phrase “trade war” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue as U.S. President Donald Trump redraws trade lines and revises trade...

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Partnerships / Acquisitions

Britain, EU Spar Over Rejected FinServ Trade Offer

Britain and the European Union continue to remain deadlocked in their efforts to negotiate a trade deal with financial services agreements included,...

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Infor To Develop Global Trade Platform With Integration Point

Cloud technology firm Infor is developing a new platform for global B2B trade management, the company said Monday (Feb. 5), and has...

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UPS Capital Expands Trade Finance For SMBs

UPS Capital is ramping up its focus on small business finance. The company, a subsidiary of UPS, announced on Tuesday (Jan. 16)...

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UK Warns Of Financial Crisis Threat If EU Blocks Brexit

Blocking the U.K.’s exit from the European Union could spark the next global financial crisis, according to warnings issued by two U.K....

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How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow

In many ways, eCommerce has democratized the market for small sellers, a group that can now easily reach a global base of...

Singapore’s Big Week In Blockchain Progress

The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed...

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Investments

Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations

Recent moves from Donald Trump to undo policy changes in U.S. relations with Cuba have caused U.S. businesses to pull back on...

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Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation

A few years ago, Sameer Sehgal, the new CEO of trade finance firm Traydstream, said he probably wouldn’t have agreed that banks...

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Why Collaboration Is Key To Competitive, Flexible Supply Chains

Going global isn’t just a growth strategy for businesses these days. In fact, it’s often a necessity to stay competitive. Cross-border trade...

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SMBs Eye Payments For Less Risk, More Reward In Cross-Border Growth

International expansion is a high-risk, high-reward game for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). A recent report by HSBC found that a lack...

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Quality, Flexible Pricing Terms Key For Latin American Importers, Finds UPS

A new report from UPS suggests SMEs in Latin America are well-positioned to expand their global trading operations, with importers looking overseas...

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Why UK SMEs Can’t Afford A Laissez-Faire Brexit Approach

Brexit hasn’t seemed to have had the massive impact on business analysts warned about — yet. Recent commentary from The Wall Street Journal when...

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Treasury Finds Itself At Home In FinTech

The rise in B2B FinTech has complicated the picture of treasury management, forcing it to rethink its position in the enterprise. The...

Trade Finance Platform Launches With 16 Banks On Board

CCRManager has launched an electronic trade finance, supply chain finance and working capital platform, with 16 banks across the globe already onboarded...

SBA Head Urges SMEs To Go Global

The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, spoke in front of the United Nations last week urging small businesses...

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Trade Finance To Fuel Blockchain’s Rise This Year, Says IBM

With so many consortia and internal development teams in play, it’s difficult to assess global banks’ progress on blockchain. But analysts assure...

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IBM Readies For Blockchain Disruption Of Supply Chains

IBM has been an aggressive and confident investor in blockchain technology. Late last year the firm launched a blockchain ecosystem for innovators...

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Artificial Intelligence Takes On Risk Of Invoice Non-Payments

Fear is holding back small businesses from trading internationally, according to a report from HSBC late last year. Specifically, a lack of...

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A Regional Approach To Global SME Trade

The digital economy has made global reach for SMEs easier than ever — but boosted competition in the process. According to FedEx...

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Could Anti-Globalization Threaten Interest In Blockchain?

Geopolitical forces are pounding down on supply chains as businesses large and small boost their trading presences across new borders. Supply chain...

EU Banks Link To Pull SMEs Onto Blockchain

Top financial institutions around the globe are going in on blockchain in a big way, with massive investments in R&D and beyond....

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Globality Launches To Put SME Sellers On A Global Stage

A new online B2B marketplace has launched, though it’s not simply a platform for companies to procure goods online. Reports Wednesday (Jan....

Insurer To Safeguard India’s Suppliers Against Nonpayment

HDFC ERGO, India’s third-largest non-life insurance company and a joint venture between bank HDFC and insurance conglomerate ERGO, has introduced a new...

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Globex Goes After China’s B2B Trade Friction

Global Sources, a B2B media company that facilitates trade to and from Asia, is teaming up with cross-border eCommerce company Globex to...

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Keeping Pace With Supply Chain Evolution

Just as businesses need to keep pace with the change of technology, the technology providers that help businesses remain successful need to...

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How eInvoice Mandates Can Trip Up Your Business Abroad

In the U.S., businesses are attracted to digital invoicing for a slew of financial benefits: faster, more efficient accounts payable and reconciliation...

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Mid-Market Firms Drop Investment Plans Post-Brexit

The markets panicked in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.’s Brexit vote, then the dust seemed to settle. Only now is the...

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Fear Holding Back SME Global Traders, Finds HSBC

Small businesses in the U.K. need more help to achieve their international ambitions, finds a new report by HSBC. The bank released...

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Tradeshift Invests In Aussie B2B Trade

B2B trade and spend management firm Tradeshift is not only expanding its operations in Australia, but it’s setting up new offices there. The...

ICC Finds Worrisome ‘Global Shortage’ Of Trade Finance

Banks are reportedly growing more concerned over what could be a “global shortage” of trade finance, according to new research from the...

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Amex Eyes A Revenue Opportunity Too Good For SMEs To Pass Up

The future looks bright for small businesses in the U.S., particularly for those that have taken to globalize their operations. A new...

Speed, Reliability Of B2B Payments Take A Turn For The Worse

Late payments are a problem, but just how big is the issue? The latest analysis from Atradius made some troublesome conclusions: The...

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SMEs Focus On Cash Management For Global Growth

This week, our focus is on the small and medium-sized enterprise. Global ambitions mean an eye on growth, but for SMEs, managing...

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FinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance

The possible use cases for blockchain are seemingly endless, but when behemoths like Microsoft and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) offer...

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SMEs On The Move — Literally

Exposure to globalization can fuel business expansion or threaten it, depending on strategy. Those potentials and threats, however, expand beyond foreign exchange...

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US Intelligence Officials Go In On Supply Chain Security

U.S. security officials are reportedly planning to share information to companies about the risks their supply chains pose with regards to cyberattacks,...

Misinvoicing Costing Nations Billions, Warns UNCTAD

Invoice mistakes are costly. For many organizations, errors across the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes can range from mismatched data between...

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The Brexit Already Takes Its Toll

The world rattled when news emerged overnight that the U.K. has decided to depart the European Union by a vote of 52 percent...

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China Tackles Trade Invoice Fraud To Stunt Capital Outflow

Hong Kong is looking to curb the illegal outflow of capital from China, the apparent result of fake trade invoices, reports said...

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