Trade finance

Trade finance signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and international trade transactions. A trade transaction requires a seller of goods and services as well as a buyer. Various intermediaries such as banks and financial institutions can facilitate these transactions by financing the trade.

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Moody’s Issues Another Supply Chain Finance Warning

Moody’s Issues Another Supply Chain Finance Warning
Moody’s Issues Another Supply Chain Finance Warning
October 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

More than a year after Fitch Ratings raised concerns about a “loophole” allowing corporates to obtain supply chain financing without classifying it as debt, Moody’s...

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HSBC Deploys Trade Finance API For Partner Banks
HSBC Deploys Trade Finance API For Partner Banks
September 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

HSBC is continuing its open banking strategy with the deployment of a new application programming interface (API) designed to promote bank collaboration to facilitate trade...

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Infosys Finacle Completes Trade Finance Trial With R3
Infosys Finacle Completes Trade Finance Trial With R3
September 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Infosys subsidiary Infosys Finacle has announced the completion of a five-week trial of its trade finance solution using R3 blockchain technology. Get the Full Story...

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ADB Warns Of ‘Digital Poverty’ Hampering Trade Finance
ADB Warns Of ‘Digital Poverty’ Hampering Trade Finance
September 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Asian Development Bank, which ramped up the trade finance industry’s focus on broadening access to small businesses after releasing a report that estimated the...

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Banks Flock To Trade Finance FinTechs
Banks Flock To Trade Finance FinTechs
September 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Asian Development Bank’s striking statistic — a $1.5 trillion gap in global trade finance — continues to be used as a driver of FinTech...

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Blockchain Platform we.trade Sees First Bank Transaction
Blockchain Platform we.trade Sees First Bank Transaction
August 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain supply chain finance platform we.trade has seen its first bank transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Trade Finance Moves To Stabilize A Volatile Market
Trade Finance Moves To Stabilize A Volatile Market
August 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The brewing of global trade wars has importers and exporters reeling. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Why China’s SMB IOUs Spell Out Troubles Ahead
Why China’s SMB IOUs Spell Out Troubles Ahead
August 07, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Déjà vu for IOUs — and because this is China we’re talking about, it may be the world economy that ultimately pays. Get the Full...

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