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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection

Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
February 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the risk of unpaid...

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Blockchain’s Inroads Through National Frameworks And Trade Finance
Blockchain’s Inroads Through National Frameworks And Trade Finance
February 20, 2019  |  Blockchain

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. To that end, reports came...

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UK’s Newest Challenger Bank Diaspora Eyes Trade Finance
February 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Yet another challenger bank is slated to launch in the U.K. Diaspora, based in London, has trade finance at the center of its operations as...

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Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has struck a partnership...

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XinFin Signs On To R3 Corda For Enterprise Blockchain Apps
XinFin Signs On To R3 Corda For Enterprise Blockchain Apps
February 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise blockchain platform XinFin is joining the R3 consortium, with the R3 Corda marketplace hosting several XinFin apps for business users, the companies said in...

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Validis Automates Data Collection For Invoice Financiers
Validis Automates Data Collection For Invoice Financiers
February 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Financial data technology firm Validis is rolling out a new solution designed to automate month-end reconciliation processes for small business lenders and invoice financing firms....

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Surecomp Creates Trade Finance API Platform
Surecomp Creates Trade Finance API Platform
February 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance FinTech Surecomp is rolling out an API platform for the industry aimed at accelerating trade finance industry players’ adoption and integration of technology....

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StanChart Next To Complete Blockchain Transaction
StanChart Next To Complete Blockchain Transaction
January 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Standard Chartered is the latest financial institution to have completed a trade finance transaction via blockchain, the bank announced Thursday (Jan. 24). Reports in Business...

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