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

Thomson Reuters Partners On Trade Finance Marketplace App

Thomson Reuters Partners On Trade Finance Marketplace App
Thomson Reuters Partners On Trade Finance Marketplace App
September 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Thomson Reuters is teaming up with Seabury Capital to guide its trade finance operations into Asia, the companies revealed in a press release Monday (Sept....

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WEF Throws Weight Behind Blockchain For Trade Finance
WEF Throws Weight Behind Blockchain For Trade Finance
September 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has thrown its support behind blockchain technology to expand trade finance availability across the globe, touting the technology as a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Think Tank Wants Common Crypto Rules In The EU, Record-Breaking CryptoKitty Nets $170,000
Bitcoin Daily: Think Tank Wants Common Crypto Rules In The EU, Record-Breaking CryptoKitty Nets $170,000
September 06, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bruegel, a think tank based in Brussels, is calling for regulation of digital currency exchanges at the European Union (EU) level, as well as more...

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Asian Development Bank Debuts Trade Finance Tool
Asian Development Bank Debuts Trade Finance Tool
September 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), which recently pegged the world’s trade finance gap at $1 trillion, is launching a new trade finance tool aimed at combatting...

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Standard Chartered Pilots Blockchain-Based Bank Guarantees
Standard Chartered Pilots Blockchain-Based Bank Guarantees
August 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Standard Chartered announced news on Wednesday (August 29) that it is teaming up with Siemens Financial Services, the financing arm of Siemens, and TradeIX, a...

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Fitch’s Warning On Supply Chain Finance Draws Criticism
Fitch’s Warning On Supply Chain Finance Draws Criticism
August 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Fitch Ratings raised eyebrows last month when the ratings agency issued a warning about supply chain finance. Now, the trade and finance industry is responding...

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Trade Finance Finds Glare In Late Payments Spotlight
Trade Finance Finds Glare In Late Payments Spotlight
August 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Finance has many levers to pull when it comes to pulling back on payments  England finds itself in the unpaid invoice-related headlines again.  And India...

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Barclays Next To Tap Into FinTech With MarketInvoice Investment
Barclays Next To Tap Into FinTech With MarketInvoice Investment
August 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Barclays is the next traditional financial institution to strike a partnership with an alternative lender, announcing Thursday (Aug. 2) that it has invested in small...

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