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

UBS, IBM Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Lands New Bank Partners
UBS, IBM Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Lands New Bank Partners
October 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Commerzbank is the latest financial institution to join the blockchain-fueled trade financial initiative launched by UBS and IBM, according to Reuters news reports on Wednesday (Oct....

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FinTech Has Yet To Make Impact On Trade Finance Gap
FinTech Has Yet To Make Impact On Trade Finance Gap
September 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance revenue is slipping at the world’s largest banks, especially as companies struggle in a global trade environment operating with a $1.5 trillion gap...

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Taking A Pragmatic Approach To Trade Finance Disruption
Taking A Pragmatic Approach To Trade Finance Disruption
September 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance is in serious need of a tech overhaul. It’s true that FinTech innovators and alternative lending companies have targeted trade finance to improve...

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Trade Finance Revenues Slip $2.8 Billion At Top Banks
Trade Finance Revenues Slip $2.8 Billion At Top Banks
September 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Top banking firms across the globe saw a $2.8 billion decline in transaction banking revenues in the first half of the year, marking a seven-year...

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Reward Finance Doubles SMB Loan Capacity With Foresight Investment
Reward Finance Doubles SMB Loan Capacity With Foresight Investment
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending hasn’t completely lost its edge with investors. U.K.-based invoice and trade finance firm Reward Finance Group recently reported it had raised more than...

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Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
September 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

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

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Ex-Citi Exec To Lead Traydstream As CEO
Ex-Citi Exec To Lead Traydstream As CEO
September 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance company Traydstream, based in the U.K., has a new chief executive officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Nudging SMBs Into The Global Export Game
Nudging SMBs Into The Global Export Game
August 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The SMB alternative lending space has evolved in the U.S. in large part to help accelerate small businesses’ access to cash. Whether merchant cash advances...

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Invoice Bazaar Taps Rakbank For Supply Chain Finance Growth
Invoice Bazaar Taps Rakbank For Supply Chain Finance Growth
August 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

United Arab Emirates-based Invoice Bazaar, a FinTech offering receivables finance, supply chain finance and other solutions for B2B trade, is now working with a top...

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