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

Blockchain Forces A New Conversation About The Trade Finance Shortage

Blockchain Forces A New Conversation About The Trade Finance Shortage
Blockchain Forces A New Conversation About The Trade Finance Shortage
February 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance is viewed as essential to businesses, especially smaller firms, that participate in the global economy and expand across borders. Yet there is a...

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Credit2B Launches Real-Time Business Risk Analysis Tool
Credit2B Launches Real-Time Business Risk Analysis Tool
February 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Commercial credit risk solutions provider Credit2B is rolling out a portal for trade credit suppliers to share and access information about B2B payment experiences in...

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Trade Finance Solution Merger Consolidates Invoice Finance Market
Trade Finance Solution Merger Consolidates Invoice Finance Market
January 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) financing company Trade Finance Solution (TFS) is expanding its offering through a new acquisition. The company announced Friday (Jan. 19)...

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UPS Capital Expands Trade Finance For SMBs
UPS Capital Expands Trade Finance For SMBs
January 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

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

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Trade Finance Awaits A Boost From FinTech
Trade Finance Awaits A Boost From FinTech
January 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Lenders in the U.S. overwhelmingly plan to expand financing activity this year. According to new research from Magilla Loans, which offers an anonymous search engine...

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Infosys Finacle Offers Blockchain Trade Finance Tool To India FIs
Infosys Finacle Offers Blockchain Trade Finance Tool To India FIs
November 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Infosys Finacle is rolling out a blockchain-based solution for bank clients — the latest in a string of distributed ledger technology solutions launching in the...

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How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
November 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

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

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Tech Giants Make Their Blockchain Bets For 2018
Tech Giants Make Their Blockchain Bets For 2018
November 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Every day the world hears about another blockchain project in the works or another distributed ledger technology consortium forming. What it doesn’t hear, though, is...

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