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

Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
September 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Among the copious potential use cases for blockchain, trade finance has gained the confidence of many industry analysts. Barclays was one of the earlier FinServ...

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End-Of-Summer Investments Keep B2B Startups Growing
End-Of-Summer Investments Keep B2B Startups Growing
September 02, 2016  |  B2B Payments

With more than $83 million in venture capital and growth equity for B2B startups this week, the space is headed for a promising second half...

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Misys Places Its Blockchain Bets
Misys Places Its Blockchain Bets
August 04, 2016  |  B2B Payments

With the overexcitement of blockchain technology beginning to quiet down to talk of more practical use cases of the technology, some industry analysts are betting...

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Misinvoicing Costing Nations Billions, Warns UNCTAD
July 26, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Invoice mistakes are costly. For many organizations, errors across the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes can range from mismatched data between invoice and purchase...

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Bain Warns Of $150B Missed Opportunity For Banks
Bain Warns Of $150B Missed Opportunity For Banks
July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Financial institutions that don’t accelerate their implementation of blockchain technology are exposing themselves to the threat of falling behind the competition, according to a new...

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Amex Ramps Up Trade Finance Down Under
Amex Ramps Up Trade Finance Down Under
June 13, 2016  |  B2B Payments

American Express first began testing the waters in Australia with its trade finance product, AccessLine, but according to reports on Friday (June 10), the credit card...

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China Tackles Trade Invoice Fraud To Stunt Capital Outflow
China Tackles Trade Invoice Fraud To Stunt Capital Outflow
May 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Hong Kong is looking to curb the illegal outflow of capital from China, the apparent result of fake trade invoices, reports said on Thursday (May...

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