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

Microsoft, Bank of America Get Serious On Blockchain Trade Finance

Microsoft, Bank of America Get Serious On Blockchain Trade Finance
Microsoft, Bank of America Get Serious On Blockchain Trade Finance
September 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Distributed ledger technologies, like blockchain, are now eyed with potential to overhaul not just payments, but transactions that require data to move along with money....

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Glance At Global Finance
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Glance At Global Finance
September 12, 2016  |  Today In Data

A whirlwind tour around the finance globe offers some interesting news and statistics. Trade finance showed the biggest drop in the finance world for the...

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A Corporate Finance Trip Around The World
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September 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The corporate finance space is in flux, but how it’s changing depends on the market in which you stand. PYMNTS takes a quick trip across...

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

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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
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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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July 26, 2016  |  B2B Payments

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July 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

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