Trade financing – where financial institutions provide credit facilities to guarantee exchange of goods – is long overdue a blockchain overhaul. Standard Chartered and Siemens believe they’ve made the first step.
Trade platforms have proliferated in Asia Pacific over the past six months but – as with all tech rushes – picking the right option is key. What should treasurers look for?
Having just completed a bank guarantee via blockchain, the CFO of the company behind Australia's Westfield malls tells CT what’s needed to get the distributed ledger into the mainstream.
A China treasury specialist gives his take on one of the industry's burning issues: liquidity and cash management in a shifting technological landscape.