Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
Corporates using eTradeConnect, a Hong Kong-based trade finance platform, will be able to digitally exchange shipping documents, but individuals at Hong Kong FinTech Week warned the voyage ahead might be choppy.
DBS is leveraging new technology to allow it to provide digital trade financing to more than 1,000 suppliers in logistics supply chain ecosystem within 24 hours
Beneficial ownership, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder. With jurisdictions making their own rules, they're set to become as complex as sanctions, a banker argues
A senior DBS banker says the Singapore bank has embraced a client-focused digital ecosystem approach. Meanwhile, there appears to be trouble in paradise at a blockchain developer.
A letter of credit has been issued on the Voltron blockchain platform to facilitate trade of an “oil product” between a Thai supplier and its Singaporean subsidiary. CT takes a look at Voltron’s progress so far.
The bank payment obligation (BPO) is often seen as an earlier effort to digitise trade finance, but it may still have a role to play even as blockchain trade platforms mushroom every month
If trade tensions do disappear from the picture, the world of trade finance will be quite different over the coming years. It may not necessarily involve blockchain platforms, but it will definitely involve more than ...