A battle over the soul of supply chain finance is raging as fintechs slam banks as outdated, banks accuse fintechs of being lightweights and the rating agencies who insist that trade credit is not debt
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.
Fitch Ratings has flagged how forward-looking ESG-related metric gives investors a clearer idea of how such risks can impact the corporate debt they seek to invest in.
J.P. Morgan’s wholesale payments team in China shared with CT why corporate onboarding has become so difficult. Meanwhile, a compliance professional at a European bank reveals the myriad challenges that hold up the ...
A rare week of good news has convinced some FX strategists to revise their forecasts, but it still makes sense to short the yuan while being prepared for moves in sterling and the US dollar
Changing consumer tastes? Brexit? Even hot summers? Could Thomas Cook's problems have been averted with a chief liquidity officer. CT examines the arguments for expanding the C-suite
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