A fishbowl discussion at GTR Asia saw an animated debate between ‘frenemies’ - an international banker and three fintech representatives - on how to tackle the persistent $1.5 trillion trade finance gap
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
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
Cryptocurrency markets may continue to crash and ‘blockchain’ could go out of fashion, but it does not mean the digitization of trade finance will stop
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No … it’s a whole new way of looking at supply chain finance. Comic book legend Stan Lee has passed away and many corporate treasurers will be hoping their supply chain woes will too
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 ...
According to the World Trade Organisation, it’s not just the US and China that are throwing up barricades. Treasurers need to be aware protectionism is on the rise everywhere.