CT spoke with supply chain finance veteran Christian Hausherr of Deutsche Bank about reverse factoring and the lessons learned since Carillion and Abengoa
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 ...
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
Some of the world’s top companies – also including Roche, GE and others – join Swift’s global payment initiative pilot. But whether other “Swift corporates” will be able to go GPI-active remains to be seen.
A platoon of personal shoppers are offering a new option for corporates looking to build their presence in China. But selling via so-called daigou raises several treasury challenges.
When it comes to the arcane and complex task of drawing up a contract people traditionally turn to a lawyer. Can technology really cut out the middle man?
International payment network Swift has a long record but blockchain-based upstarts such as Ripple are nipping at its heels. Here, insiders from Swift and Ripple go head to head.
Jerome Tan, CFO of IMI explains how to manage a successful overseas acquisition, and how to conduct effective due diligence, and prevent unnecessary tax exposure.
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.