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
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 ...
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.
Cryptocurrencies' problem is they’re often backed by little more than hope and hype. Bridgecoin, however, says it’s about to change all that. CT looks at its mechanisms and 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?
Taiwanese SMEs lost an estimated $6.6 billion in TRF (targeted redemption forwards) after the renminbi’s devaluation in 2015. The question now is who will pay back this money?