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
Stuck payments are the bane of the treasurer’s life, sometimes taking weeks to resolve. Chong Hing Bank spoke to CT about why it’s using J.P. Morgan’s blockchain network
News that one of the world’s biggest banks – JP Morgan – has moved into digital currency may have sent a ripple through corporates, but treasurers will have to wait to use it
In terms of accounting standard changes, IFRS 16 represents something of a big bang. However, a new survey shows corporates in Asia are behind in implementation
HSBC and BNP Paribas are behind a blockchain-enabled letter of credit for a bulk shipment of iron ore between Australia and China, cutting a two-day process down to two hours
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 ...
Trade financing – where financial institutions provide credit facilities to guarantee exchange of goods – is long overdue a blockchain overhaul. Standard Chartered and Siemens believe they’ve made the first step.