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
Corporates operating in Asia with an SAP Ariba licence can get supply chain financing from Standard Chartered. Integrating SAP Ariba with ERP systems remains tricky, however.
A letter of credit has been issued on the Voltron blockchain platform to facilitate trade of an “oil product” between a Thai supplier and its Singaporean subsidiary. CT takes a look at Voltron’s progress so far.
Getting the jump on regulators and smoothing your path through the compliance jungle means thinking like a money launderer argues one panelist at the recent 2019 ASEAN Regulatory Summit
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.
Can you imagine a world without Swift? As transactions limits rise for real time payment platforms, no-fee cross border payments could soon be a reality – starting in Southeast Asia.