Trade finance

Trade finance signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and international trade transactions. A trade transaction requires a seller of goods and services as well as a buyer. Various intermediaries such as banks and financial institutions can facilitate these transactions by financing the trade.

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Tienda Pago Lands Funding For Mobile, One-Week SMB Loans
Tienda Pago Lands Funding For Mobile, One-Week SMB Loans
April 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lender Tienda Pago is bringing attention to Latin America’s small business (SMB) finance market with new funding announced. Reports in ImpactAlpha on Monday (April...

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MonetaGo Debuts India’s First Blockchain Network To Nix Factoring Fraud
MonetaGo Debuts India’s First Blockchain Network To Nix Factoring Fraud
April 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

MonetaGo is rolling out India’s first blockchain network, a solution aimed at addressing the risk of fraud in the trade finance market. A press release on...

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Traxia Launches ICO On Cardano, Dubbed ‘Japan’s Ethereum’
Traxia Launches ICO On Cardano, Dubbed ‘Japan’s Ethereum’
March 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Switzerland trade finance nonprofit Traxia is the first company to launch an initial coin offering (ICO) on Japan’s Cardano platform, reports this week said. On...

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Nucleus Software Adds Trade Finance Tech To FI Offerings
Nucleus Software Adds Trade Finance Tech To FI Offerings
March 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Nucleus Software, an India-based company providing financial institutions with lending and transaction banking technologies, has integrated more features into its offering to expand its clients’...

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Invoice Finance Firm Invox Kicks Off ICO
Invoice Finance Firm Invox Kicks Off ICO
March 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Invoice financing company Invox Finance has officially kicked off its token sale. Invox’s token presale began Thursday (March 15), enabling investors to purchase Invox Tokens at...

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Alibaba Partners With Qupital For SMB Financing
Alibaba Partners With Qupital For SMB Financing
March 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alibaba is enhancing its relationship with invoice financing company Qupital, reports in AsiaOne on Thursday (March 15) said. Their partnership means Alibaba small business sellers...

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UK Endures 1.5 Million Decline In Global Traders
UK Endures 1.5 Million Decline In Global Traders
March 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Researchers found a $1.5 trillion gap in available trade finance around the globe, a void that may be holding small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) back...

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HSBC Ready To Test Blockchain Trade Finance
HSBC Ready To Test Blockchain Trade Finance
March 01, 2018  |  Blockchain

Banking and financial services firm HSBC says its blockchain-based trade finance solution is ready to launch — in pilot phase, at least. According to Wednesday (Feb....

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C2FO Lands $100M As Investors Continue AltFin Support
C2FO Lands $100M As Investors Continue AltFin Support
February 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending continues to gain support from investors, the latest being C2FO, which announced a $100 million funding round. The company said Tuesday (Feb. 27)...

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