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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Infosys Finacle Offers Blockchain Trade Finance Tool To India FIs
Infosys Finacle Offers Blockchain Trade Finance Tool To India FIs
November 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Infosys Finacle is rolling out a blockchain-based solution for bank clients — the latest in a string of distributed ledger technology solutions launching in the...

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How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
November 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In many ways, eCommerce has democratized the market for small sellers, a group that can now easily reach a global base of potential customers. But...

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Tech Giants Make Their Blockchain Bets For 2018
Tech Giants Make Their Blockchain Bets For 2018
November 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Every day the world hears about another blockchain project in the works or another distributed ledger technology consortium forming. What it doesn’t hear, though, is...

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UBS CEO More Interested In Blockchain Than Bitcoin
UBS CEO More Interested In Blockchain Than Bitcoin
October 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

As UBS continues its exploration into blockchain technology, the financial institution’s (FI) CEO Sergio Ermotti told reporters at CNBC his views on the tool. Reports...

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Blockchain To Link Hong Kong, Singapore Trade
Blockchain To Link Hong Kong, Singapore Trade
October 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an agreement to link their perspective trade finance platforms using blockchain technology, according to news from Reuters on Wednesday (Oct. 25)....

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UBS, IBM Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Lands New Bank Partners
UBS, IBM Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Lands New Bank Partners
October 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Commerzbank is the latest financial institution to join the blockchain-fueled trade financial initiative launched by UBS and IBM, according to Reuters news reports on Wednesday (Oct....

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FinTech Has Yet To Make Impact On Trade Finance Gap
FinTech Has Yet To Make Impact On Trade Finance Gap
September 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance revenue is slipping at the world’s largest banks, especially as companies struggle in a global trade environment operating with a $1.5 trillion gap...

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Taking A Pragmatic Approach To Trade Finance Disruption
Taking A Pragmatic Approach To Trade Finance Disruption
September 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance is in serious need of a tech overhaul. It’s true that FinTech innovators and alternative lending companies have targeted trade finance to improve...

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Trade Finance Revenues Slip $2.8 Billion At Top Banks
Trade Finance Revenues Slip $2.8 Billion At Top Banks
September 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Top banking firms across the globe saw a $2.8 billion decline in transaction banking revenues in the first half of the year, marking a seven-year...

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