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

How Supply Chain Finance Can Go After The Mid-Market
How Supply Chain Finance Can Go After The Mid-Market
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The proliferation of trade finance solutions means new ways for members of a global supply chain to access capital. Considering today’s cash flow challenges like...

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Looking Beyond Machine Learning To Balance Out Trade Finance Supply And Demand
Looking Beyond Machine Learning To Balance Out Trade Finance Supply And Demand
July 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission recently released a report that found an imbalance between supply and demand of trade finance services. Its Global...

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Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
July 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Japan’s Mizuho Bank is moving forward with plans to use blockchain for trade finance. The bank said Friday (July 7) that it has completed its...

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Hive Project Taps Into Cryptocurrency For Invoice Finance
Hive Project Taps Into Cryptocurrency For Invoice Finance
July 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Hive Project, a company that uses cryptocurrency and Ethereum blockchain for trade financing, has launched its platform. The company announced Friday (June 30) that...

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SMEs The Focus Of Latest Blockchain Consortium
SMEs The Focus Of Latest Blockchain Consortium
June 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The number of blockchain consortia is on the rise, but the latest one has a particular focus: SMEs. Reports Wednesday (June 28) said seven top...

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TradeIX The Latest To Tap Blockchain For Trade Finance
TradeIX The Latest To Tap Blockchain For Trade Finance
June 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

As the latest company to deploy the use of blockchain for trade finance, TradeIX is rolling out an open-source platform, a solution reports said is...

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Chinese Banks Pained By Shifting Position In Global Trade Finance
Chinese Banks Pained By Shifting Position In Global Trade Finance
June 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

China’s corporate banking sector is getting hit with a bit of a setback as more companies look outside China for supply chain financing. New research...

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Trade Finance Platform Launches With 16 Banks On Board
Trade Finance Platform Launches With 16 Banks On Board
May 17, 2017  |  B2B Payments

CCRManager has launched an electronic trade finance, supply chain finance and working capital platform, with 16 banks across the globe already onboarded to the solution,...

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SBA Head Urges SMEs To Go Global
SBA Head Urges SMEs To Go Global
May 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, spoke in front of the United Nations last week urging small businesses to step onto...

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