Trade finance’s financing gap and paper-based inefficiencies create blockchain’s largest opportunity. Tokenized receivables can unlock global liquidity for SMEs. In just over a decade, blockchain ...

Many African economies face persistent shortages of foreign exchange (FX), particularly U.S. dollars, which can impair their ability to fund imports, pay off debt and maintain stable macroeconomic ...

Hong Kong and Shanghai have partnered to explore new blockchain applications for streamlining cargo data and financial ...

Bulgaria's pharmaceutical market reached a record 5.5 billion euros in sales in 2023, and forecasts suggest a yearly growth rate of around 9% through 2029. Despite its modest population and fiscal ...

Trade finance reduces payment and delivery risks in international transactions. Letters of credit are key tools in trade finance, ensuring payment upon delivery. Effective trade finance is vital for ...

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Financial institutions globally failed to ‌meet $2.5 trillion in financing that companies needed ‌for trade last year, holding back the global economy, according to a new ...

Joon Kim, managing director, Global Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Platform, Global Payments & Trade at BNY—a Trade Finance global award winner—discusses how digital transformation drives ...

This content has been created by the Finextra editorial team with inputs from subject matter experts at the funding sponsor. Amid geopolitical shifts and regulatory pressures, trade finance is ...

HSBC Asset Management launched a Trade and Working Capital Solutions strategy in collaboration with HSBC’s Global Trade Solutions (GTS) business, to provide investors with access to the growing ...

Finastra has revolutionised trade finance operations through digital technologies that are making trade processes faster, more efficient and less prone to errors. The company plays a pivotal role in ...

In a year characterised by supply chain realignment and accelerating digitalisation, HSBC emerged as the Middle East’s leading force in trade finance. Its combination of scale, innovation and ...

Recently I hosted a roundtable discussion that brought together the leading trade finance and transaction banking practitioners to discuss the most pertinent trade and supply chain finance topics ...