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In the world of international trade, the process of exchanging payments, information and documents between buyers, sellers, banks, and other involved parties is becoming increasingly important for financial institutions. This community aims at presenting views and innovative ideas related to this financial supply chain space.
How financial services procurement can gain better leverage with credit data providers Over the last few years, financial services businesses have grown to rely on procurement to support and strengthe...
The crackdown on power consumption coupled with the crisis of Evergrande Group looms large over the demand for natural rubber in China as the industrial manufacturing sector of the country faces a set...
Change Opaque Markets – focus on agri-commodities The lack of transparency is an infamous issue in the commodities market because it creates an inherent inability to accurately price risk. This issue...
Social and Governance in the supply chain The focus on non-financial, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data and metrics continues to increase across all industries and regions. Both public a...
It’s undeniable that the pandemic has been especially hard on small to medium enterprises, or SMEs. While multinational corporations like Amazon and Tesla have grown astronomically over the pandemic, ...
The current economic slump creates a trade finance paradox: Banks do not grant new credit limits, tight be regulatory constraints. Credit insurers face deep losses on traditional credit insurance sch...
Cock up - or a conspiracy? Whichever it is, this shortage of coins is a disaster for cash. Many retailers are looking for excuses to limit cash use and this shortage is a gift to them as they pursue t...
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on almost every area of our lives: from travel to shopping, the economy to health services. Understandably, these are emotive issues – things that we previously may have...
Given today’s technology and the increasing speed of payments why is there $2 trillion in financeable secure payables locked in the supply chain? McKinsey believes this could be worth potentially $20...
Natalie Ceeney’s recently published UK Access to Cash review asks us to consider the implications of a society where physical cash doesn’t exist. It got me thinking of a video clip I used to open a re...
The analysis of use cases proposed by Community NdT participants continues. Inventory Finance (proposed by a winery). The use case leverages the characteristics of blockchain data traceability and uni...
Since my earlier blog it has come out that the liquidator is indeed “dealing in” Carillion’s contracts and this is very important for the unsecured creditors who have supplied and remained unpaid in t...