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Crédit Agricole CIB names new APAC head of int’l trade & transaction banking
Crédit Agricole CIB names new APAC head of int’l trade & transaction banking
Christophe Crétot is most recently head of corporate & leverage finance APAC.
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Banks can automatically retrieve data points to verify if the Bill of Lading is genuine.
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It offers competitive FX pricing and an automated FX payment service.
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HSBC cuts Philips’ currency transactions in China
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Citi launches Citi Digital Bill to speed up monetization of receivables
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Citi launches Token Services for Cash for institutional clients
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Tokenization of trade assets to bridge financing gap
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SC appointed new banking heads based in Singapore and Germany.
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