Trade Finance
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp joins two blockchain-based trade platforms
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp joins two blockchain-based trade platforms
These platforms digitalise LC workflow and issuance.
Banks seek trade finance revamp after billions in losses: report
Lenders are struggling to reclaim loans as big traders trick banks with empty promises.
OCBC and Standard Chartered completes Singapore's first OIS trade using SORA
The trade is a one-year interest rate swap fixed against SORA.
Coordination, cooperation, collaboration: Closing the trade finance gap together
The trade finance gap is a serious issue that is impacting the health of global trade and business development in many countries across the world...
Singapore banks ace corporate customer satisfaction survey
DBS retained the crown in terms of back office centralisation.
Harnessing technology to optimise Asian trade
In a period of uncertainty for global trade, fuelled by protectionism and increasing concerns regarding a potential US-China trade war, the strength...
Hang Seng Bank embarks on digital journey for its trade finance business
It has a solution that can recognise the type of documents being scanned and extract data from images.
Which Singapore bank enjoys the highest corporate customer satisfaction?
A homegrown bank pulled ahead of global rivals like Standard Chartered.
OCBC develops paper-lite trade finance platform to combat forgers
The move is part of its goal to grow its trade finance business which saw revenue growth of 20%.
ICBC Singapore issues US$2.2b green bond for Belt and Road projects
The offering is available in three currencies: USD, CNY and EUR.
Inside Asian Development Bank's $118m modernisation programme
The bank is digitising its systems; streamlining financial and administrative services and setting up a digital sandbox.
HSBC targets Korean bank tie-ups for blockchain platform
It aims to launch the Voltron platform to rapidly streamline trade financing.
Japanese megabank edges out global trade financiers in customer satisfaction: survey
Citi, HSBC and Deutsche Bank all trail behind Mitsubishi UFJ.
Citi targets 25% revenue growth from Asian trade corridors in 2019
The bank has over 20 desks in the region.
Hong Kong's blockchain-powered trade finance platform goes live
eTradeConnect will digitise the paper-intensive process.
Bank of East Asia debuts trade finance services on blockchain-powered platform
It will be available on eTradeConnect.
Sibos 2018: How Japan's megabanks will digitalise trade finance processes using blockchain
They are part of a consortium of trade players working on a Trade Data Sharing Platform.
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