Trade Finance

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Realising the Benefits of a Holistic Approach to the Financial Supply Chain by Gregory Cronie, Head of Sales Corporates, Netherlands, ING Commercial Banking, Payments and Cash Management Financial supply chain (FSC) management is a concept that has become increasingly...

Building the Supply Chain of the Future by Yogesh Malik, Alex Niemeyer, and Brian Ruwadi Getting there means ditching today’s monolithic model in favor of splintered supply chains that dismantle complexity, and using manufacturing networks to hedge uncertainty....

Have Cards Become an Anachronism? by Helen Sanders, Editor Apart from, perhaps, James Bond-style briefcases full of crisp banknotes and pockets full of loose change, few payment methods are as ubiquitous as cards. No longer are cards simply something to keep in...

Supply Chain Financing: An Alternative to Bank Lending and Supplier Risk Management The following article summarises the discussion during a roundtable event in January 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by J.P.Morgan and chaired by Sebastian di Paola, Partner,...

Using Supply Chain Finance to Improve Cash Conversion by Laurent J. Barbé, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Copap Inc. As a mid-sized private organisation, Copap, like many others, needs cash to grow. The financial crisis could have signalled the end...

Supplier Finance to Enhance Working Capital and Reduce Risk by Michael Friede, Head of Global Procurement Intelligence, Bayer MaterialScience In late 2008, the Bayer holding company undertook a large working capital project across all business areas. As part of this...

Financial Supply Chain & Working Capital Management by Markus Wohlgeschaffen, Head of Global Trade Finance & Services, UniCredit When we look at a successful corporation, the first things we notice are the excellent products and services on offer. On...

What Matters Today #5: Visibility and Control: Global Card Programmes by Alan Koenigsberg, Managing Director, International Commercial Card Product Executive, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services and Cate Luzio, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services EMEA In this...

Trade Finance Drives Export-Led Growth by Amit Jain, Vice President, Global Trade and Supply Chain Product ManagementBank of America Merrill Lynch Exports are an important catalyst for economic growth.  Yet, in times of economic contraction, the actions necessary...

Collaboration on Cards Enhances Buyer-Supplier Relationships by Kevin Phalen, Card and Comprehensive Payables Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch A resurgent economy promises increased purchasing activity and new suppliers entering the marketplace. Both...

Taking a Holistic View of the Supply Chain by Melissa Gargagliano, Head of Commercial Cards, Global Transaction Services EMEA, and Martin Knott, Head of Trade, Global Transaction Services EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch By carefully analysing spend patterns, supply...

Supply Chain Financing for the New Trade Finance World by Christian Nehk, Global Trade Sales, EMEA, Global Treasury Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Throughout the ages, wherever there has been trade, there has been some form of trade financing. Historians and...