Blockchain

Contour’s network-based blockchain offering could finally move trade finance out of the dark ages.

Standard Chartered embraces the art of possible, taking home 11 Awards for its innovative digital and ESG-focused transaction banking solutions.

Big data, blockchain, the Internet of Things and AI are set to revolutionise trade and supply chain finance, reveals a Commerzbank and Fraunhofer whitepaper. A recent industry report has indicated a turning point for the global trade and supply chain finance (SCF)...

Over the past two years, an increasingly dynamic environment has not only accelerated technology development – from quantum computing to blockchain technology, and even the metaverse – but also technology adoption, bridging colleagues and breaking down silos in a...

Royston Da Cost (Ferguson plc) and Ulrika Haug (Coupa) explain how recent trends have impacted finance and what that means for the future of treasury.

Fraudsters, current and potential, planning to conceal their ill-gotten gains in the world of crypto assets are now having a rude awakening. Their actions will almost certainly leave a trail, and aspects of the transparent nature of the underlying blockchain technology...

The world’s first trade finance-based non-fungible token transaction in 2021 highlights the need for treasurers to understand the technology behind tokenisation and the practical implications that it could have for corporate finance.

Trade finance and blockchain technology seem to be made for each other, yet the relationship needs help to get it started. Alisa DiCaprio, Head of Trade and Supply Chain, R3, explains what has to happen and why. The trade finance arena is going through a period of...

Lim Soon Chong took over as DBS’ Group Head of Global Transaction Services on 1 August replacing John Laurens, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Lim, who also continues in his role as Head of Digital for DBS’ institutional banking group, spoke to TMI...

The automotive sector is in the midst of great change as motive power switches progressively from the internal combustion engine to electric. DBS, which is involved in financing this revolution in Asia, talks to TMI about its role in innovating across the supply chain,...

Following the launch of Verafide, the UK’s first open source blockchain-based platform for verifiable credentials, TMI talks to the firm’s technical adviser about know your customer policies and other corporate uses cases. The processes attached to client...

Plastic Bank is an international social enterprise organisation founded and based in Canada. It builds recycling ecosystems in underdeveloped communities, as a way of reducing plastic pollution and tackling high poverty levels. TMI talks to David Katz, Founder and CEO,...