The world’s first trade finance-based non-fungible token transaction in 2021 highlights the need for treasurers to understand the...
Trade Finance
January 2022 10 Min Read
NFTs in Treasury?: Establishing Use Cases in Trade Finance and Beyond
December 2021 3 Min Read
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,...How Blockchain Can Help Mend the Trade Finance Gap
October 2021 8 Min Read
Treasury and procurement should be strong partners, especially when it comes to managing supply chain finance. Yet despite the...SCF Optimisation in Three Words: Supplier Relationship Management
September 2021 8 Min Read
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’...The Future By Design
September 2021 5 Min Read
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the supercharger of Africa’s long-term economic success....The Long Road to Africa’s Promised Land of Trade and Prosperity
September 2021
In the second podcast from HSBC’s Sibos Spotlight series, TMI’s Eleanor Hill speaks to Surath Sengupta (HSBC) about...HSBC’s Sibos Spotlight: Embedding ESG in Trade and Supply Chains
September 2021 3 Min Read
The surge in ecommerce sales shows little signs of slowing and is expected to hit $4.2 tn this year. Commercial relationships however can be constrained by risk and complexity....Digital Escrow: New Ways of Facilitating Commerce
August 2021 4 Min Read
Despite the rise of digitisation up the corporate agenda, many businesses are still clinging to antiquated paper processes. This post examines how digitising trade documents will...Optimise Trade Credit Lines By Streamlining Bank Workflows
August 2021
We’re bringing yo...Sustainable Trade Finance for your Banking Needs
August 2021 4 Min Read
Foreign exchange (FX) executions are overpriced and inefficient. Discuss. Eric Huttman, CEO, MillTechFX, does just that. The way the FX ecosystem currently operates is not fit for...Overpaying for FX Execution? Time for a Change
July 2021 8 Min Read
Green trade finance transactions require a trade finance instrument to support an underlying green project. But with no market standards yet supporting their use, accusations of ‘greenwash’ threaten their integrity. TMI...Green Light for Green Trade Finance
July 2021 4 Min Read
The Roaring Twenties were driven by technological progress, developments in economic infrastructure, and defined by a flowering of...The 1920s Roared After a Pandemic – Will the 2020s Do the Same?
