Mastercard and AWS grow payments for supply chain
Firms use digital identity, payments and blockchain for improved capabilities.
Trade Finance
UK trade finance challenger Diaspora preps for flight
Will offer a trade finance ecosystem on blockchain.
StanChart seeks supply chain finesse with Linklogis
Bank will use firm’s digital blockchain for clients in China.
Swift links up with R3 for trading on blockchain
Their trial will monitor the movement of goods and payments on gpi.
ING Bank gets unlimited access to R3’s Corda
Unlimited (blockchain) power!
Temenos and Bloomberg on same side for buy-side action
The new solutions will provide NAV calculations.
OCC updates legacy clearing system with Cinnober
Options Clearing Corporation freshens up.
Intesa Sanpaolo goes Orbian for supply chain support
Italian bank gets help with receivables financing.
DTCC gets approved for activities in Switzerland
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will offer Swiss-compliant trade reporting services.
Capis acquires FinTech Securities
Texan firm also reveals new promotions and products.
China Banking Association pushes trade finance on blockchain
New interbank platform unleashed with big names onboard.
Tradeshift buys Babelway for cloud integration lift
Babelway’s technology will now be offered as Tradeshift Link.
Goldex raises over £1m in pre-Series A rush
As it develops its retail gold investment app launched in July.
Can automation transform trade finance?
How automation could provide benefits for both bank and corporate clients.
R3 and European banks complete euro commercial paper transaction
Second attempt with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank.
Trading firm Imperative Execution kills it with $9m funding
Follows a $5m investment round last year.
Life’s a gas for Bolero e-bill of lading
“World’s first-ever” eBL for floating gasoil storage deal using Bolero’s platform.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley go live with CLSNet
Automated FX services on the blockchain.
Securitize supported by Coinbase and Ripple with $13m funding
Californian firm plans to build tokens out of securities.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange first in world to acquire full licence
Granted by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).
DBS switched on for Suzhou start-ups
Bank stays busy via MoU and yearns for playtime at Suzhou Industrial Park.
Blockchain fatigue? A brief look at the Trade Information Network venture
This network does not use distributed ledger tech, but relies on CGI’s SaaS platform.
German start-up Modifi powers up for digital trade finance
New firm created by team behind payments provider BillPay.
Openbank picks AxiomSL for regtech reporting
Includes central bank, trade and transaction reporting.
Fintech Sharegain raises $5m and rolls out securities lending platform
It has raised a total of $12m so far.
HSBC and ING in industry-first blockchain trade finance transaction
HSBC India, ING Bank Brussels, Reliance Industries and Tricon Energy experiment with blockchain.
Ping An rallies seven Hong Kong banks for blockchain trade finance platform
eTradeConnect is delivered by Ping An’s subsidiary OneConnect.
Freetrade set sails for early access roll-out
Founded by André Mohamed and Adam Dodds.
Sibos 2018: trade finance for corporates is getting a major upgrade
Corporates must now make the decision whether to be a leader or a follower.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
NatWest at Sibos – partnerships and collaboration
An interview with Martin Fiddaman, from NatWest.
CGI, National Bank of Canada and Skuchain in blockchain-based trade finance pilot
A pilot programme to improve and streamline the process for negotiating standby LCs and guarantees.
Bolero’s e-bill of lading in pioneering trade finance project in Australasia
Swire Shipping accelerates shipment of containerised grain from Australia to New Zealand with eBL.
Commerzbank in major trade finance automation drive with Conpend
Commerzbank has teamed up with fintech Conpend for the project.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Trade Information Network launched by seven banks to transform trade finance
CGI selected to provide tech to Trade Information Network.
Newcomer Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank to shake up trade finance market
“The world’s first digitally-enabled trade bank” will open for business in early 2019.
Accenture and Digital Ventures co-launch blockchain trade solution
The new solution is based on R3’s Corda.
Fidelity launches Fidelity Digital Assets for crypto tech
Bringing blockchain and crypto to institutional investors.
Clearmatics raises $12m to build new financial market infrastructure
Building P2P networks for trade finance.
