Sibos 2024: Oiling the wheels of trade with digitalisation
Digitalisation is driving sweeping changes throughout the global trade ecosystem.
Trade Finance
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as trade finance.
Sibos 2024: Future-proofing data and the promise of ISO 20022
The Big Issue Debate at Sibos explored the true potential of total ISO 20022 adoption.
Sibos 2024: Digitising trade finance with HSBC – video interview
We explore the next evolution of trade finance with HSBC’s Vivek Ramachandran.
Daily News at Sibos 2024
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Sibos 2024: From paper to pixels – the future of international trade
The move towards digitalisation in global trade is not just a trend but a necessary evolution.
Sibos 2024: The future of sustainable finance – opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead
Sustainable finance is no longer an optional add-on for banks—it is central to their future competitiveness.
September 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Loop, Primary, Sitewire, Savr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Lloyds Bank taps Cleareye.ai to streamline trade finance documentation processing
The bank will implement its new partner’s ClearTrade technology from this month.
ABN Amro goes live with CBA’s IBAS TDD software and nCino’s cloud banking platform
ABN Amro is streamlining its digital lending operations and strengthening its trade finance transaction monitoring.
Raiffeisen Bank International opts for Surecomp’s collaborative trade finance platform
The Austrian bank will utilise RIVO to digitise its processes for guarantees and letters of credit.
DZ Bank partners Surecomp for collaborative trade finance platform
DZ Bank acts as a central bank to more than 700 cooperative banks in Germany.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 10 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monzo, NAB, GoTyme Bank, and more.
Wells Fargo to integrate AI into trade finance operations with TradeSun
The San Francisco-based bank will utilise the fintech’s TradeSun Intelligence V4 solution.
Tradeweb to acquire wealthtech ICD in $785m deal
The all-cash deal is expected to close in the second half of 2024.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Marco, Zone, Copilot, Flowpay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Capital One, Toast, Xalts and more.
Fintech start-up Xalts grants Contour Network new lease of life with announced acquisition
Contour previously announced in October 2023 that it was to wind down operations as a result of insufficient funding.
Germany’s Commerzbank taps Surecomp to revamp trade finance back office
The Frankfurt-based commercial bank has adopted the vendor’s DOKA-NG solution.
SME lender FundPark doubles credit facility with Goldman Sachs to $500m
The $250m expansion builds on an earlier $250m ABS facility secured by the fintech in April 2022.
2023: Top five fintech start-ups of the year
Here are five of the top fintech start-up stories from 2023.
2023: Top five partnerships of the year
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top partnership stories of the year.
Video: BNY Mellon at Sibos 2023 – The growth of embedded finance
At Sibos 2023, we sat down with Joon Kim of BNY Mellon to discuss the key areas of development in embedded finance.
Video: HSBC at Sibos 2023 – The importance of sustainable trade finance
At Sibos, we spoke with Vivek Ramachandran of HSBC to discuss the new era of sustainable trade finance practices.
UBS taps Broadridge for sponsored repo solution
The bank is to integrate its newly-digitised trade flows into its DLR tech stack on Broadridge’s platform.
UK fintech Traydstream lands $21m in Series B funding round
With the new funding, Traydstream plans to double down on its growth and enhance its AI-led platform.
Bahrain’s Bank ABC taps JP Morgan for blockchain-based cross-border payment service
The launch arrives in tandem with the bank’s documentary trade suite, ABC Trade.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fuze, Enigio, DKK Partners and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Sibos dreams of a T+1 settlement utopia on eventful day three
Panels at this year’s Sibos have discussed the benefits of T+1 settlements across all global capital markets.
Sibos 2023: HSBC launches new virtual card and digital trade finance solution
The UK banking giant has also announced the launch of HSBC TradePay, a document-free digital trade finance solution.
Daily News at Sibos 2023
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LSEG announces Irfan Hussain as its new chief information officer
Irfan Hussain joins LSEG from Goldman Sachs, where he has worked since 1995.
Naga integrates Rezolve AI into its social trading platform
The integration is also set to extend to Naga’s e-payments solution, Naga Pay.
HSBC joins forces with Tradeshift to launch embedded finance business
The joint venture will focus on the development of embedded finance solutions and financial services apps.
Rimes supports digital transformation of Jana with Matrix solution
Jana has gone live with the solution in an effort to streamline and automate its operational processes.
Digital asset firm Laser Digital snaps up Elysium Technology Group
Laser says the deal will help bring cross-asset post-trade capabilities to institutional digital asset investors.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mypinpad, Navadhan, TransBnk & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Ironing out the kinks: how DeFi can help close the $2tn trade finance gap
Blockchain “allows for secure, transparent and traceable financing for SMEs,” Voy Finance CEO Lee Tarone explains.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Toku, Finverity, Lumiant and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
How fintech can reshape global trade and the supply chain
Fintech innovations combined with 5G advancements could completely transform the way we conduct trade.
