Trade Finance

Sibos 2018: How Japan's megabanks will digitalise trade finance processes using blockchain

They are part of a consortium of trade players working on a Trade Data Sharing Platform.

Sibos 2018: How Japan's megabanks will digitalise trade finance processes using blockchain

They are part of a consortium of trade players working on a Trade Data Sharing Platform.

Myanmar to allow 13 foreign banks to offer import financing services

Only trade financing was previously allowed for foreign lenders.

ICBC inks deal with Germany's Commerzbank to finance Belt & Road projects

The German lender has committed to a business volume of $5b in the next five years.

Chart of the Week: Here are Asia's top trade finance banks

Bank of India is fast outpacing Japan's mega-banks.

ABN AMRO reveals Asia Pacific appointments in trade & commodity finance

Eugene Ganchev is the new Asia Pacific head of trade & commodity finance, whilst Gregory Vandeler is Asia Pacific head of agri-commodities & TCF...

Asian banks may just be at the centre of the trade finance boom

The region is expected to account for over a third of trade flows by 2020.

UOB ties up with Santander UK to facilitate overseas expansion for SMEs

Businesses can gain access to the two banks’ product and service offerings.

Can trade finance plug the gap left by Australian banks' retreat from wealth?

Over a third of businesses expect trade finance demand to rise in the coming year.

No bank is an island: Beating trade finance challenges

Banks build alliances to tread tricky waters of technology and regulation.

Big Australian banks brace themselves for foreign competition in transaction banking

Corporate clients seek out new partners with trade finance capabilities.

Almost half of Chinese banks in Hong Kong to focus on RMB internationalisation in 2018

Hong Kong will be the first and biggest beneficiary of the trend.

Philippine banks to rely less on trading gains in 2018

Trading and forex income could decline by 6%.

DBS appoints Mark Troutman as group head of sales for global transaction services

The GTS business constitutes 31% of the bank’s institutional banking business income. 

Deutsche Bank appoints Atul Jain as APAC head of trade finance and trade finance flow

Jain's appointment is effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Mr. Jain will be responsible for leading the trade finance business in the region...