Trade finance

Trade finance signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and international trade transactions. A trade transaction requires a seller of goods and services as well as a buyer. Various intermediaries such as banks and financial institutions can facilitate these transactions by financing the trade.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Why FinTech Struggles To Combat The $1.5 Trillion Trade Finance Gap
Why FinTech Struggles To Combat The $1.5 Trillion Trade Finance Gap
July 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance has become a popular target of FinTech innovators looking to disrupt what has been, for decades, a manual, paper-based process. Traditional banks are...

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Funded FinTechs Look To Get More Capital In The Hands Of SMBs
Funded FinTechs Look To Get More Capital In The Hands Of SMBs
July 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Whether through embedded lending, small business credit cards or trade finance portals, this week’s newly funded B2B FinTechs are largely looking to get more capital...

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Contour Innovation Lab Will Focus On Digital B2B Trade Finance
Contour Innovation Lab Will Focus On Digital B2B Trade Finance
July 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With global trade starting to recover from the pandemic, Contour is operating a new lab collaborating with banks and corporates, among others, to work on...

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Bank-FinTech Tie-Ups Target Businesses’ Working Capital Management
Bank-FinTech Tie-Ups Target Businesses’ Working Capital Management
June 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With smaller banks embracing the FinTech collaboration model, financial institutions (FIs) are looking toward new partners to enhance the business banking experience. This week’s roundup...

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The Late B2B Payments Blame Game Expands
The Late B2B Payments Blame Game Expands
June 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The late payments fight is a complex one, requiring an understanding of both buyers’ and suppliers’ cash flow needs, their leverage in the market and...

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Komgo Raises $29 Million For Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
Komgo Raises $29 Million For Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
June 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance blockchain company Komgo has closed a funding round with $29 million, a press release said on Tuesday (June 1). The round featured both...

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B2B FinTech Investors Target Startups Connecting Firms To Finance
B2B FinTech Investors Target Startups Connecting Firms To Finance
May 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Whether via corporate cards, trade finance or loans, the B2B FinTech startups that raised funding this week were the ones that help other businesses access...

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Easing Late B2B Payments Pains With Invoice Finance — Responsibly
Easing Late B2B Payments Pains With Invoice Finance — Responsibly
May 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance gradually developed a complicated reputation in recent years as FinTech and alternative lending innovation opened availability of various means of financing B2B transactions...

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Bolero, Virtusa Partner On Trade Finance
Bolero, Virtusa Partner On Trade Finance
April 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Bolero International, which works in cloud-based trade finance digitization, has partnered with Virtusa Corporation in order to help with Bolero’s new white-label trade finance Portal-as-a-Service...

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