Fintech News

HSBC pulls the plug on trade startup Serai

HSBC has called time on Serai, its wholly owned subsidiary that operated as an online B2B platform for SME trade, after the venture failed …

Fintech / 08-06-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

we.trade calls it quits after running out of cash

we.trade, a blockchain-based platform for open account trade, has closed its doors after being unable to secure further investment to continue as a going …

Fintech / 06-06-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Exclusive: Duality Technologies enters trade finance fraud prevention

Data science startup Duality Technologies is setting its sights on solving the trade finance fraud problem with a new secure data collaboration application, GTR …

Fintech / 01-06-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Fiata partners with Komgo on electronic forwarder’s bill of lading

Fiata, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, has released a paperless version of its Fiata bill of lading (FBL), which it says will …

Fintech / 25-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

MineHub bridges into China with TradeGo

Metals and mining-focused blockchain platform MineHub has entered into a strategic co-operation agreement with TradeGo, a Chinese blockchain-based commodity trading platform, to connect its …

Fintech / 25-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Surecomp launches platform to connect trade finance industry

Surecomp, a provider of trade finance systems to banks and corporates, has launched what it calls a collaborative trade finance platform in an effort …

Fintech / 24-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

MineHub expands into container-based supply chains

Metals and mining-focused blockchain platform MineHub is widening its scope with a new release that covers container-based transactions and shipments. Launched in 2019, the …

Fintech / 17-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

GSBN moves into trade finance products with proofs of concept

Hong Kong-based blockchain consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has reached the proof-of-concept stage for two trade finance products, as it works to link …

Fintech / 11-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Contour links up with TradeLens to drive end-to-end trade finance digitisation

Digital trade finance network Contour has struck a partnership with TradeLens to connect its letter of credit solution to the blockchain-based supply chain platform’s …

Fintech / 11-05-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Citi invests in SME finance platform Crowdz

SME finance platform Crowdz has secured US$10mn in funding from a Citi-led group of investors, as part of plans to finance its expansion. The …

Fintech / 27-04-22 / by Eleanor Wragg