Fintech News

GSBN begins piloting cargo release solution in Europe

Hong Kong-based blockchain consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced it is looking to deploy its Cargo Release solution across Europe, having kickstarted …

Fintech / 28-03-22 / by Felix Thompson

VoloFin partners with asset manager Highmore to bridge SME working capital gap

Blockchain-based invoice financing provider VoloFin has partnered with Highmore, a US-based alternative asset management group, as the Singapore fintech looks to deepen its working …

Fintech / 17-03-22 / by John Basquill

Surecomp adds in legal entity identifier capability

Adoption of the legal entity identifier (LEI) in trade is gathering pace, with Toronto-headquartered tech firm Surecomp becoming the latest company to integrate it …

Fintech / 16-03-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

TradeSun to tap into IHS Markit data with new partnership

TradeSun has struck a partnership with information and analytics provider IHS Markit, as the trade finance technology firm works to strengthen its artificial intelligence …

Fintech / 03-03-22 / by Felix Thompson

ICAO releases digital document specifications for air cargo

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have released new digital air cargo technical specifications guidance …

Fintech / 02-03-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Surecomp links up with Enigio on digital trade documents

Surecomp, a provider of trade finance systems to banks and corporates, has partnered with Swedish fintech Enigio to add digital original documents into its …

Fintech / 23-02-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Sinochem completes China’s first blockchain warehouse receipt pledge for crude oil

Sinochem, China’s fourth-largest state-controlled oil company, has carried out the country’s first digital warehouse receipt pledge for crude oil, using 66 Cloud Chain, its …

Fintech / 23-02-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Polytrade’s crypto-backed trade finance platform goes live

The first transactions have been completed on receivables finance company Polytrade’s newly launched technology platform, which works to link cryptocurrency investors to real-world trade …

Fintech / 21-02-22 / by Felix Thompson

Shipping industry bodies link up with ICC and Swift to form digitalisation alliance

Three shipping industry associations have joined forces with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Swift in a new alliance dedicated to standardising digital …

Fintech / 15-02-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

Trade finance marketplace Finverity wins US$2mn in new investment

London-based Finverity has raised US$2mn in an equity funding round to help fuel the trade finance marketplace’s growth. Finverity, which focuses on supply chain …

Fintech / 09-02-22 / by Jacob Atkins