Contour to take on Marco Polo with move into open account trade finance
21-06-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Digital trade finance network Contour has completed a series A+ fundraising round, bringing in a...Bangkok Bank
Contour launches Bangladesh SME trade finance network
16-06-21 / by Eleanor Wragg
Blockchain trade finance initiative Contour has launched a domestic network in Bangladesh that will provide...
Exclusive: Contour goes live, making blockchain-based trade finance a reality
05-10-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
Blockchain trade finance initiative Contour has now left beta, bringing the decentralised, digital trade finance...
Voltron moves into full commercialisation, rebrands as Contour
28-01-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
Blockchain trade finance project Voltron has gone into full commercial production with the creation of...
Marco Polo blockchain project “on track” following new live pilot
31-05-19 / by Sanne Wass
The Marco Polo blockchain platform for open account trade finance has facilitated another live pilot,...
R3 and eight banks launch Voltron blockchain platform for trade finance
23-10-18 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The Voltron blockchain platform for digitising trade finance documents has been launched, with a view...
Swift trials instant cross-border payments in Asia Pacific
30-08-18 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Swift is looking to bring cross-border payments times down to “instant” in a new trial...
Syndicate funds landmark Vietnamese petrochemical complex
08-08-18 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The first fully-integrated petrochemical complex in Vietnam has moved one step closer to fruition after...
TradeIX to “aggressively” grow blockchain ecosystem after ING investment
27-06-18 / by Sanne Wass
Fintech firm TradeIX will look to accelerate the growth of the Marco Polo blockchain project, after...
Vietnamese bank signs syndicated loan
20-12-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Vietnam’s An Binh Bank (Abbank) has secured a US$150mn financing package to on-lend to SMEs.