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Company update/payments

China Resources Bank and GienTech collaborate on supply chain finance

China Resources Bank has debuted two key components of its Financial Infrastructure Innovation Platform – a financial transaction cloud and a new supply chain finance platform – built on ORIGIEN, the financial-grade digital infrastructure developed by digital transformation specialist GienTech.

21 November 2023

Company update/startups

Zebox opens startup accelerator in Manchester

Global startup accelerator, ZEBOX opened the doors of its UK hub in Manchester yesterday as it continues its ambition to support and develop the sustainable innovations of tomorrow.

26 October 2023

News/sustainable

Sustainable Finance Live 2023: Connecting capital with the right sustainability solutions

Bursting on stage to lead the final panel session of the day, Anna-Marie Slot, global sustainability partner, Ashurst, outlined her hopes for a “rubber hits the road” panel. Getting straight to the crux of the matter, Slot asked the panel, how much money actually has to move to ensure impact?

11 October 2023

Why climate transition planning is gaining attention from smaller banks and clients

Long read/Supply chain finance

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

Why climate transition planning is gaining attention from smaller banks and clients

10 October 2023

News/wholesale

Lloyds Bank rolls out 'Paperless Guarantees'

Lloyds Bank is enabling corporate customers to request digital Guarantees or Standby Letters of Credit under a new 'Paperless Guarantee' initiative.

09 October 2023

Why strong client returns are essential for sustainability momentum

Long read/Supply chain finance

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

Why strong client returns are essential for sustainability momentum

28 September 2023

News/payments

Sweden's Treyd raises $12m

Treyd, a Swedish startup that provides upfront supplier payments for merchants, has topped up its Series A funding round with an additional $12 million.

12 September 2023

Research/Supply chain financeFuture of Report

The Future of the Global Financial Ecosystem 2024

07 September 2023 1053 downloads

News/payments

HSBC to invest $35 million in Tradeshift joint venture

HSBC has invested $35 million in supply chain finance outfit Tradeshift as part of plans to create a new joint venture company focused on the development of embedded financial services.

01 August 2023

Company update/wholesale

4Trans secures pre-Series A investment

4Trans, a fintech specialising in financial products for supply chain and logistics companies, has announced a significant but undisclosed pre-Series A from Zero Gravity Capital.

14 June 2023

Company update/payments

Standard Chartered and Singapore FinTech Association publish blockchain paper

Standard Chartered, together with the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) as its knowledge partner, have today published the ‘Deepening Sustainability with DLT’ paper that explores how different stakeholders can work together to improve payment transparency in supply chains.

31 May 2023

Company update/wholesale

Allianz Trade partners with 4Trans

4Trans, a fintech specialising in financial products for supply chain and logistics companies, has partnered with Allianz Trade to offer SMEs in the EU access to secure funding solutions and protection against potential revenue loss.

25 May 2023

Company update/cloud

Coupa and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking team on business payments

Coupa, a global leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB), a modern, digital-first, cloud-based bank provider, today announced a joint initiative to simplify payment processes between businesses and their global supply chains.

14 April 2023

Company update/crime

Themis releases supply chain risk assessment tool

Themis has announced the release of its innovative supply chain risk assessment tool, which allows companies to map out high risk geographies and sectors and possible touch points from financial crimes including modern slavery and human trafficking, drugs, wildlife and arms and trafficking, bribery and corruption, fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.

03 April 2023

Company update/wholesale

Finverity raises $5m equity funding

Finverity, the digital ecosystem for trade and supply chain finance, today announces it has raised US$5 million in a heavily oversubscribed equity funding round from new and current investors.

30 March 2023

Company update/wholesale

Trade finance platform Marco secures $200 million credit facility

Marco — the first tech-enabled trade financing platform built for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America and the United States— announced today it has received a $200 million credit facility from leading middle market lender MidCap Financial and global asset-based private credit specialist, Castlelake.

27 February 2023

Company update/wholesale

Finastra and Integro team to manage risks in trade finance

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications and marketplaces, today announced a partnership with Integro Technologies a subsidiary of Aurionpro, the pioneer provider of high-end lending platforms, to offer Integro’s SmartLender Trade Limits solution alongside its own Trade Innovation solution.

21 February 2023

Company update/wholesale

Commerzbank and T-Systems to deliver automated supply-chain financial services

T-Systems and Commerzbank have signed a cooperation agreement for collaboration in the industrial sector.

13 February 2023

Research/Supply chain finance

Sustainable Finance Live - Enabling positive change through innovation and collaboration

31 January 2023 398 downloads

Company update/payments

Worldline launches digital payments suite for Indian SMEs

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payments services, today announced the launch of its Buland Bharat digital payments suite, which is designed specially keeping in mind the needs and wants of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India.

27 January 2023