Trade Finance
Crédit Agricole CIB names new APAC head of int’l trade & transaction banking
Christophe Crétot is most recently head of corporate & leverage finance APAC.
Singapore unveils BL checker for banks
Banks can automatically retrieve data points to verify if the Bill of Lading is genuine.
Standard Chartered unveils cross-currency transaction FX solution
It offers competitive FX pricing and an automated FX payment service.
China, Indonesia renew bilateral swap agreement
The agreement is valid for 5 years.
Xtransfer ink MOU to offer cross-border financial services to African SMEs
Xtransfer will make use of Ecobank Group’s network in the continent.
HSBC cuts Philips’ currency transactions in China
‘Netting’ cut Philips’ cross-border transactions from 4,000 yearly to just one a month.
IFC, HSBC team up to introduce $1b risk-sharing facility
It is part of IFC's Global Trade Liquidity Programme.
Bank of America’s CashPro app set to hit $1t in payment approvals
The platform is reportedly used by around 40,000 companies globally.
BNY names Ashvin Parkash as head of global markets trading for APAC
Parkash joins from Nomura and brings 25 years of industry experience to the role.
Citi, Fidelity demonstrate real-time settlement of MMF and digital FX
It might enable faster, seamless management of treasury positions.
Citi launches Citi Digital Bill to speed up monetization of receivables
CDB enables parties to sign, accept, endorse, and finance a digital bill.
BNY partners with Mizuho to boost trade
It seeks to reduce the complexities and costs associated with cross-border transactions.
Standard Chartered launches digital request quote module Autoquote
Clients can request pricing quotations and get responses digitally.
Citi launches Token Services for Cash for institutional clients
It is expected to facilitate multi-million dollar cross-border liquidity and payments.
DBS inks MOU with China trade promotion council to boost Asia trade, investment
DBS’ foreign direct investment unit will work with Chinese enterprises.
Tokenization of trade assets to bridge financing gap
Blockchain technology could decentralize finance operations and allow easier credit access.
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Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
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