Trade Finance

Hang Seng Bank embarks on digital journey for its trade finance business

It has a solution that can recognise the type of documents being scanned and extract data from images.

Hang Seng Bank embarks on digital journey for its trade finance business

It has a solution that can recognise the type of documents being scanned and extract data from images.

Which Singapore bank enjoys the highest corporate customer satisfaction?

A homegrown bank pulled ahead of global rivals like Standard Chartered.

OCBC develops paper-lite trade finance platform to combat forgers

The move is part of its goal to grow its trade finance business which saw revenue growth of 20%.

ICBC Singapore issues US$2.2b green bond for Belt and Road projects

The offering is available in three currencies: USD, CNY and EUR.

Inside Asian Development Bank's $118m modernisation programme

The bank is digitising its systems; streamlining financial and administrative services and setting up a digital sandbox.

HSBC targets Korean bank tie-ups for blockchain platform

It aims to launch the Voltron platform to rapidly streamline trade financing.

Hong Kong's blockchain-powered trade finance platform goes live

eTradeConnect will digitise the paper-intensive process.

Sibos 2018: How Japan's megabanks will digitalise trade finance processes using blockchain

They are part of a consortium of trade players working on a Trade Data Sharing Platform.

Myanmar to allow 13 foreign banks to offer import financing services

Only trade financing was previously allowed for foreign lenders.

ICBC inks deal with Germany's Commerzbank to finance Belt & Road projects

The German lender has committed to a business volume of $5b in the next five years.

Chart of the Week: Here are Asia's top trade finance banks

Bank of India is fast outpacing Japan's mega-banks.

ABN AMRO reveals Asia Pacific appointments in trade & commodity finance

Eugene Ganchev is the new Asia Pacific head of trade & commodity finance, whilst Gregory Vandeler is Asia Pacific head of agri-commodities & TCF...

Asian banks may just be at the centre of the trade finance boom

The region is expected to account for over a third of trade flows by 2020.