
The following post is written by Leslie Stroh, former editor and publisher of The Exporter. Leslie Stroh is now involved in two bockchain start-ups, and […]
Blockchain Pressures SWIFT to Enhance Cross Border Payments
As most of us know that have sent a payment across borders through banks, I can travel from Vancouver, Canada to Barcelona quicker than money […]
11 Fearless Predictions impacting Business Finance for 2016

2015 was the year that many in the business world came to realize that the way companies have worked with their supplier ecosystem and dealer […]
Will Banks Cannibalize Revenue Adopting Blockchain for Cross Border Payments?

By now, many of us have all seen various posts around the blockchain and how it can impact everything from getting a mortgage to selling […]
Can an Utility work for Know Your Customer (KYC) Requirements?

SWIFT had developed a KYC Registry for correspondent banking. The KYC Registry platform is operational with banks contributing their data. The goal of the utility […]
Pre Shipment or Purchase Order Finance– can anyone Deliver the Goods? – Part II
We know purchase order financing is a tough nut to crack. There are two vendors out there that offer or are attempting to offer solutions, […]
Comparing SWIFT, Paypal and Bitcoin – and why this matters!

Attending SWIFT’s Sibos conference and watching sessions on digital currencies is rather like letting the wolf in the hen house. You see, SWIFT is the […]
SWIFT’s Bank Payment Obligation continues to struggle
Andre Casterman, Global Head Corporate and Supply Chain Markets for SWIFT, was kind enough to share some transaction volumes with me regarding SWIFT’s Bank Payment […]
Chart of the Week -China, the Mega Trader and its financial implications
I thought the chart produced by Standard Chartered showing just the sheer scale of China trade with some trend data puts it into perspective how […]
SWIFTs Marathon to make the Bank Payment Obligation a success

For the last several years, SWIFT has been working with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on a product to enable banks to handle some […]
The slow extinction of paper based tools for trade finance

There’s been a lot of talk about the documents to support global trade and the underlying finance driven by these documents. Letters of credit are […]