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The Rise (and Rise) of Supplier Networks: The Comet Coming?
David Gustin, Trade Financing Matters
Published: January 27, 2015
Categories:
Letters of Credit Receivables Finance Research Download Trade & Commodity Finance
Categories:
Letters of Credit Receivables Finance Research Download Trade & Commodity Finance
The world of trade finance has traditionally been served by the documentary letter of credit for hundreds of years. The associated management of risk and financing services has hitherto been the exclusive domain of the financial services industry, comprising both banks and to some extent specialist non-bank financial institutions.
As we enter 2015, it is increasingly clear that as in other areas of financial services, the business of trade finance is exposed to the competitive threat of non-traditional service providers, including those in the financial technology sector who are well positioned to take advantage of new supply chain logistics and other trade-related platforms through the provision of new products and services underpinned by new business models. Find out what the future has in store with this free, new downloadable piece of research from Trade Financing Matters.