The first use of paper was in China in the 2nd Century BC, and it wasn’t widely used by Europeans until centuries later. Paper was certainly a much better medium for recording your shipping consignments than bamboo, silk, or other fibres. Today, we are probably at a similar crossroads, where digitisation is opening up new […]
London; the United Kingdom, 27 April 2022 – Bolero International, the leading provider of cloud-based trade finance digitisation solutions, and HMM Co., LTD (HMM), South Korea’s national flagship carrier and one of the world’s leading container shipping companies, announce their collaboration in the adoption of the electronic bill of lading. The two industry leaders will […]
London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo, 29 March 2022 – Bolero International, the leading provider of cloud-based trade finance digitisation solutions, announced today a collaboration with TradeLens, the blockchain-based global trade platform for containerized goods, with the goal of delivering a seamless digital experience for customers using electronic bills of lading in trade finance transactions. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored […]
Corporate treasury departments responsible for managing transactions and credit facilities with banks and insurance providers are facing a raft of challenges, which the past two years have put into ever-sharper focus. Many treasurers still use manual complex workflows that typically involve multiple systems and points of contact, especially for managing and optimising credit lines and […]
London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo, 16 February 2022 – Bolero International, the leading provider of cloud-based trade finance digitisation solutions announce their partnership with 360tf; a leading digital trade finance platform that connects banks and corporates from across the globe and enables them to seamlessly manage their trade financing requirements. The combination of 360tf and […]
London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo, 08 February 2021 – Bolero International, the leading cloud-based trade finance digitization experts, announce the signing of UBS as its first major customer for Galileo TPaaS, its new white-labelled trade finance portal-as-a-service solution for banks. The innovative solution helps financial institutions provide their corporate clients with unrivalled functionality and a […]
The pandemic had previously put a break on impending SWIFT Releases that were originally penciled in for 2020. When those were pushed back to November 2021, that was a welcome deferment to allow financial institutions to ready themselves for the upcoming changes to Trade Finance Category 7 for Guarantees and Standby Letters of Credit. No […]
London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo, 18 October 2021 – Bolero International, the leading provider of cloud-based trade finance digitisation solutions, announce the relocation of company co-founder Paul Mallon to Singapore in a strategic move. Paul Mallon will take up the role of COO Asia-Pacific and will be leading Bolero’s ambitious global growth strategy as trade […]
London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo, 27 July 2021 – Bolero International, the leading cloud-based trade finance digitisation experts, announced today the promotion of Chris Broster to the role of Chief Financial Officer. With trade finance digitisation kicking into a higher gear as well as Bolero’s continued investment into its platforms, the market has received its […]
The electronic bill of lading (eBL) is already enabling trade counterparties to get their hands on cargoes days faster, freeing up working capital along the global supply chain. The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) estimate that adoption of eBLs currently accounts for only 0.1% of all bill of lading issuances and an increase to 50% […]
