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The time is ripe for digitisation in the MENA region

Andrew Raymond, Global Head of Sales Digitisation is high on the agenda in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with double-digit predictions in the air for the rate at which its market for digital transformation will expand. Much…
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Indian exporters need cloud-based solutions that work in the real world

Gary Cutress, International Sales Director India’s march towards trade digitisation has been steady and impressive, stimulated not only by various government measures, but also by a more expansive outlook among the country’s many exporters Expansive…
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Pass the panacea: The trade finance revolution puzzle

Ian Kerr, CEO After two decades of innovation, who doubts the benefits of digitisation in international trade? Speed, security, accuracy, reduced man-hours. Digitisation wins hands down every time and yet the majority of trade transactions…
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Construction industry guarantees – time to stop papering the cracks

Why is the construction industry still working with paper guarantees and bonds when it could have all the advantages of going digital? Guarantees and bonds are essential instruments in the construction business, providing the protection…
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Trade winds blow in favour of digitisation all around the world

Ian Kerr, CEO, Bolero International  Two events on different continents have made clear how trade finance is moving beyond elementary education when it comes to trade digitisation. No longer is it necessary to explain in simple terms…
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Cross-boundary collaboration is the key to big gains in trade digitisation

From London to Chicago and beyond, two significant topics are exciting the finest minds in trade finance. Those topics are the interplay between Fintech firms and banks, and the potential effects of Brexit. Both boil down to boundaries. Attending…

Bolero front and centre of the trade and treasury debates in Hong Kong

Ross Wilkinson, Head of Global Accounts, , Bolero Digitisation of trade finance was a major theme at two significant events in Hong Kong which I attended in April. The GTR Asia Trade and Supply Chain Finance Conference examined many…
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Busting the eight myths of digital trade finance

Digitisation of trade finance has huge potential to deliver significant benefits to corporates, banks, carriers and other trading partners. As well as reducing the time, costs and risks of trading, digitisation opens up a new level of visibility,…
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Bank guarantees – how going digital means commercial landlords can avoid the pitfalls

Bank guarantees are a vital feature of many sectors of business, but are costly to manage and all too easily mislaid or found to be riddled with inaccuracies that render them invalid. Why is that? To a large extent it is because paper…