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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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Evergreen Launches New Electronic Documentation Function in Partnership with Bolero International

Evergreen Line introduces paperless Bill of Lading (B/L) and dispatch documentation via its ShipmentLink digital portal, enhancing connectivity for exporters and importers with banks, insurers, regulators, customs and port authorities.  Evergreen…
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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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HSBC to accelerate global supply chain finance with Matched electronic Purchase Orders

e-Finance solution automates processing of purchase orders and invoices London, 17th October 2017: HSBC, the world’s leading trade bank, has introduced a Matched electronic Purchase Order (Me-PO) financing solution to dramatically improve…

The unstoppable tide of digitisation in trade – Bolero at GTR Asia in Singapore

Ian Kerr, CEO, Bolero International  I may be biased but the level of interest in trade digitisation across Asia is reaching fever pitch. The evidence was everywhere at GTR Asia – a two-day event in Singapore that attracted more…
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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 paves the way for trade digitisation in Saudi Arabia through partnership with The Saudi British Bank (SABB)

SABB to become the Kingdom’s first bank offering digitised trade solutions through partnership with Bolero London, 10th July 2017: Bolero International, the premier trade finance digitisation solution provider has been selected by The…

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…

Jakarta conference focuses on world trade digitisation

Ian Kerr, CEO, Bolero A strong focus on digitisation in trade finance made the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission’s 2017 annual meeting in Jakarta an environment where Bolero chairman Daniel Cotti and I felt we had…