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28 October 2016

Bolero facilitates Italian trade finance amid greater competition

The digitisation of trade finance services has been one of the key developments in the industry over the last decade with numerous offerings available for both corporates...

16 September 2016

BPO: Renaissance or another false dawn?

After years of discussion and initiatives BPO has struggled to gain real traction in the market due to its slow uptake by corporates and relative complexity. Commerzbank...

12 October 2015

BPO and short-term credit insurance

By Markus Wohlgeschaffen, global head of trade products, UniCredit and member of the banking advisory board, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and Andre Casterman,...

17 April 2015

First ever CargoDocs BPO+ transaction completed successfully

In a major milestone for global trade finance and cross-border payments, BHP Billiton, Westpac, Cargill and ANZ have achieved the first ever CargoDocs BPO+ transaction.

07 November 2014

BPO ready to combine with eBL as both continue to grow

The Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) is ready to be combined with the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) as the transition towards paperless trade gathers apace, delegates at...

10 October 2014

Entering a new era in commerce and finance

André Casterman, global head, corporate and supply chain markets, SWIFT, examines how rapidly digitisation is influencing the trade space.

26 March 2014

SWIFT and essDOCS combine with electronic bills of lading for BPO

In an important development in the further provision of electronic trade, essDOCS, the leading shipping and trade eDocs provider, has announced two major projects...

29 October 2013

StanChart completes transaction under URBPO

Standard Chartered (StanChart) announced today that it has completed a trade finance transaction with the Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) under the Uniform Rules for BPO...

25 October 2013

Trade finance and the BPO: World Trade Organisation Public Forum 2013

Alexander Malaket, president of OPUS Advisory Services International, and managing director of Trade Finance Associates Ltd, reports on the trade finance and BPO panel at...