Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC) is joining two blockchain trade finance consortia, komgo and Contour to improve efficiency in trade.The Japanese bank has already trialed the Marco Polo open account blockchain platform. It also signed a deal with Japan’s SBI to explore taking 14% stake...
Changing business models and technologies have made it harder for ECAs and commercial banks to support satellite launches. But the demand for satellite connectivity is strong,...
TXF's commodities data suggests that 2025 is expected to see modest growth with bigger deals going to top borrowers, ongoing regional shifts, and continued trader dominance,...
TXF spoke with Preslav Raykov, global head of trading at Eleen Marine about the importance of risk controls in the present geopolitical environment as well as strategies for aligning stakeholders across commodity supply chains.
Changing business models and technologies have made it harder for ECAs and commercial banks to support satellite launches. But the demand for satellite connectivity is strong, and new use cases are driving more activity.
TXF's commodities data suggests that 2025 is expected to see modest growth with bigger deals going to top borrowers, ongoing regional shifts, and continued trader dominance, despite a cautious and uncertain market mood.
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