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Perspective
27 October 2016

Amazon, Alibaba pose trade finance threat to banks

Region:
Europe
Banks face challenges to their product offering amid greater disruption in the trade finance space from the influence of distributed ledger technologies and the rise of corporate alternatives. According to research by Theano Advisors and Equant Analytics, banks need to adapt and work with innovative companies to help maintain their trade financing options.

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