top of page
Nov 28, 20241 min read
GTR Ventures Leads Investment in Havona Technology to Drive Digital Trade Innovation
Havona Technology, a UK-headquartered trade tech company, has launched its pre-seed funding round, with GTR Ventures contributing 20% in...


Nov 27, 20241 min read
Santander Partners with Dentsu to Launch SME International Trade Platform
Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking has teamed up with Dentsu, a Tokyo-based business transformation firm, to create an innovative...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Revolutionising Trade Finance: How EY’s TRACK is Transforming Compliance and Risk Management
Trade finance, a critical component of global commerce, is increasingly challenged by rising compliance costs, stricter regulatory...


Nov 21, 20241 min read
VoloFin Secures USD 50 Million to Boost Trade Finance for Indian Exporters
VoloFin, a Singapore-based supply chain fintech, has raised USD 50 million to enhance trade finance solutions for Indian exporters, with...


Nov 21, 20242 min read
Enigio’s trace:original Becomes First Digital Trade Document System Recognised as 'Reliable' Under ICC DSI Framework
Enigio’s trace:original solution has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first digital trade document system to be...


Nov 21, 20242 min read
Brazil Expands Digital Currency Pilot Drex to Revolutionise Trade Finance
Brazil's central bank is advancing its digital currency pilot, Drex, into the realm of trade finance, aiming to automate the settlement...


Nov 14, 20242 min read
iC4DTI: Pioneering Global Digital Trade Transformation
The UK’s Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) is expanding its operations internationally with the launch of iC4DTI on 5...


Nov 11, 20242 min read
Singapore FinTech Festival 2024 Showcases Digitalisation and AI as Key Fintech Themes
The ninth Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) showcased digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) as critical themes influencing the...


Nov 7, 20241 min read
Transforming Trade Finance: Recent Successes by XDC Trade Network
Sunil Senapati from XDC Trade Network recently shared key accomplishments in the network’s ongoing commitment to transforming trade...
Nov 5, 20242 min read
UK’s Havona Technology secures strategic investment from GTR Ventures, expands to Singapore
London/Singapore – November 5th, 2024. UK-headquartered Havona Technology has announced a strategic investment from GTR Ventures (GTRV),...
Oct 30, 20243 min read
XDC Trade Network receives strategic investment from GTR Ventures
SPECIALISED INVESTOR IN TRADE & TRADE FINANCE JOINS XDC TRADE NETWORK’S SEED FUNDING ROUND Singapore – October 30, 2024 . XDC Trade...


Oct 29, 20241 min read
IFC and C2FO Collaborate to Launch Supply Chain Finance Platform for African Small Businesses
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with working capital solutions provider C2FO to develop Africa’s first supply...


Oct 29, 20241 min read
Transforming Trade Finance: Citi rolls out digital bill of exchange
Citi recently launched the Citi Digital Bill (CDB), a digital bill of exchange aimed at transforming trade finance by eliminating...


Oct 29, 20241 min read
Curlec & Seedflex Launch PAYS Advance for Malaysian Merchants
Curlec by Razorpay, a fintech payment gateway in Malaysia, has partnered with Singapore’s Seedflex Technologies to launch the...


Sep 23, 20241 min read
S’pore can facilitate more inclusive trade in Asean
Singapore is playing a key role in supporting South-East Asia’s poorer economies, like Myanmar and Laos, to better integrate into...


Sep 11, 20241 min read
Maybank Invests in Funding Societies to Support Southeast Asian MSMEs
Image: Fintech News Malaysia, Freepik Maybank has made a strategic investment in Funding Societies, a Southeast Asian digital financing...


Sep 9, 20241 min read
UOB wants to dominate US$2 trillion trade finance market in Southeast Asia
United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore’s third-largest lender, is targeting dominance in Southeast Asia’s trade financing sector,...


Sep 6, 20241 min read
Drip Capital secures new investors in latest funding round
Drip Capital, a trade finance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has secured $113 million in a new funding...


Jul 2, 20241 min read
WTO reform key to driving digital trade
In today's digital age, efficient trade relies on seamless data flows and harmonized digital rules. While the world is technically...


Jun 29, 20241 min read
Trade finance assets poised for tokenisation: StanChart
Trade finance assets could become a major tokenized asset class by 2034, making up 16% of the projected $30.1 trillion global tokenized...
bottom of page