Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, today launches its Unlocking Global Tech report, assessing the value of UK digital tech exports and exploring the opportunities and challenges for digital tech companies to expand and scale in different regions around the world post Covid-19. The report found that the UK was the […]
The International Chamber of Commerce, the institutional representative of 45 million businesses worldwide, has announced the creation of a new Advisory Group on Trade Finance (ATF) – a cross-sectoral coalition of leaders in global trade. The ATF – co-chaired by Dr. Victor K. Fung, chairman of the Fung Group, and Marcus Wallenberg, chair of SEB […]
UK businesses without an EU presence will need to act before the end of the year and appoint an ‘indirect representative’ to declare their EU imports and exports, or set up an establishment in the EU, as otherwise they will not be able to trade with the EU, says leading tax and advisory firm Blick […]
Atradius forecasts a jump in insolvencies across Asia in 2020, with Hong Kong expected to be one of the most affected markets across the globe. The increases are primarily driven by the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on global economies. Every major economy, except for China, is expected to enter recession this year, the […]
CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, now has more than two million customers who sign online, web and mobile banking transactions on their smartphone, using the CaixaBank Sign application. This figure has doubled compared to October 2019, when it hit one million customers using the bank’s digital signature application. The growth in the use of this […]
In a joint basic research project with the Bosch research team “Economy of Things”, Daimler Mobility and technology partner 51nodes, Boerse Stuttgart Group has developed a flexible method for financing industrial capital goods on a blockchain basis. In addition to technical feasibility, the project, which has been running since May 2019, also covered legal and […]
The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF) – comprising BAFT (Bankers’ Association for Finance and Trade ), FCI (formerly known as Factors Chain International), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and the Euro Banking Association (EBA) – have released a paper in response to growing concerns regarding the […]
Backbase today announces that Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has gone live with a brand new mobile app for SMEs built from the ground up on the Backbase Digital-first Banking Platform. This milestone marks the completion of the first phase of MCB and Backbase collaboration. Together with Backbase, the bank is accelerating the path towards digital […]
Over 75% of Malaysian businesses have embraced at least one fintech product or service over the past 12 months, according to findings from a new regional survey of business fintech usage by global professional accounting organisation CPA Australia. Mobile payments and digital wallets were the most widely adopted fintech in Malaysia in the past 12 […]
Duff & Phelps, the world’s premier provider of governance, risk and transparency solutions, has launched its seventh annual Global Enforcement Review. The report found that the first half of 2020 has seen an uptick in AML fine values globally totaling $706m compared to 2019’s full-year-total of $444m. However, the global totals of AML fines in […]
