“China Plus One” opens up new risks and complexity: Could digitisation provide answers?
Rarely a day goes by these days without a news event that carries significant implications for the global supply chain. After decades of successful globalisation, this comfortable arrangement is being tested with such worrying frequency in recent years that many companies are reconsidering their supply chain strategies. Even before the outbreak of COVID19, rising US-China […]
The role of CFOs in the EV transition and how digital Supply Chain Finance can help
As the automotive industry accelerates towards an electric future, CFOs are playing a pivotal role in strategically financing the shift from traditional combustion engines to electric vehicles (EVs). It is an undertaking that demands them to juggle substantial upfront investments while ensuring the bottom line remains viable even as they retain a competitive edge. The […]
Charting India’s ESG Regulatory Route to Greater Supply Chain Accountability
Businesses around the world are transitioning to long-term sustainability goals focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations. India has spent the last year keeping pace with new guidelines that mirror these international standards. These include the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI’s) expansion of its ESG reporting framework and the Reserve Bank of […]
Unifying Physical and Financial Supply Chains with GraviTASC
Supply chains today are a complex web of segments and cross-geographical entities, making them more fragmented than ever. Thousands of partners make up a company’s business network. Products are manufactured part by part, with suppliers and distributors located in different countries around the globe. Intermediate goods, which are products used to produce other products, account […]
India’s Integration into Global Value Chains – Bridging Borders, Unlocking Opportunities
As supply chains transform dynamically all over the world, every country has its own inherent capabilities and resources for manufacture and trade. Geopolitics, pandemics, war, and trade tensions are major determinants of the global supply chain playing field. While China remains critical to global value chains (GVCs), there is a noticeable trend in implementing a […]
Bridging Borders – Integrating Regional Trade Finance into the Global Value Chain
Supply chains span multiple geographies today, with companies relying on multi-site production and diverse supply and distribution chains. This presents several advantages as well as challenges. Fragmented supply chains require companies to retain end-to-end transparency and visibility while seamlessly integrating a distributed supplier base. Diversified supply chains demand that companies maintain a balanced relation with […]
Digitalisation makes supply chain finance more accessible to banks as alternative revenue
After a volatile 2023, the global banking sector has continued to face a challenging operating environment this year due to multiple headwinds. These include a divergent global economy, high funding costs due to prolonged elevated interest rates, tight liquidity, a decline in global trade volume from the post-pandemic rebound and sluggish capital market activity. As […]
Interoperability through digital platforms is key to achieving scale in supply chain financing
One of the main hurdles to supply chain financing is the complex and fragmented nature of the supply chain itself, especially for global organisations. For instance, a tech multinational firm with a USD 20 bn annual turnover would typically have at least 200 suppliers spread across over 15 countries, each banking with a least a […]
Digital platforms may be the answer to neglected pre-shipment supply financing needs
Global supply chain financing needs have expanded multifold in recent years, driven by a combination of business needs, operational necessities and technological advancement. According to the Supply Chain Finance Market 2024 Report, the global supply chain financing market revenue was valued at USD 7.3 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 12.3 billion […]
“Higher for Longer”: What Can Enterprise CFOs Do in This Era of Higher Interest Rates?
After bearing the brunt of one of the most aggressive US interest rate hike cycles since the early 1980s, it’s no surprise that the prospect of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve has become the hottest topic for Enterprise CFOs this year. The anxiety is understandable, whether for SMBs, regional conglomerates or MNCs. Between March […]