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 Role in the Global Value Chain: Opportunities & Risks
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 […]
Regional Trade Finance: Integrating 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 […]
Supply Chain Finance for Banks: A New Revenue Stream
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 […]
Supply Chain Finance Interoperability: The Key to Scale
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 […]
What is Pre-Shipment Financing & How Digital Platforms Help
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 […]
CFO Strategies for a “Higher for Longer” Interest Rate Era
The “New Normal”: Navigating a ‘Higher for Longer’ Rate Environment 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 […]
ISO 20022 and trade finance: how standardised approach will reshape the industry
What is the ISO 20022 Standards? ISO 20022 is a standard for all stakeholders in the financial services industry, which significantly reduces the complexity of sending and deciphering information in a structure data format. This methodology can be used to develop structured financial messages and API resources to help reduce the data misinterpretation and ultimately […]
How to leverage platform based supply chain finance solutions
Parvez Murshed (Head of Pre-Sales & Platform Solutions, TASConnect) is a banker with more than 20 years experience, specialising in Trade Supply Chain Finance and Transaction Banking through various leadership roles within Citigroup in Asia. Choosing Between a Single and Hybrid SCF Platforms: A Decision for Multi-National Treasurers and CFOs Today, treasurers and CFOs of […]
Leveraging on supply chain finance platforms to help corporates accelerate sustainability
Lynette Lee (member, SC Ventures) focuses on driving initiatives and start ups in Sustainability (ESG) space within the Fintech innovation industry. She advances ESG-integration standards and drives the evolution of such stewardship through spearheading collaborative ventures with industries. The Intersection of Supply Chain Finance and Sustainability: An Evolving Global Landscape Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, […]