Banking & finance

From the introduction of alternative trade finance providers to the growing interest in blockchain, the banking industry continues to undergo change.

In case you couldn’t make it to Beijing, here are three key takeaways from the first day of the ICC Banking Commission’s 2019 Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission gets underway this week in Beijing, gathering over 650 delegates from 59 countries to discuss the state of the industry and celebrate 100 years of ICC.

Registration is now open for the ICC Banking Commission’s 2019 Annual Meeting, taking place from 8-11 April 2019 at the World China Summit Wing in Beijing.

The digital transformation of trade calls for a new way of thinking, affecting both market conventions and classifications, writes David Hennah, Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance at Finastra.

This year’s International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission Technical Meeting was held for the first time in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The report considers whether the law in this area reflects the technological change that is rapidly occurring in the international trade sector.

Following the release of Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance in 2016, the Global Supply Chain Finance Forum is taking another decisive step in clarifying Supply Chain Finance.

The ICC Banking Commission has announced a long-term agreement with Global Credit Data (GCD), an association owned by banks and home to the world's largest database of bank defaults, to strengthen analysis within the market-leading ICC Trade Register.

ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO joined renowned development economist Jeffrey Sachs at Columbia University last week to discuss a proposed Global Pact for the Environment, presented to the United Nations General Assembly by President of France Emmanuel Macron.