August BUlletin Published

31/08/2018
Publications

Innovations in trade technology, e-commerce and insuretech | Rethinking local currency | LMA's new buyer credit facility 

Contributors this month explore diverse themes of innovation, from the foundations of trade in the form of smart ledgers through to new approaches to supporting e-commerce exports, from Sinosure. Martha Notaras, Partner at XL Innovate discusses how her team assess the potential of insuretech solutions and Harald Hirschhofer and Niels Vermeijden of TCX propose an alternative view on local currency in international trade.

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