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Commodity trading giant Gunvor has secured a US$1.1bn syndicated borrowing base facility supporting its global LNG operations, in a deal described by the company as a first of its kind for the market. The facility is structured to support the working capital needs of the Geneva-headquartered company’s LNG activities globally, as well as supporting its ...
HSBC and Walmart have introduced science-based emissions reduction targets into their sustainable supply chain finance (SSCF) programme, which sees suppliers who meet sustainability goals get cheaper financing. Set up in 2019, the SSCF programme for Walmart suppliers was one of the first of its kind. It was developed as a means to support the US ...
London-headquartered fintech Beacon plans to use open banking to assess customers’ bank account data in real time, enabling it to improve its credit offering to SMEs, the company has revealed. Beacon, which provides a digital supply chain and freight platform, will also use other technology to access clients’ live accounting information. The company’s head of ...
Blockchain platform MineHub has introduced a new solution that will enable its users to certify and report ESG credentials such as direct and indirect carbon emissions for the products they sell, buy and finance. Launched in 2019, the MineHub platform focuses on trade operations and document flows between metals and mining companies. It allows parties involved in ...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has formed an advisory board comprising intergovernmental, policy and industry actors in the global trade and trade finance industry, in order to accelerate progress on the worldwide legal reform needed to enable digital trade. Launched today under the auspices of the ICC’s Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) governance board, the ...