Trade Finance
Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money engine
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $63,000; MSCI threatens to exclude Strategy from indices
WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise.
South Korea trading giant puts receivables onchain in tokenization test with LG CNS
POSCO International and LG CNS is tapping Injective network to tokenize live commercial invoices, another sign blockchain rails are moving deeper into corporate finance.
DeFi won't win over big banks until it fixes its hacking problem, executives say
Lenders are particularly interested in blockchain's back-office applications, but security failures are blocking wider adoption.
Commodity traders are getting debanked due to Iran war, pushing them to rely on stablecoins
As banks retreat from trade finance amid Iran-linked risk fears, non-bank lenders and traders are increasingly turning to stablecoins for settlement, according to Haycen’s Luke Sully.
Africa Embraces Stablecoins Via IOTA to Unlock $70B Pan-Continent Trade Tech
Formed in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute and the WEF, the initiative aims to overhaul trade with USDT payments across 55 African nations.
XDC Network Acquires Contour to Expand Stablecoins and Tokenization in Trade Finance
XDC said it's reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.
Haycen Secures Stablecoin Issuance License in Bermuda
The company provides stablecoin-based products for non-bank lenders in global trade.
Northern Trust to Provide Custody, Cash Management Services for Stablecoin Issuer Haycen
Haycen provides stablecoin-based solutions for non-bank lenders in global trade.
Tokenized RWA Platform Huma Finance Gets $38M Investment, Plans Expansion to Solana and Stellar’s Soroban
Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement.
