The world’s largest economies could increase the flow of international trade by as much as nine trillion US dollars (£6.6 trillion) by 2026 if they shift to using digital trade documents, a report ...

One of the challenges often highlighted by businesses seeking to increase their export footprint is the lack of ...

The government has introduced the Electronic Trade Documents Bill in Parliament, aiming to reduce the amount of paper trade documents that are printed daily. Previously, all trade documents had to be ...

Christoph Wagner is the CEO of Scanbot SDK, a software development company specializing in data capture software for mobile and web apps. Paper is the lifeblood of international trade. Every day, ...

A slow process of switching from physical to digital trade documentation appears to be speeding up. Digitalization holds as much promise for corporates as it does for financial institutions and other ...

While global trade costs have dropped over the past 200 years, the paper-based trade documents still required in many developing nations contribute to trade delays and high costs, particularly in ...

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. The Electronic Trade Documents Bill is one of the most important bills you have never heard ...

U.S. Bank has completed its first fully digital trade finance transaction as financial institutions move away from paper-based processes for international trade. Processing Content The national bank ...

Since time immemorial, technological innovations have shaped the structure of commerce and trade. The discovery of electricity encouraged mass production and the advent of steam engines ushered in an ...

The Secretary-General of the United Nations on Trade and Development is calling for international financial institutions to fill the investment gap globally. The Secretary-General of the United ...