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Challenger Management Joins Hands With DP World To Finance Trade

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According to the latest news, DP World, a leading international logistics company and advanced supply chain solutions provider reported an association between CARGOES Finance by DP World and Challenger Management Limited, to help customers get working capital solutions from the international finance fund.  CARGOES Finance by DP World is a fintech platform that brings global importers, exporters, and logistic companies to a single platform that requires getting finance from around the world with financial institutions. CARGOES Finance also delivers lenders access to data on cargo movements, empowering them to finance with peace of mind. Under the partnership, CARGOES Finance will be delivering digital instruments to Challenger Management to further accelerate paper-heavy processes, KYC (Know Your Customer) and anti-money laundering information on customers, and confidential trade data throughout the supply chain and other risk mitigant highlights on the platform.  Read more: ht...

Digitalisation driving the future of trade finance for SMEs

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If trade is the gear that drives the global economy, trade finance is the oil that keeps the equipment turning. On a macro-level, trade finance is crucial in facilitating the movement of goods across borders. It helps generate investment and employment while ensuring the population's needs are met. Furthermore, trade finance enables companies to participate in global trade by providing cash flow and risk mitigation, finding new markets, expanding their business, and capturing new revenue streams. While trade finance underpins every phase of the global supply chain and is pivotal for the economy's growth, the world faces a chronic and vast trade finance gap. According to the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the global trade finance gap widened to US$1.7 trillion in 2020, a 15% increase from US$1.5 trillion in 2018. Not surprisingly, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to be most impacted by the trade finance gap. Although SMEs comprise just 23% of all trade finance ap...