Adapting to Change: The Unfolding World of E-commerce Trade Finance

Market participants are increasingly using online marketplaces for trade finance services, but existing finance mechanisms are not all adequately positioned to support this growth and their working capital needs. Citi’s Pauline Kontos, global head of working capital advisory, treasury and trade solutions (TTS) and Bob Petrie, director, TTS trade partnerships and innovation, discuss the vibrant e-commerce market, what its evolution means from a funding perspective, and how banks are rising to the challenge of supporting the digital trade finance business model to enable e-commerce to thrive.

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