In our white paper we present the direct benefits and impact of fintech on the logistics industry. Best practices and future developments show the opportunities of financial innovation for the logistics industry. Three application domains Traditionally, innovation in the Netherlands has been organised according to industries, creating...
As part of the Logistics & Fintech program, we identified existing examples of fintech companies working with the logistics industry, or best practices. The goal was to be able to show concrete examples of success stories for future collaborations between fintech and logistics companies to...
TMW Systems presents practical applications and an overview of implementation guidelines for blockchain within the transportation marketplace in its recently released paper - Blockchain for Transportation: Where the Future Starts. With digital technology reshaping the transportation industry, blockchain has quickly become a key priority for many...
The logistics sector is known for its problem-solving mode. Thinking in solutions is core business, together with room for flexibility and client service at a high level. Over the last years, the demand on this service has never been so high, with next-day-delivery turning into...
Last week, the 7th of June, we held our third Logistics and FinTech Meetup in Rotterdam at the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE). The Meetup was a great success, with the attendants listening to some of our members pitching their exciting new ideas and products. The...
Innovations in Insurtech help shippers and logistics service providers to manage risk of disturbing logistics processes. By unlocking and analysing operational data, Insurtech can reveal risks like theft, accidents and damage for individual companies, processes, lanes or even individual drivers. The attendees of the round table Insurtech & Logistics see that...
Logistics is a world full of diversity. It involves many stakeholders, who are having lots of different interests. Shippers want to have their goods transported securely while forwarders require speed. Global carriers want full loads in their means of transport and agents want information to...
According to a recently released report by The Paypers - B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-invoicing Guide 2017 – logistics service providers are shaping the future of supply chain finance, presenting promising opportunities for enhanced collaboration and integration between the physical and financial...
In addition to gathering data to rank the Top 100 logistics service providers, a brief survey was conducted amongst participating logistics service providers. In a recent article published by logistiek.nl, Kees Verweij, a partner at Buck Consultants International, presented the findings. The Top 100 Logistics Service...
VISION Perspective Outlook: the road ahead In its 2017 Numbers & Trends Report for Carriage of goods by road, Rabobank expects to see a continued growth in volume of around 2 to 2.5% for the road transport sector during 2017. This growth is evident in areas other than...