On Wednesday, November 29th, Holland FinTech and Dinalog attended the Supply Chain Finance Forum at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. Overall, the attendees included people from the finance side of the spectrum, as well as people from the logistics industry or the supply chain department...
Désirée van Gorp is Professor of International Business at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Atradius Credit Insurance. We spoke with her about her extensive research on offshoring and its implications for Dutch companies working internationally. 1. Your research...
The platform was launched last week, and was put in place to remedy trade finance problems. It will serve India and wider South Asia and form multi-party, cross-border networks for trading by using blockchain technology. To increase efficiency, the platform manages many roles; including logistics, certifications,...
Blockchain has been in the news a lot this week. Bloomberg said that interest was at an all time high. Part of this trend is Morgan Stanley’s report “Blockchain in Freight Transportation: Early Days Yet but Worth the Hype.” The report highlighted blockchain’s potential to affect...
Wave, a fintech startup using blockchain technology to allow entities throughout supply chains to directly exchange documents, has just successfully completed a pilot with ZIM, an Israeli shipping company, and Sparx Logistics of Hong Kong. This pilot tested bills of lading, particularly their issuing and...
In Viewpoint we ask experts to share their thoughts on the role of technology in logistics and emerging trends. This week, Machiel Bode of ING discusses, from a banker’s point of view, how fintech is affecting the logistics industry. Machiel Bode, Sector Banker at ING for Transport...
Raab Karcher is a specialist in building products and services. Besides their B2B activities they also serve consumers. They had trouble with inefficient invoicing for the complementary website services. Their website is meant to help clients order products and services easily. This webservice is paid...
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...
On Thursday November 16th, The Logistics and FinTech Seminar took place in B1. Amsterdam, hosted by IBM and organized by Dinalog and Holland FinTech. The location is a creative work space for innovation, education and growth, which can instantly be felt in the vibe upon...
BlockEx, the digital asset exchange platform, has teamed up with OpenText to tackle supply chain finance inefficiencies by developing a blockchain-based solution. The companies announced the partnership last Tuesday. BlockEx’s Digital Asset Exchange Platform (DAxP) is a digital asset creation, issuance and trading platform. BlockEx currently...