PART I: Basics of Supply Chain Finance -- Chapter: 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Finance -- Chapter: 2 Supply Chain Finance Characteristics -- Chapter: 3 Financial Analysis -- Chapter: 4 Working Capital Management -- PART II: Supply Chain Finance Mechanisms -- Chapter: 5 Trade Finance: Early...

The rise of financial technology (fintech) driven business models in banking poses a challenge for financial regulators. While the positive effects on the banking sector in terms of greater diversity and competition are generally recognized and encouraged by regulators, the nature of fintech...

Based on technical assistance to central banks by the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department and Information Technology Department, this paper examines fintech and the related area of cybersecurity from the perspective of central bank risk management. The paper draws on findings from the...

1. Introduction- Volker Liermann, Claus Stegmann -- Part 1: Automation, distributed ledger and client related aspects -- 2. Batch Processing: Pattern Recognition- Volker Liermann, Claus Stegmann -- 3. Hyperledger fabric as a blockchain framework in the financial industry- Martina Bettio, Fabian...