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...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to expand internationally. “Information friction” is a significant cause of this financing gap. Recent financial technologies (fintech) can improve supply chain...

This paper aims to bridge the knowledge gap in existing literature on Bitcoin, Blockchain, and FinTech. It begins by clarifying the definition of these concepts. Through a systematic review and case studies in the supply chain industry, this paper brings out the applications, the benefits/value,...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to grow their businesses internationally. One significant cause of this financing gap is informational friction. Various supply chain finance products and solutions are...

Chapter 1. Primer on Operations, Finance, and Their Interface -- Chapter 2. Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing -- Chapter 3. Blockchain -- Chapter 4. FinTech and OpTech -- Chapter 5. Supply Chain Finance -- Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robots -- Chapter 7. Analytics, IoT...

Trade finance is the backbone of international trade for entities ranging from a small businesses to multi-national corporations. An estimated 80 percent of world trade relies on this form of finance (WTO, 2017). Despite its systemic importance and rapid growth, data availability is only...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries face severe financing difficulties, especially when trying to expand internationally. "Information friction" is a significant cause of this financing gap. Recent financial technologies (fintech) can improve supply chain finance...