The former chief financial officer (CFO) of commodity trader Agritrade International which collapsed last year has been charged by Singapore police with cheating. Lim Beng Kim Lulu is accused of obtaining letters of credit (L/Cs) and procuring forged certificates of… Read More ›
Standard Chartered Bank has more chance of taking possession of assets attached to alleged Indian gold and diamond fraudster, Jatin Mehta, after a judge in the UK high court restored four suspected shell companies. The bank was one of several… Read More ›
The UAE has launched a blockchain-based trade finance platform aimed at curbing double-financing and misinvoicing. UAE Trade Direct then intends turning to other key areas of trade finance, such as digitalising bills of lading and e-invoices and, in time, expects… Read More ›
A new report published by Global Witness (GW) claims to show that Libya continues to lose millions of dollars a year through the fraudulent use of its letters of credit (LC) system run by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL)…. Read More ›
Commodity trade finance blockchain platform Komgo and specialist trade finance fintech Mitech have announced a collaboration to allow users to create an immutable document to guard against fraud and falsification. The collaboration will also provide users with straight through processing… Read More ›