THE FSW TRADE FINANCE BLOG
FSW Trade Finance’s QuickPay Saves Burt and Sofia!
Burt is a Buyer responsible for his company’s Supply Chain Finance. He is under pressure to have as much working capital available so that production can use the funds to order more parts and the research department can use the funds for investment in their new innovative technology. Unfortunately, now Burt has to listen to the Accounts Payable department’s complaints…
FSW Trade Finance Can Help Optimize a Company’s Working Capital Through its Supply Chain Finance Program
Working Capital has graduated to a higher focus these days. As a former Treasury manager, my team and I would siphon through the numbers to ensure that we had the cash flow to continue that day’s operations, as well as…
Suppliers can be HUGE Beneficiaries of a Supply Chain Finance Program
We have a tendency to talk about the Buyer’s organization frequently and the benefits that they realize utilizing a robust supply chain finance program…but the Suppliers? What about the Suppliers?
FSW Trade Finance’s QuickPay Can Shift Your Team’s Mindset!
Emerging technologies abound! Two camps exist as to how to receive technological disruptors. The first business camp wonders “What is the potential impact; and how will these advancements affect my business?” The second…
Leverage Supply Chain Finance Technology to Create Disruption
In today’s age, if you do not adapt or disrupt, you are left in the dust by the competitor who is nipping at your heels. Look back at some of the larger companies who were at the top of their game and became complacent or reluctant to accept technological change…
Advantages of Optimizing Working Capital
Working Capital is total current assets minus total current liabilities. The excess is your liquidity cushion. Almost all current assets (primarily inventory, accounts receivable, etc.) are funded by a company’s current liabilities, primarily accounts payable…
LIBOR – How can Supply Chain Finance Reduce the Uncertainty of Interest Rate Changes?
Libor, which is short for the London interbank offered rate, is a published daily interest rate benchmark or the basis for many other interest rates. If you have heard of it, that might be because it was at the center of a market-manipulation scandal that resulted in jail time for some traders and billions of dollars in fines for many banks. The result is…
