The use of AI in supply chain finance has divided opinion at the SCF Forum Europe this year with industry leaders unable to agree on whether it will live up to the hype surrounding its potential.

SCF can provide essential finance for supporting the growth of companies in “complex countries”, argue panellists at SCF Forum Europe.

Financial technology companies are ramping up their focus on ‘sustainable’ supply chain finance that helps maintain the health of the entire supply chain.

Retailers tell SCF Forum Europe how they used supply chain finance to ensure their key suppliers can afford to stay with them as they develop.

Greater clarity from regulators and increased disclosure by companies is needed in order to prevent misuse of SCF, insists Moody's.

SCF programmes are increasingly being used as a “strategic” move to mitigate the risks supply chains face in today’s uncertain climate.

Rabobank's Menno Middeldorp has insisted that a “zoomed out” view is needed in order to assess how geopolitics affects the world economy and trade.

There is a growing need for more collaboration between finance, procurement and logistics to meet the needs of today’s global supply chains

Maex Ament, the co-founder of Taulia and more recently, Centrifuge,  has joined Greensill as vice chairman of product and technology.

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has announced a review into the impact of supply chain financing on the country's small business and family enterprise sector.