This page shall establish an outline on the key considerations of the application of blockchain technology in Trade Finance. Members of the Hyperledger Trade Finance SIG are invited to attach respective resource file where appropriate as the content of this page shall be incrementally adjusted.
- What is trade finance?
- How does the current value chain / user journeys of Trade Finance look like? Who are the participants? What parties are required to form the minimum viable ecosystem, i.e. the min. amount of parties to sustainably establish the network benefits?
- What are products and services being involved in trade finance? E.g. letter of credit, different financing methods, insurance, etc.
- What are the problems or inefficiencies with the current system?
- What is the value proposition of blockchain technology for Trade Finance?
- What are currently existing DLT / blockchain-based solutions in Trade Finance?
- Interoperability and standardisation matters
- What are governance models for trade finance (enterprise) blockchains (e.g. consortia) with a particular focus on securing attractiveness of platform for both co-initiators as well as later-entrants?
- What are the learnings from the day-to-day operation of blockchain networks for trade finance applications (commercial, technical, legal (data, IP, FS regulatory) considerations)?