Tat Yeen Yap has held trade finance roles at ABN AMRO, Citi and Societe Generale. He’s now Head Supply Chain Trade Solutions at Maybank SG. He serves on the Global SCF Forum, is an ICC DOCDEX Expert, and Sherpa for the APFF Digital Trade Finance Lab.
The September 2025 bankruptcy filing of First Brands has thrust supply chain finance into the industry spotlight again. Supply chain specialist Tat Yeen Yap explains how certain forms of SCF techniques work and addresses whether they can give rise to opaque accounting and hidden financial debt.
Alignment between UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 and MLETR. Criteria for electronic trade document reliability, the Act's impact on eUCP, and systems for digitising trade.
Honour, negotiation, and reimbursement – individually and collectively – are perhaps some of the least understood (or most misunderstood) terms in letter
Within the ambit of trade finance is found a broad range of products and solutions that support global trade and its growth. This article discusses Receivables Purchase, a method of financing different from traditional lending, and financing linked to documentary credits.
