Digital Trade

UK Digitalisation of Trade
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 marks a sea change in trade finance industry. At its core, the Act does something incredibly simple: it provides legal status to electronic trade documents, making them equivalent to their paper counterparts

2023 Americas Annual LC Survey • Executive Summary (Part 1)
Part 1 Executive Summary of IIBLP's Americas Annual LC Survey in 2023
Indian Corporate First to Use SWIFT India’s e-Bank Guarantee Platform
Natural gas company GAIL Limited, in coordination with Axis Bank, has announced it is the first Indian corporate to go
Legislative Bill Introduced in New York to Advance Electronic Records
A bill to amend New York State’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and adopt a new Article 12 (Controllable Electronic
Vietnam’s New Regulations on Bank Guarantees in Force
On 1 April 2023, Circular No. 11/2022/TT-NHNN issued in 2022 by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) regarding
Enigio’s trace:original Solution Backs First Complete Digital Trade Transaction
Digital information tech company Enigio announced on 31 May 2023 that it has completed its first digital end-to-end trade document
DCW Catches Up With Stefan Tryggvason, Chief Executive Officer of China Systems
DCW Interviews Stefan Tryggvason about global supply chain
Singapore’s eGuarantees Bring Efficiencies to Process
The Singaporean government launched eGuarantee@Gov, a simple and secure digital process whereby businesses and individuals can provide Electronic Bank Guarantees to Singapore Government agencies.

Originality of Paper and Electronic Documents (Part 3)
Pavel Andrle's exploration of the originality of paper and electronic documents - Part 3 of a three part series.
Implications for Trade Finance of Proposed 2022 UCC Amendments
Potentially game-changing amendments have been proposed for the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) to govern commercial transactions, including Articles 2 (Sales), 3 (Commercial Paper), 5 (Letters of Credit), and more.

2023 Americas Annual LC Survey • Executive Summary (Part 2)
For the 31st consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its Americas Annual LC Survey conference, 8-9 June 2023.