Market Scan

Headlines: Supply Chain Finance

Podcast:  Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, Comments on the Financial Supply Chain.  Link here.

Headlines: Supply Chain Finance

U.S. Bank Grows PowerTrack with Addition of AIMS Logistics

US Banker Reports on E-Payments

The September issue of US Banker on E-Payments

In "Banks Can Cure Docs' Payment Plans," John Adams writes about the opportunity for banks in medical remittance processing.  Mr. Adams cites industry studies showing that it can cost up to $33 for a health-care provider to post a payment and that health-care payments account for 3.4 billion out of 9.3 billion business-to-business payments. 

In "Technology Can Drive Out Payment Chain Inefficiencies," Lee Conrad identifies JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, US Bank, HSBC, and ABN Amro as leaders in Supply Chain Finance. 

In "U.S. Targeted by RBC in E-Payments Business," John Adams describes RBC's new payment service which lets foreign customers of American companies make card payments using their local currency and card type.

Money Center Banks Pushing Supply Chain Finance

This website (including video presentation) from US Bank introduces the topic of supply chain finance and illustrates how money center banks are trying to imbed themselves into the physical supply chains of global companies.

    http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/commercial_business/products_and_services/corp_payment/powertrack.cfm