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Digital ledger technology is giving companies their Fridays back

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How leading freight businesses are using digital ledger technology to process end-to-end payments.  

DETAILS: Digital ledger technology is among the innovations leading a fintech revolution. DLT uses independent computers (nodes) to record, share and synchronize transactions. In the freight business, DLT can be used to speed payment processing by creating more transparency in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digital-ledger-technology-is-giving-companies-their-fridays-back

Modernizing the payments process at J.B. Hunt

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The financial supply chain.

DETAILS: J.B. Hunt and U.S. Bank are working together to provide a better payments solution for Hunt customers. Jeff Pape of U.S. Bank sits down with Amy Horn of J.B. Hunt to discuss the changing market for payments solutions. 

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Amy Horn, director of intermodal pricing at J.B. Hunt, is interviewed by Jeff Pape, general manager of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scmft-modernizing-the-payments-process-at-j-b-hunt

Gaining advantages through payment ecosystems

Max Services President Jake Dettmer interviewing Semafor's Head of Technology Mark Wilkie

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Using a payments ecosystem to create a competitive advantage

DETAILS: Payments are always about timing. It’s the cash conversion metrics that keep the logistics industry running. It’s where taking lessons from other industries is important to develop the next generation of liquidity and velocity of payments in the supply chain.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Max Services President Jake...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gaining-advantages-through-payment-ecosystems

E-commerce businesses advised to embed payment platforms amid global supply chain upheaval

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The China Syndrome: Using embedded payments to navigate cross-border buyer complexity.

DETAILS: Diversity is key as e-commerce firms are looking to expand their cross-border businesses this year amid world geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, which is creating supply chain disruptions, manufacturing delays because of lockdown restrictions in China due to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/e-commerce-businesses-advised-to-embed-payment-platforms-amid-global-supply-chain-upheaval

Going online: Technology and sales for fashion businesses

PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster interviewing JOOR CCO Jennifer Rosado and The Fision CTO Tom Kanach

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Staying in style: Scaling tech and sales when the business of fashion goes online

DETAILS: A discussion on the logistics of fashion and how the pandemic changed the game.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster interviewing JOOR CCO Jennifer Rosado and The Fision CTO Tom Kanach

BIO: Tom Kanach ensures the utilization of cutting-edge technology solutions to create a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/going-online-technology-and-sales-for-fashion-businesses

Keynote: Economist Vaclav Smil talks globalization

This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

KEYNOTE TOPIC: How the world works — reshaping global trade and a framework for innovating change.

DETAILS: Vaclav Smil sits down with PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster to discuss the four pillars of modern civilization — steel, ammonia, concrete and plastic — and how they are fundamentally tied to our existence. He discusses the science behind how we got here and where we are going and offers insights to business...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keynote-economist-vaclav-smil-talks-globalization

Meet the new middlemen

Logistics and chemicals experts discuss payments technology during FreightWaves' Supply Chain Meets FinTech event.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Innovating a commodity: How payments technology is reinventing the $7 trillion chemical sector.

DETAILS: Logistics and chemicals experts discuss how the speed and flexibility of payments technology can benefit a company.

SPEAKER: David Haase is the president at ChemDirect.

BIO: Haase has more than 15 years of experience in finance, business development marketing and strategy. He has also...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/meet-the-new-middlemen

Instant booking is competitive necessity for forwarders, says Freightos CEO

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Automated booking and payment for international shipments.

DETAILS: Multiparty booking platforms for air and ocean shipments are rapidly gaining traction, simplifying the customer experience while saving huge amounts of time. Freightos is one of the primary providers in this space, and its founder explains how the system makes life easier for carriers and forwarders of all sizes. 

SPEA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/instant-booking-is-competitive-necessity-for-forwarders-says-freightos-ceo

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