Singapore’s new trade data sharing platform seeks to stem fraud

Office workers go for lunch at the central business district on the first day free of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Singapore, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) – A Singapore trade data sharing platform backed by banks, commodity houses and state firms has signed up 70 participants as part of the city-state’s attempts to bolster confidence after a spate of commodity trade finance frauds in recent years.The Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex), whose founders include banks DBS (DBSM.SI) and Standard Chartered (STAN.L), commodity trader Trafigura and the …
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