

Because cloud applications could be wirelessly delivered, enhancements could be pushed to customers on a quicker schedule. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, this concept of “cloud computing” led to a paradigm shift in how software businesses provided their solutions to customers. Once devices were interconnected and began transmitting large amounts of data, however, applications could be delivered wirelessly over the internet. HSBC and Walmart joined forces in April on a finance programme that pegs a supplier’s financing rate to its ecological footprint.Until the advent of the internet, software applications were delivered in physical form, via floppy disk or CD. Additionally, a survey of banks in 98 different countries identified SCF as the most important area for development and strategic focus in 2019-20. As we embrace open banking, we connect communities across our footprint and provide access to integrated solutions that enable our clients to grow their businesses sustainably.”Ī report by McKinsey suggested that SCF had a potential global revenue pool of $20 billion. We are delighted to collaborate with SAP Ariba to support our clients throughout their procure-to-pay lifecycles and beyond.

Lisa Robins, global head of Transaction Banking at Standard Chartered commented: “Our goal is to make life easier for our clients and their ecosystems, and as their businesses evolve, so do we.

