Exclusive: Contour goes live, making blockchain-based trade finance a reality | Global Trade Review (GTR)

Blockchain trade finance initiative Contour has now left beta, bringing the decentralised, digital trade finance platform into full live production. Owned by eight shareholder banks – Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, CTBC, HSBC, ING, Standard Chartered, SEB and Citi – Contour delivers a