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How to Structure a Supply Chain Finance Transaction

WHAT IS A SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE TRANSACTION? Supply chain finance is a financing method designed to support suppliers fulfill their orders especially in regard to a reputable and financially stable customer. The off taker equally benefits by extending their day’s payable and thereby managing their business better. From the sponsors (banks) perspective this is a medium risk, short term, high income transaction income product. The risk is anchored on the reputation and credit worthiness of the off taker with whom the supplier does business with regularly. If well-structured with the right parties has the opportunity to rake in more income with less risk and minimal provisional as regards to the regulators expectations of safe lending practices. Transaction Checklist Items NEGOTIABLE Industry Address Audited Financials Procurement Policy/Supplier On boarding Protocols Memorandum and Articles of Association NON NEGOTIABLE Company Name Annual Turnover
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The Pigeon Network - Cape to Cairo

Imagine 100 Banks, 1,000,000 Corporate's with their 10,000,000 SME Suppliers, 10 Shipping Lines, 100 Insurance Companies, 10 Credit Reference Bureaus, 50 Chambers of Commerce onto one Platform and engaging in a transparent and Profitable trading business across 54 African Countries, its a Goal we have set and will pursue 1 Partner at a time. The Pigeon Network is building cutting edge Working Capital, Trade Finance and Insurance Premium Financing Technology which shall include a suite of AML/CDD specific APIs, Trade specific APIs, Omni Channel Access – Web, App, USSD Technology Tools, Multi language, ERP enabled, Insurance Contract Templates and Documentary credit Tools to be connected to the SWIFT Global Platform to facilitate trade finance globally.
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Age of Technology

Internet Banking, Agency Banking and other Self Service Channels have revolutionized the way we access and use banking services. Sadly though Lending has still remained medieval; due to stringent Banking Regulations and mostly because many Small Businesses lack Collateral to secure this Credit. Technology has not been as fluent in supporting this challenge hence the Wallet Trade Finance Platform (WTFP). We are building a business that not only addresses the access to Credit challenge digitally, but also enables adherence to stringent Banking Regulations including Credit Quality Scoring, Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) Protocols. We don't intend to change anything, we simply hope to profitably disrupt the Billion Dollar Trade Finance business and with some Luck build a Revolutionary Business Model.
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Trade Finance - Cape to Cairo

Africa has been summed up as follows: Africa has the land, water and people needed to be an efficient producer and derive a competitive advantage in Agriculture, both to feed an expanding urban population and to generate export income enabling many to reduce poverty and boost economic growth.  The challenge is our ability to finance Agriculture, the risks involved in primary agriculture  are well stated, climate change, post harvest losses and an inefficient marketing system makes the most lucrative enterprise fall flat on its face. Imagine  for a while from Cape to Cairo the ability to forecast demand, grow with a confirmed order, get paid and ship from Cape Town to a buyer in Egypt who needs that ingredient to fulfill an order from a multinational headquartered in London.  These possibilities are endless. from Charting a Demand Forecast - a Farmer can be advanced 20%, with a Confirmed Order 25%, Invoicing 35% and on Shipping the balance of 20% enabling a smooth supply
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