Germany's Commerzbank Announces Blockchain Trade Finance Trial

German banking institution Commerzbank is looking to digitize the trade finance process using blockchain.

AccessTimeIconJul 5, 2017 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Updated Aug 18, 2021 at 6:26 p.m. UTC

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German banking institution Commerzbank is looking to digitize the trade finance process using blockchain.

The bank said yesterday in a release that it is working with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IMI), a consultancy firm with operations in Germany, Spain and China.

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  • The focus of that partnership, according to the 4th July announcement, is the pursuit of "new processes and provides latest insights into the future of physical supply chains as well as the future deployment of blockchain based technology in this area".

    Dr. Bernd Laber, the bank's group executive for corporate trade finance and cash management, said in a statement:

    "We are working on several projects and in a number of consortiums also with other international banks on the digitisation of bank products and bank services, and on applications for blockchain technologies. As a corporate bank the focus on future supply chains of our customers is of paramount importance and we will develop this in co-operation with Fraunhofer Institute."

    Commerzbank, which has explored the tech through industry initiatives like the R3 distributed ledger consortium, will "develop scenarios for future supply chains" alongside IMI, though the research schedule and timeline isn't exactly clear.

    The bank previously took part in a blockchain trial focused on commercial debt. That R3-led project also involved fellow banks ABN Amro, ING and KBC. Commerzbank first joined the R3 effort in the fall of 2015.

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