This document discusses innovations in supply chain financing using platforms like blockchain. It explains that blockchain creates an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between parties efficiently and permanently. Using blockchain in the supply chain allows multiple stakeholders like vendors, corporations, and banks to interact on the same platform to raise invoices, approve payments, and fund transactions. The document also briefly mentions tech innovations in insurance and fintech companies adding value through digitization, citing the example of Digit Insurance and Zerodha in India.