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The new Normal – Banking for the Future!

The new Normal – Banking for the Future!

By Sam Sehgal & André Casterman, members of the ITFA Fintech Committee and ITFA Technology Experts for Regulatory Action (TERA) 1.0 The History Who could have imagined a few months back the widespread and rampant disruption that Covid-19 would cause. The pace at...

Trade Services in banks : A Complex web of Compliance

Trade Services in banks : A Complex web of Compliance

Trade Services in banks : A Complex web of Compliance Jayan Menon, Country Head - India at Traydstream   Background Traditionally, banks facilitated trade of a country through financing of the importers and exporters, handling of the documents and enabling...

Trade. Reimagined.

Trade. Reimagined.

Sameer Sehgal, CEO of Traydstream   Forces reshaping the World of Trade   It is remarkable how ‘unchanged’ the world of Trade has remained over the last 100 years. The same documents, the same protocols between buyers and sellers, and the same Trade Letters...

Why digitise Trade Finance?

Why digitise Trade Finance?

The Start of Digitisation in Trade Finance Introduction to Trade Finance Trade Finance at its core, has existed for thousands of years and can be seen in early documentation of Silk Routes. Fast forward to the present day, Trade Finance remains key to global trade....

Beyond the Blockchain

Beyond the Blockchain

(What's Next for Trade Finance's Automation?) A lot has been made recently of the advent of blockchain in financial services, and banks must be applauded for their commitment to change; consortiums like R3 are clearly positive initiatives that demonstrate the...

Winning  in a world of ecosystems

Winning in a world of ecosystems

Winning in a world of ecosystems An ecosystem, from McKinsey’s perspective, is an interconnected set of services enabling users to fulfill a variety of needs in one integrated experience. We are currently amidst a world seeing digital boom and technological emergence....