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Trade Finance: Attractive Asset Class & Investor Day Insights
The trade finance industry needs a makeover to change its public image of risk and instability, despite being an attractive asset class. The most tempting aspect of trade finance for investors is its direct relation to the real economy, financing essential, tangible transactions that power industry. Trade finance is a rapidly ageing industry that needs to attract the younger generation to replace senior professionals nearing retirement. The trade finance industry has an image problem.
10 QUESTIONS FOR TRADE COMPLIANCE VENDORS ON COLLABORATION MODELS IN FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
ITFA > Newsletters > 10 QUESTIONS FOR TRADE COMPLIANCE VENDORS ON COLLABORATION MODELS IN FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION Written by Andre Casterman, ITFA Board Member The webinar focused on financial crime compliance in trade finance, with Ben Arber, CEO, Complidata introducing ITFA’s FCC Initiative (co-chaired with Graham Baldock, Citibank) and its mission to elevate the importance of financial crime compliance in trade finance through awareness, dialogue, and...
Done deal: How electronic promissory notes are supporting trade in Eastern Europe
AC Andre Casterman Founder and Managing Director, Casterman Advisory Bills of ExchangeCentral Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)Digital TradePaymentsPromissory NotesRisk ManagementEurope and Central Asia Bills of ExchangeCentral Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)Digital TradePaymentsPromissory NotesRisk ManagementEurope and Central Asia In an age when digital payment systems have become as essential to modern life as electricity or running water, Denmark’s Saturday evening plunge into financial...
Structured credit: Closing in on the trade finance gap
It’s been an interesting year. The ups and downs of the supply chain, the relentless pressures of stubborn inflation and widespread conflicts across Europe and the Middle East have reshaped the trade finance market forever. What does the concept of ‘security’ look like for global trade in 2025? How do we understand risk, let alone mitigate it? André Casterman, CEO of the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative (TFDI), is acutely aware of the challenges ahead.
VOXPOP | André Casterman on bridging the trade finance gap
A big part of bridging the trade finance gap can be accomplished by connecting disparate parties together. “Usually, both communities have never met,” said André Casterman, CEO of TFD Initiative and Chairperson of the ITFA Fintech Committee. One manner to overcome this is by connecting asset managers with SME-focused originators, business-to-business platforms, alternative lenders, and so on.
PODCAST | The role of innovative technologies in transforming Moroccan trade
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VIDEO | Corporate and bank perspective on adopting the ETDA: Use case with Trafigura
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Finding Opportunity in Challenge: Why New Regulations Offer a Chance For Business to Get on Top of Data Management
The combination of CESOP, PSD3 and the PSR, has put businesses under new pressures. In this engaging article, André Casterman, Senior Advisor at Intix provides invaluable guidance on how companies can stay ahead of the curve. The regulatory landscape in Europe is undergoing a serious makeover. Between the introduction of CESOP and the planned rollout of PSD3 and the PSR, financial institutions must devote renewed focus to address compliance issues.
Fireside Chat | A breakdown of distribution and an introduction TFG Distribution Finance
In July 2023, TFG Distribution Finance was launched to drive liquidity into the trade finance market, from institutional capital, banks, and credit funds, facilitated by TFG and its partners.
Banking on value: Financial institutions deserve more from their data
In 2006, Clive Humby famously declared that “data is the new oil”. The eye-catching quote perfectly surmised the immense potential value of data as it was understood at the time. Since then, that potential has only grown, particularly within the realm of financial services. For many banks and financial institutions, data has become a cornerstone for creating value in recent times. However, some in the field have struggled to keep up with this change.
Video: Originate-to-distribute, the end of balance sheet lending?
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The Integration Of Technology Is Imperative To Closing The Trade Finance Gap
By André Casterman, CEO of the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative The global trade finance gap is continuing to grow, reaching a record $2.5tn in 2022, up from $1.7tn in 2020. Essential to the movement of goods across global markets, the demand for trade finance has vastly outstripped supply. SMEs across the world and businesses in emerging markets are in serious need of capital in order to run, and in turn, create jobs and economic growth, yet the financing is often hard to access.
Incredible Insights from Consummately Catalogued Data
Join André Casterman from Intix in FF News’ coverage from Sibos 2023! In this video, we delve into the pivotal role of financial transparency in the era of big data. Discover why transparency is the linchpin, empowering banks to harness vast datasets for strategic decisions. Explore how payment transparency streamlines cross-border transactions, unraveling its challenges in bank-managed scenarios. Learn about the regulations shaping transparency, Intix’s journey, and Swift’s ecosystem insights.
Igniting Innovation with Better Outcomes
Join Bruno Mellado from BNP Paribas, Intix‘s André Casterman and Crown Agents Bank‘s Nkosi Moyo in this episode of The Fintech Show. These industry pioneers unravel the complexities and opportunities that come with understanding your data in a time of real-time, cross-border payments.
EXCLUSIVE: "The 'Google of Payments'"
Former Swift veteran André Casterman now heads up the marketing operation at specialist data management company Intix. Here he talks to The Fintech Magazine about banks’ growing opportunities around data THE FINTECH MAGAZINE: Banks are sitting on vast amounts of payments data. How can they leverage that asset for their own and clients’ benefit?
5 industry priorities for digital negotiable instruments
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Dubai’s undeniable growth in trade, logistics and the financing of international commerce has made it one of the most desirable trade destinations in the world. This is why I invested more time with members of the ITFA Middle East committee in 2022.
Is DLT the new foundation for interoperable transactions in banking?
Related Companies Commodity Technology Advisory Bringing End Users and Vendors together EKA Software Solutions Analytical and operational solutions to navigate complex, volatile markets. Enuit The award-winning provider of Commodity Management solutions worldwide. By André Casterman, Founder, Casterman Advisory DLT offers the financial services industry a new piece of infrastructure to push the boundaries of Open Banking. But it doesn’t come without its challenges.
Is DLT the new foundation for interoperable transactions in banking?
By André Casterman, Founder, Casterman Advisory DLT offers the financial services industry a new piece of infrastructure to push the boundaries of Open Banking. But it doesn’t come without its challenges. TFG heard from tradetech expert André Casterman on future use cases for blockchain in assets, trade and transaction banking.
Andre Casterman | Contributor | Trade Finance Global
André Casterman is the founder and Managing Director of Casterman Advisory and advises early-stage fintechs active in trade financing, payments and digital assets. He is a board member of trade-focused fintechs. In addition, he chairs the Fintech Committee at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), which focuses on helping banks automate trade finance to establish it as an investable asset class for institutional and retail investors.
Leadership in data management - increasing efficiency in compliance investigations
Articles07-02-2023by Andre Casterman, INTIX Infinite Intelligence talked with Nezar Nassr, Product Manager at data management company Intix to discuss the data challenges faced by compliance officers in dealing with investigations. Why is access to transaction data harder that it seems for banks? Financial institutions need to get their data in order – this has been obvious for years years, but it also takes years to make it happen.
Intix's André Casterman, on the Future of Real-Time in Banking
For The Fintech Show, we spoke to Intix‘s André Casterman, about the future trends in banking, from real time payments and financial reporting to mutli-channel capabilities, and where Intix fits into that journey. People In This Post Companies In This Post
Intix CMO, André Casterman, on the Effects Geopolitical Events Have on Global Financial Institutions
In this segment of The Fintech Show, André Casterman discusses how geopolitical events can effect financial institutions and the number of channels banks now need to manage to maintain their global reach. People In This Post Companies In This Post
Intix CMO, André Casterman, on Why Compliance Officers Need Structured Datasets
In this segment of The Fintech Show, Intix’s André Casterman discusses how bank compliance officers benefit from having access to structured datasets and the consequent effect this has on effective decision-making.
EXCLUSIVE: "Going to x-tremes"
Financial institutions have long been required to monitor transaction data. But now both regulators and stakeholders are demanding insight on a wider range of issues, the volume of information and analysis demands a new approach, says Intix‘s Andre Casterman Legislation typically lags innovation in the digital age and that assertion is clearly true in the case of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.
Intix's André Casterman on the Challenges of Maintaining Legacy Technology
Intix’s CMO, André Casterman, talks us through the challenges banks face due to their reliance on legacy technology, and how Intix can help simplify the process of retrieving multiple datasets. People In This Post Companies In This Post
Intix's André Casterman on The Impact of Real-Payments and the Demand for Transaction Data
In this segment of The Fintech Show, Intix’s André Casterman discusses the new benefits corporates and consumers enjoy with Faster Payments and big client demand for real-time transaction data. People In This Post Companies In This Post
The evolving payments landscape: how data-sharing makes all the difference
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The evolution of cross-border payments is more exciting than ever. However, for banks, the priority is to use the payment data for compliance and differentiation. So, get your data in order. Continued innovations in cross-border payments Cross-border payments have transformed over the last six years like never before. Around a decade ago, new entrants prompted SWIFT to find a way to increase visibility by tracking global payments processed by correspondent banks.
Intix's André Casterman on Why Richer Data is Essential for Real-Time Payments
In this segment of The Fintech Show, Intix‘s Chief Marketing Officer, André Casterman, explains how real-time payments have altered business operations and why this has led to regulators and institutions utilising richer datasets to communicate. People In This Post Companies In This Post
EXCLUSIVE: "Raising the Stakes"
An unprecedented raft of changes have combined to force the hand of financial industry players, when it comes to transaction intelligence, says Intix’s André Casterman If the world of finance were a game of poker, things would be getting extremely tense by now. Banks and other institutions have been dealt an unexpected set of hands, one after the other, which have them scrabbling to catch up when it comes to compliance.
Intix's André Casterman On How Banks Should Respond to Regulatory Demands
In this segment of The Fintech Show, we sit with André Casterman, the Chief Marketing Officer of Intix, about the standards for higher value payments and the need for more precise financial reporting. Regulators are expecting banks to be more steadfast with their reporting – this is where automated capabilities would relieve the most tension. People In This Post Companies In This Post
Intix's André Casterman Explains Why Banks Need to Get their Data In Order
In this segment of The Fintech Show, we talk to André Casterman, the Chief Marketing Officer of data management company, Intix, about innovative regulators, and why banks need to get their transaction data in order. According to Castreman. The regulators want more data and faster reporting from banks – more planning and technology capabilities are required to facilitate this. People In This Post Companies In This Post
The Fintech Show: The Data in a Payment - What insights can be gained from new data accessibility?
In today’s episode of The Fintech Show we look at how compliance officers have been tasked with the hardest jobs of all in a bank, sifting through payments data. We are seeing Money laundering fines, scams, chargebacks and when payments travel Real Time, is this even possible?
How compliance officers fight reputational risks using data technology
Regulatory scrutiny of financial institutions has increased dramatically over the last decade, making the job of banks’ compliance officers ever more critical and intensive. A vast number of functions and responsibilities have been added to compliance officers’ responsibilities, as part of enterprise-wide data governance mandates.
Question Answered: Innovate, don’t follow
This issue’s question “Steve Jobs: ‘Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.’ Discuss.” Royston Da Costa Assistant Group Treasurer Ferguson Group Services Limited One of the most powerful forces at play in today’s world is innovation. It is in the journeys that companies and industries undergo; transforming themselves to be able to survive, compete, and stay at the top of their game, where we witness the power of this force.
PSD2 ‘most interesting’ when combined with social media or government data
The most interesting outcomes of PSD2 will be derived from companies combining Open Banking with data from other areas like social media or government, argued Miles Cheetham, Open Banking Ltd. The intention of Europe’s revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) was to create a fairer more transparent and level playing field in banking, explained Cheetham, head of customer engagement, Open Banking – an organisation established by the UK government to make PSD2 a success.
Collaborating with FinTech’s drives transformation and accelerates change
There are various ways for financial institutions to benefit from advanced technologies and business models provided by so-called FinTech’s. For those still hesitating to make the step, one approach is to start collaborating with FinTech’s that help them in a non-intrusive, incremental way thereby limiting business risks. For those who are more bullish, taking stakes in handpicked FinTech companies will be the way to go, albeit riskier.
Apps are ‘critical’ in treasury’s shift to mobile banking: Capital One
Apps are a critical part of treasury’s shift to mobile banking, argues Chad Wallace, head of commercial digital channels at Capital One. Mobile banking was a particular area of interest for 67% of treasurers and corporate finance professionals in a recent AFP and Capital One survey. This year, 38 % of survey participants reported that everyone in their finance department could complete finance functions from their mobile devices on a regular basis, compared to 23% in Capital One’s 2016 survey.
Decoding the digital revolution: the best is yet to come
The fact that the world’s biggest technology firms are branching out into the physical world, whether it’s opening stores or Amazon opening stores, is a huge opportunity, said Laurent Haug. Companies such as Amazon and Facebook are starting to merge the digital and physical worlds. “That is a huge opportunity for people coming from the real world because now the digital players must figure out your business,” said Haug. Fear of technology is nothing new, he argued.
2018 predictions: artificial intelligence & the internet of things
It’s no secret that technology is rapidly changing the face of treasury. Joseph Reger, Fujitsu fellow and chief technical officer in EMEIA at Fujitsu, believes that 2018 will be a coming of age for both artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Businesses will undoubtedly be investing in AI business models over the next 12 months, while the explosion of accessible IoT data will further connect devices but present stark cybersecurity challenges, he argues.
The US payments industry is ‘rapidly advancing’
Despite being seen as far behind Europe and China, the US payments industry is now advancing rapidly, said Anish Kapoor, CEO of AccessPay told GTNews in an exclusive interview. Cheques have long been a staple part of the American payments industry. In 2004, 81% of US business made payments by cheque, according to a joint AFP and JP Morgan survey. This figure fell to 51% in 2016.
Don’t be scared of failure, but fail fast: BNP Paribas Cash Management University
Don’t be scared of failure, but fail fast, was one of the key messages from Omeed Mehrinfar, Plug & Play, fintech regional director, Europe, at BNP Paribas’ Cash Management University in Paris last week. When it comes to corporate innovation, having debates on technology and sponsoring commercial activities has a limited value “threshold” if it is not coupled with innovative activity, he argued to an audience of treasurers.
Transaction bankers embrace Big Data technology beyond analytics
Big Data technologies help financial institutions address Corporate client expectations for increased tracking of cross-border payments whilst relying on existing back-office applications and correspondent banking practices. Payments bankers are under pressure to deliver drastically improved payment services and experiences to their corporate clients. This follows positive developments such as mobile payments on the retail side.
Beyond Connectivity: Creating ‘Win Win’ Strategies
While connectivity remains key to SWIFT’s offering, the value that corporations derive from their relationship from SWIFT extends beyond connectivity, with a diverse and growing range of services. SWIFT first opened its doors to corporations in 1999, and over the 16 years since, the value proposition for corporate users has developed rapidly and radically.
An Integrated Approach to Connectivity
SWIFT's Head of Corporate and Supply Chain Markets outlines the pillars of SWIFT’s strategy for corporate access: easing connectivity; pioneering standardisation; promoting industry-wide security and facilitating trade flows. In last year’s edition of TMI’s SWIFT Connectivity Guide, we outlined the pillars of SWIFT’s 2013-2015 strategy for corporate access: easing connectivity; pioneering standardisation; promoting industry-wide security and facilitating trade flows.
An Integrated Approach to Connectivity
SWIFT's Head of Corporate and Supply Chain Markets outlines the pillars of SWIFT’s strategy for corporate access: easing connectivity; pioneering standardisation; promoting industry-wide security and facilitating trade flows. In last year’s edition of TMI’s SWIFT Connectivity Guide, we outlined the pillars of SWIFT’s 2013-2015 strategy for corporate access: easing connectivity; pioneering standardisation; promoting industry-wide security and facilitating trade flows.
Big Data: Addressing the Corporate Treasury Data Challenge
By adding algorithms such as artificial intelligence and predictive analytics on top of the core data, treasurers can gain better insights into the future and significantly enhance decision-making. Regulation and digitisation are having a profound impact on the information processed by corporate treasurers. We are seeing a number of newly digitised processes emerging, such as electronic bank account management (eBAM), know your customer (KYC) etc.
Beyond Connectivity: Creating ‘Win Win’ Strategies
Beyond Connectivity: Creating ‘Win Win’ Strategies André Casterman, Global Head of Corporate and Supply Chain Markets, SWIFT While connectivity remains key to SWIFT’s offering, the value that corporations derive from their relationship from SWIFT extends beyond connectivity, with a diverse and growing range of services.
Beyond Connectivity
SWIFT's strategy is no longer just about providing connectivity. We examine some of the major ways in which they are facilitating the corporate to bank dialogue and promoting transparency, simplicity, security and standardisation. SWIFT has long had a commitment to supporting corporate treasurers and finance managers in their efforts to improve the security, reliability and efficiency of their financial operations.
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