ITFA Fintech Morning Gym in Budapest – 4th September 2019

Whether you are looking at further automating origination and/or distribution processes, new fintech solutions help you achieve your short-term objectives and deliver on strategic priorities. Join us in Budapest to benefit from a unique opportunity to discover several data- and trade-focused fintechs in one go.

As a delegate of the ITFA 46^th annual conference, you will be able to hear from ITFA-registered software providers and platform operators specialised in modernising trade finance origination practices and in establishing the business as an investable asset class using transaction data, machine learning and trading platforms as key ingredients.

You will get detailed fintech insights during segment-specific panels moderated by members of the fintech committee, and you will have the opportunity for 1:1 discussion with and demos by Fintech representatives.  This half-day fintech discovery session will take place on Wednesday 4 September 2019 starting at 09:30. It is free of charge and open to all delegates of the ITFA 46^th annual conference. Please register to the conference and sign up to this session by sending a mail to info@itfa.org.

As outlined on below agenda, a series of short pitches will be delivered by fintech representatives during panel sessions.

Budapest, Wednesday 4 September 09:30 – 12:30, Marriott Budapest Hotel

09:30   Welcome by André Casterman, ITFA fintech committee with Johanna Wissing, Lloyds Bank; Farah Shaikh, Crown Agents Bank and Daniel Rymer, Mizuho

• The bank – fintech collaboration check list
• Mapping the ITFA fintechs to the ITFA fintech ecosystem map

09:45   Panel – Trade digitisation and business development moderated by Farah Shaikh, Crown Agents Bank

• Helping corporations and financial institutions originate, hedge and distribute risks in global trade by Joshua Cohen, Head of Financial Institutions, Mitigram
• Digitising bills of exchange using digital bearer document by Lars Hansén, CSO and Göran Almgren CEO, Enigio Time
• Growing origination by matching exporters’ needs with the right funders using AI by Ray Webb, Head of Business Development, Fineon Exchange
• Bringing trade and receivables finance to the mid-market by Mark Abrams, Partner, Trade Finance Global (TFG)
• Automating document scrutiny with machine learning by Sam Sehgal, CEO at Traydstream

11:00   Panel – Trade risk distribution and asset management moderated by Daniel Rymer, Mizuho

• Helping banks digitize inter-bank trade transactions by George Nast, Board Member, CCRManager
• Helping originators sell down payables and receivables to institutional investors using AI by Christoph Gugelmann, Founder and CEO, Tradeteq

11:30   Panel – Trade market-level analytical insights and tracking capabilities moderated by Johanna Wissing, Lloyds Bank

• Delivering market-level trade insights using data and machine learning by Jack Harding, Head of Political Risk, Coriolis Trade Technologies
• Tracking your trade transactions to deliver increased visibility to your clients by André Casterman, CMO, INTIX
• Delivering first-of-its kind marketplace analytics on global trade finance by Joshua Cohen, Head of Financial Institutions, Mitigram

12:30   Close

Venue: Marriott Budapest Hotel.

We look forward to welcoming many of you on Wednesday 4 September in Budapest.