ITFA WEBINAR – Trade Digitization and Regulatory Developments in AU / NZ

Join us on Tuesday 25th August for a webinar dedicated to the AU / NZ market.
 
Accelerated digitization of trade finance flows is a desired outcome of the on-going pandemic. Which are the required policy changes for negotiable instruments to move digital? What are the on-going discussions with stakeholders in the AU and NZ industry regarding trade digitization and allocation of COVID-19 relief efforts to trade assets?
 
The session will involve ITFA members contributing to the trade digitisation objective and related regulatory advocacy. The agenda of the session is as follows:
Introduction – Damian Kwok, Chair, ITFA AU/NZ regional committee
ITFA’s fintech and regulatory initiatives: DNI, TFD and TERA Sean Edwards, Chair, ITFA and André Casterman, Chair Fintech Committee
Value of digitising negotiable instruments and technology integration Steve Scott, Head of Asia Pacific, Taulia; Asif Ali, Managing Director, Traydstream; and Gunnar Collin, Head of Sales and Marketing, Enigio
Examples of country initiatives tracked by ITFA TERA Lars Hansen, Member of TERA task force and Sean Edwards, Chair, ITFA Australia – PPSA and Digital Bills of Exchange Legal Considerations Vittorio Casamento, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Conclusion – Damian Kwok, Chair, ITFA AU/NZ regional committee and André Casterman, Chair Fintech Committee 

The webinar will take place on Tuesday August 25th at 4pm AEST (Sydney), 8am CEST (Paris), 2pm SGT (Singapore). Please register via email to alexiavella@itfa.org. The session will be recorded and be made available for ITFA members through the ITFA web site.
 
In the meantime, feel free to consult our blog on the DNI Initiative and our recent announcement on the TERA task force.