Invited by the FinTech Network, our CEO and Founder, Dr Duncan Wong chaired a panel discussion at the 2nd Blockchain for Finance Conference, APAC, in Singapore on 21 June.
Together with Farooq Siddiqi, the Global Head of Trade of Standard Chartered, Joshua Kroeker, Blockchain/DLT Lead, Global Commercial Banking for HSBC, Venkat Kumar, Vice President at Kotak Mahindra Bank and Mohua Banerjee, Senior Director, Infosys Finacle Blockchain at Infosys, the group elaborated the key challenges facing the trade finance process and at where Blockchain could help overcome these challenges, shared how financial institutions were planning to use Blockchain to create value for their customers through trade finance applications, and discussed how different forms of consortia with key leadership would be able to truly streamlining trade finance with Blockchain.