What’s Happening in Trade: Recent Episodes

CGI in Trade Finance

CGI What’s Happening podcast features the latest news and insights in the world of trade finance and transaction banking.

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2023 Voice of Our Clients: Insights for the corporate & transaction banking industryInsights from Andy Schmidt, Vice-President & Global Industry Lead for Banking at CGIIn this episode, Patrick speaks with Andy Schmidt, Vice-President & Global Industry Lead for Banking at CGI. They discuss the results of CGI’s 2023 Voice of our Clients (VOC) research and what it reveals about key trends within banking organizations, the attributes of digital leaders, and actions that maximize returns on digital investments.

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Journey into the future of trade financeIn this episode, Patrick DeVilbiss, Senior Offering Manager for Trade and Supply Chain Finance at CGI is joined by Sunil Gupta, Director and Global Trade Product Head at Bank of Montreal (BMO). They discuss how sustainability, emerging technology and supply chain issues are impacting the future of trade finance. BMO is the 8th largest bank in North America by assets, providing personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment services to more than 12 million customers.

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In the second part of this episode, Patrick speaks with Marcel Rokach, Senior Director of Global Solutions at RBC, to get his perspective on supply chain backlogs, a growing focus on sustainability in banking and the future of the trade finance industry. RBC is one of Canada's largest banks, serving 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. It is one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, providing personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services, globally.

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Trade finance post-pandemic, part 1: Digitization initiatives, emerging technologies and APIs

In part one of this two-part episode, Patrick DeVilbiss and Nancy Amert speak with Marcel Rokach, Senior Director of Global Solutions at RBC, to gain insight into initiatives and technologies that are trending among banks today, as businesses and economies re-open and evolve post-pandemic. RBC is one of Canada's largest banks, serving 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. It is one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, providing personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services, and capital markets products and services, globally.

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CGI What’s Happening podcast features the latest news and insights in the world of trade finance and transaction banking. Patrick DeVilbiss and Nancy Amert caught up with Sudhir Dole, CEO of the Trade Information Network (TIN), to hear about the network’s latest developments.