What’s Happening in Trade

In this episode, Patrick DeVilbiss, Senior Offering Manager for Trade and Supply Chain Finance at CGI speaks with James Binns, Managing Director and Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Barclays. They discuss the bank's digital transformation journey, industry-wide digitization efforts, and the evolving landscape of trade finance technology. Barclays is the 5th largest bank in Europe by assets, providing retail and commercial banking, credit cards, wealth management, and investment banking services to more than 24 million customers worldwide.

2023 Voice of Our Clients: Insights for the corporate & transaction banking industry
Insights from Andy Schmidt, Vice-President & Global Industry Lead for Banking at CGI

In 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. 

Journey into the future of trade finance
In 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.

Trade finance after the pandemic, part 2: Supply chain backlogs, sustainability in banking, and the future of the trade finance industry
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.

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

In part one of this two-part episode, Patrick DeVilbiss speaks 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.

The What’s Happening in Trade podcast by CGI 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.