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Webinar: Role of Fintech in Managing Liquidity and Easing Trade and Finance
IFCCI in aegis with its Finance Committee organized a webinar on Role of Fintech in Managing Liquidity and Easing Trade and Finance 16th December 2020
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IFCCI’s Finance Committee organised its first meeting for the FY 2020. The Session commenced with Opening Remarks by Ms. Rishika Roy, Head – Events & Committees (North) IFCCI, followed by Welcome Address by Mr. Bruno Bronqurad, Regional Director (Western Region), IFCCI and Mr. Tommy Nyugen Chairman, IFCCI Finance Committee, SBI Mutual Fund. He briefed the participants about the committes initiatives and set the context for the discussion.
After the opening session, Fintech presentations by Start-up companies gave a comprehensive overview on the subject through presentations, which highlighted on the following aspects:
- Ravi Navarni, Director India, MODIFI : Empowering SMEs businesses to trade internationally with digital trade finance.
- Amit Rathi, Head Business Strategy & Jordan Almeida, Product Implementation Manger, IB SFintech : Intergrated to TRTFM Solution ; TRTFM : Treasury, Risk & Trade Finance Management
- Nirav Choksi, Co-Founder & CEO, CredAble : Re-Imagining Supply Chain Finance
These insightful presentations were followed by a Panel discussion with Ms. Ludivine Noirel, Vice Chairman, IFCCI Finance Committee & CEO, Bridgeastern being the moderator for the session.
The topic of disscussion was ‘’Role of Fintech in Managing Liquidity for Businesses and Easing Trade Finance’’
Ms. Liudivine Noirel, Vice Chairman, IFCCI Finance Committee shared her insights on the presence of French companies in India in the fintech segment and the importance of digital marketing and e-commerce during the unprecedented times.
The round of panelist included:
- Nelson Holzner, CEO and Co-Founder, MODIFI
- Rohit Anand, Chief Business Officer, CredAble
- Antoine Perraud, Head Trade Finance, CMA CGM
- Rupa Balsekar, Mananging Director (Head Transaction Banking India) BNP Bank
Wherein they discussed in detail the impact of COVID-19 on different segments of this Industry, changing trends, challenges faced and emerging opportunities for the companies.
Mr. Bruno Bronquard, Regional Director, IFCCI shared his closing remarks while thanking all the participants for such an informative and engaging session
This insightful session was joined by 30 participants which concluded with an interactive Q&A Session.
