Everything you ALWAYS wanted to know about trade finance
But were afraid to ask...
Due to a poor health condition, I have decided to suspend all my activities,
And this with immediate effect.
I'll keep you posted if that ever changes.
October 2022
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TRADE FINANCE BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
- GOVER TRADE TECHNOLOGIES -
Hugo Verschoren
I do have a lot of passions. Trade Finance being one of them...
I started my career as a banker in 1978 in the Letter of Credit department at (at that time) BBL in Antwerp.
Early nineties I moved to corporate sales.
Payments and Cash Management, Financial Markets (from simple forward contracts to exotic interest rate currency swaps and options) and, yes, Trade Finance were the products in my shop window.
In 1996 I moved to the Port of Antwerp as Corporate Relationship manager. Forwarders, shipping companies and other players in the port were my customers. Each with their special needs for banking and specialised lending.
I did not suffer from the millennium bug at all when I returned into the Trade Finance business in the year 2000. At first in Brussels, afterwards on ING Group level in Amsterdam.
Product and risk management, implementation of back office and front office systems, corporate sales, expert advice, management, ... These things do not have that many secrets for me.
Since more than 10 years I'm also active in the Banking Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce as a Technical Advisor and I'm involved in working groups about Regulatory Advocacy, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Payment Obligation, Digitisation, the Uniform Rules for Digital Trade and the ICC Trade Register.
I'm a currently a member of the ICC National Trade Finance Committee in Belgium and I chaired the Dutch ICC National Trade Finance Committee when I was based in Amsterdam. Pas mal comme petit Belge, n'est-ce pas?
After wandering around through many areas of BBL and ING it was time to spend the rest of my career in servicing the Trade Finance community as an independent expert and consultant. This gave rise to goVer Trade Technologies.
Nice to know: The Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP) awarded me the title of 'LC Professional of 2018'!
There is more to read on my LinkedIn profile.
THIS PASSION IS MY PROFESSION.
AND MY PROFESSION IS MY PASSION!
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TRADE FINANCE BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
- Activities -
Training and education
BEGINNERS
Training and education
ADVANCED LEVEL
Training and education
OTHERS
And many others...
Taylor-made solutions offered on demand.
A class room training has some advantages such as the interaction between trainer and participants and participants amongst each other.
Also, unlimited Q&A moments are possible and make a session a lively and efficient experience.
However, given the current circumstances, webinars can be a viable alternative in some cases and can be discussed.
CONFERENCES
I have attended and spoken at many conferences all over the globe where I've been able to forge my experience in Trade Finance through debates and meetings. So, by sharing information.
I therefore like to share my world-wide experience with you about all subjects above and all subjects around Trade Finance and Foreign Trade.
Consultancy and advice
References
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