André Casterman

André Casterman

Chaumont-Gistoux, Walloon Region, Belgium
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Strategy and business development in transaction banking and decentralised finance…

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    Casterman Advisory

    Brussels Area, Belgium

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    Zurich, Switzerland

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    Zug, Switzerland

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    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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    Stockholm, Sweden

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    London, United Kingdom

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    Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

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    Mechelen, Belgium

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    London, United Kingdom

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    Paris Area, France

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    Paris Area, France

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    Brussels Area, Belgium

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    La Hulpe (Belgium)

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    Paris Area, France

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    Paris Area, France

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    Brussels Area, Belgium

Education

Publications

  • Turning Data into Business Profit - the new challenge for Financial Institutions

    André Casterman

    Data Management tools will help financial institutions address a series of strategic objectives including:

    - Regulatory readiness and responsiveness
    - Faster customer service
    - Enhanced strategic decision making
    - Effective risk management.

    Financial Institutions that become master of their own data will benefit from a competitive advantage which they will turn into business profit.

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  • Innovate or Lose Out - In conversation with André Casterman, SWIFT

    André Casterman

    Now in its fourth year, the event is firmly established as a calendar fixture for bank strategists and product managers who support the corporate treasury and finance community. This year, the agenda was focused on the evolution of the "SWIFT for Corporates" strategy from a governance and product point of view, particularly around payments and identity-related innovations. The theme "Innovate or lose out in a rapidly evolving transaction banking space" set the tone for the conference and…

    Now in its fourth year, the event is firmly established as a calendar fixture for bank strategists and product managers who support the corporate treasury and finance community. This year, the agenda was focused on the evolution of the "SWIFT for Corporates" strategy from a governance and product point of view, particularly around payments and identity-related innovations. The theme "Innovate or lose out in a rapidly evolving transaction banking space" set the tone for the conference and highlighted the changes that the industry needs to address together.

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  • Entering a new era in Commerce and Finance

    LinkedIn Post by André Casterman

    Electronic commerce, initially a consumer market phenomenon, is becoming firmly entrenched in the corporate space. The emergence of Business Networks and the digitisation of financial services represent significant changes for corporates and their banking partners. Combined, these innovations are transforming the way market participants transact with each other across end-to-end supply chains. The opportunity for transaction banks is as big as the risk of ignoring this transformation.

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  • SWIFT joins the cloud

    HSBC Global Connections

    SWIFT’s recent innovations will help treasurers make the shift to cloud-based platforms and provide a fillip to electronic trade settlement by combining electronic bills of lading with bank payment obligations.

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  • A new start for Supply Chain Finance

    SWIFT

    In Q2 2013, the banking industry releases a unique set of legal and technology standards to unlock the real potential of the Supply Chain Finance market. These standards enable banks to provide their corporate clients with Supply Chain Finance services as from the very start of trade transactions, i.e. when the sale contract is signed. This innovation extends the scope of Supply Chain Finance to risk mitigation and to pre-shipment finance services. It also offers local banks and development…

    In Q2 2013, the banking industry releases a unique set of legal and technology standards to unlock the real potential of the Supply Chain Finance market. These standards enable banks to provide their corporate clients with Supply Chain Finance services as from the very start of trade transactions, i.e. when the sale contract is signed. This innovation extends the scope of Supply Chain Finance to risk mitigation and to pre-shipment finance services. It also offers local banks and development banks an opportunity to increase their role in supporting a vital segment of the economy: the SME market.

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  • Observations on the evolution of trade finance

    SWIFT / OPUS Advisory Services International Inc.

    Educational report
    Observations on the Evolution of Trade Finance and Introduction to the Bank Payment Obligation

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  • Modernising global trade finance practices

    Henry Stewart Publications (Volume 6 Number 3 - no on-line copy)

    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems publishes peer-reviewed articles and case studies analysing best practice, emerging issues and new thinking in how to develop a profitable, customer-focused payments strategy. It examines major issues facing the payments industry from a business, risk and operational perspective. Published quarterly.

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  • Accelerating Global Trade Finance

    GTNews

    Accelerating Global Trade Finance
    André Casterman, SWIFT - 23 Jan 2012

    The partnership between the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and SWIFT will revolutionise global trade finance practices by leveraging electronic transaction data available from dematerialised business-to-business (B2B) processes and
    by establishing paperless inter-bank practices.

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  • Collaborative Supply Chain Finance: a few more steps to go

    SWIFT Dialogue - September 2010

    In recent decades, banks have successfully developed industry-wide collaborative solutions in traditional trade finance. André Casterman, head of trade and supply chain at SWIFT, argues that the challenge now is to extend those best practices to supply chain finance and deliver improved services to buyers and suppliers.

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  • SWIFTNet FileAct for Banking: Bulk Payments

    SWIFT Operations Forum Americas

    Discussed applications of bulk payments in the US marketplace for corporate payables, payroll, check handling, etc. Presented case studies of how ABN AMRO has seen FileAct used for market infrastructure, non bank financial and partner bank implementations.

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Projects

  • DNI Initiative

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    Digitising negotiable instruments with DLT-based document technology

    The need for more and better technology has never been clearer. The fragility of supply chains, SME finance and world trade has never been more exposed which is why as an association we continue to foster improved market practices and regulatory developments. The technological ingredients are of paramount importance as we experience in our daily lives.

    The aim of the DNI Initiative is to fully digitise bills of…

    Digitising negotiable instruments with DLT-based document technology

    The need for more and better technology has never been clearer. The fragility of supply chains, SME finance and world trade has never been more exposed which is why as an association we continue to foster improved market practices and regulatory developments. The technological ingredients are of paramount importance as we experience in our daily lives.

    The aim of the DNI Initiative is to fully digitise bills of exchange (B/E) and promissory notes (PN). In order to achieve this, we identified the need to combine advanced document technology with electronic signatures and distributed ledger technology (DLT) whilst developing the appropriate contractual schemes and, where needed, lobby to change the law.

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  • TFD Initiative

    TFD Initiative is the community of industry stakeholders committed to establishing trade finance as an attractive investment class. The TFD Initiative community has grown tremendously since 2019. Now has come the time to demonstrate how asset managers and institutional investors are benefiting and who they are partnering with to contribute to closing the SME funding gap. A growing number of client testimonials are made available to the community.

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  • ICC Bank Payment Obligation Project

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    The BPO is a new technology-based innovative payment method.

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  • Member at ICC Banking Commission - URBPO Legal group

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    Creation of ICC rules for BPO (Bank payment Obligation)

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Honors & Awards

  • Bank Payment Obligation wins 2015 FStech Payments award

    FSTech Awards

    http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/2015_Payments_Awards_Winners_ST.php

    SWIFT is pleased to announce that it has been honoured as “B2B Payments Innovation of the Year” at the annual FStech Payments awards. The FStech Payments Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK and EMEA financial services sector. The B2B Payments Innovation of the Year award rewards the most effective payment project by a financial services provider. The winning entry…

    http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/2015_Payments_Awards_Winners_ST.php

    SWIFT is pleased to announce that it has been honoured as “B2B Payments Innovation of the Year” at the annual FStech Payments awards. The FStech Payments Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK and EMEA financial services sector. The B2B Payments Innovation of the Year award rewards the most effective payment project by a financial services provider. The winning entry had to demonstrate how the technology advances have redefined the B2B payments process.

    Up against the likes of Earthport, Elavon and Ixaris, SWIFT was recognised for our work with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in creating Bank Payment Obligation (BPO), and for highlighting how SWIFT’s team and technology is driving global adoption of the new payment option in 2014 and 2015.

    André Casterman, Global Head Corporate and Supply Chain Markets at SWIFT and Chair of the BPO Innovation at the ICC, comments: “Trade finance is ripe for transformation and SWIFT’s ISO 20022 messaging is making it happen. By combining SWIFT’s ISO 20022 messaging with ICC’s BPO trade settlement scheme, we enable banks to provide their corporate clients with agile trade finance services such as payment risk mitigation and pre/post-shipment financing.”

    Scott Thompson, Group Editor, FStech and Retail Systems, said: “Congratulations to SWIFT on a thoroughly deserved win. The aim of the B2B Payments Innovation of the Year award is to highlight how technology advances are redefining the B2B payments process. The judging panel was looking for innovative solutions that solve a real problem and create tangible business benefits. SWIFT's submission not only met all of the criteria but also went above and beyond, detailing various benefits for corporates and banks and also providing some compelling customer testimonials.”

  • Trade and Forfaiting Review - Fellowship Award

    Trade and Forfaiting Review www.tfreview.com

    http://www.tfreview.com/awards/trade-commodity-finance/tfr-excellence-awards-2014-revealed-new-order

    As for our new TFR 'Oscar' awarded for outstanding services to trade finance, it was always going to be interesting to see who would follow Pascal Lamy after he stepped down as WTO director general last year. The voting was clear - Andre Casterman's tireless work at SWIFT to automate trade and give banks and corporates improved interoperability and transaction efficiency impressed voters.…

    http://www.tfreview.com/awards/trade-commodity-finance/tfr-excellence-awards-2014-revealed-new-order

    As for our new TFR 'Oscar' awarded for outstanding services to trade finance, it was always going to be interesting to see who would follow Pascal Lamy after he stepped down as WTO director general last year. The voting was clear - Andre Casterman's tireless work at SWIFT to automate trade and give banks and corporates improved interoperability and transaction efficiency impressed voters.

  • Who's Who - Global Finance

    Global Finance Magazine

    Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management

    http://www.gfmag.com/magazine/september-2013/treasury-and-cash-management-who-is-who

Languages

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • Paris EUROPLACE

    Chair Fintech group - MLETR project

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    Paris EUROPLACE is the French think tank which relies on a synergistic and complementary network which is vital for a competitive and attractive financial marketplace : innovation/FinTech, research in Finance, financial regulation and see fund for innovative French asset management companies. https://www.paris-europlace.com/en Paris EUROPLACE was appointed by the French government to lead the adoption of the UN/CEFACT MLETR in the trade and trade finance markets.

  • World of Open Account (WOA)

    Advisor

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    woa.community

  • International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA)

    Chair of FinTech Committee

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    The ITFA FinTech committee helps ITFA members take advantage of investor-focused trade innovations. We focus on innovations aiming at establishing trade finance – in particular receivables - as an investible asset class.

  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

    Chair of the Bank Payment Obligation innovation

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