Pallavi Thakur

Aug 28, 2024 | treasuryandrisk.com | Pallavi Thakur |Kristen Smithberg |Mariam Lamech |Kristen Beckman

In the realm of international trade, exciting progress has often been stymied by complex and inefficient payment mechanisms. Recent years have seen a surge in the volume of global trade, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) reporting a significant increase in merchandise trade volume. While extremely encouraging for businesses operating internationally, this growth has magnified the challenges inherent in trade finance, particularly in the realm of payment settlements.

Jul 24, 2024 | treasury-management.com | Alenka Grealish |Heiko Nix |Neil Ainger |Pallavi Thakur

Hundreds of central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects are underway globally for retail and wholesale end uses. Treasurers now have to think about the future of money, as digitalisation advances and interoperability becomes key. TMI examines the emerging CBDC area and its impact on treasury. Value exchange will look different next decade, as private stablecoins proliferate and digital money and marketplaces advance, alongside tokenisation and programmable money.

Jan 19, 2024 | ffnews.com | Lauren Hinton |Pallavi Thakur

Tokenisation is coming. How do we make it work? At Fintech Connect 2023 we talk to Pallavi Thakur, who heads up digital assets and currencies at Swift to find out what they’re doing in this area. She lets us know what the future could look like when it comes to meaningful use cases in banking and we hear how CBDC research and implementation is progressing. Thakur is the perfect person to talk to about Swift’s work and their focus on interoperability.