BAFT, the American Bankers Association subsidiary association for international transaction banking, today published a white paper highlighting progress on trade digitization in 2021. The paper—which was created in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trade and Forfaiting Association, analyzes the state of trade digitization at the end of 2020, highlights progress made during the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes additional changes to ensure digitization’s continued and sustainable advancement. It also discusses the need for cross-industry, cross-technology platform-based standards to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of digital trade.
Podcast: What’s next for stablecoin policy and tech
Legislators and regulators are strongly focused on policy related to payment stablecoins, most recently with the passage of the Genius Act in the Senate Banking Committee. What is the current policy and technology landscape on stablecoins?