TASConnect and #dltledgers join hands to bring blockchain enabled trade solutions
Manufacturers and large enterprises are under tremendous pressure to ramp up ESG performance, grow employment in their home countries, and diversify supply chain risk. These are profound changes for the industry, and almost impossible to navigate without digital transformation. In order to help our customers meet the challenge head on, TASConnect and #dltledgers executed Memorandum […]
TASConnect looks to address Vietnam’s underserved US$35 billion supply chain finance market
TASConnect, a SaaS supply chain fintech platform incubated through SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is looking to address Vietnam’s underserved supply chain finance market, which is forecasted to reach US$35 billion by the end of 2024. Vietnam’s gross domestic product faces a 70% financing gap, even as the economy is […]
ISO 20022 and trade finance: how standardised approach will reshape the industry
What is the ISO 20022 Standards? ISO 20022 is a standard for all stakeholders in the financial services industry, which significantly reduces the complexity of sending and deciphering information in a structure data format. This methodology can be used to develop structured financial messages and API resources to help reduce the data misinterpretation and ultimately […]
TASConnect is selected as the Top 20 Hottest Startups of 2023
TASConnect has been selected as one of the top 20 hottest startups of 2023 by Singapore Business Review. Kingshuk Ghoshal and Sujay S K Co-founders: Kingshuk Ghoshal, Sujay S K Total funding: US$6M Founding year: 2022 The bank-agnostic trade and supply chain finance platform was incubated through SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Bank’s innovation, fintech […]
How to leverage platform based supply chain finance solutions
Parvez Murshed (Head of Pre-Sales & Platform Solutions, TASConnect) is a banker with more than 20 years experience, specialising in Trade Supply Chain Finance and Transaction Banking through various leadership roles within Citigroup in Asia. Choosing Between a Single and Hybrid SCF Platforms: A Decision for Multi-National Treasurers and CFOs Today, treasurers and CFOs of […]
Leveraging on supply chain finance platforms to help corporates accelerate sustainability
Lynette Lee (member, SC Ventures) focuses on driving initiatives and start ups in Sustainability (ESG) space within the Fintech innovation industry. She advances ESG-integration standards and drives the evolution of such stewardship through spearheading collaborative ventures with industries. The Intersection of Supply Chain Finance and Sustainability: An Evolving Global Landscape Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
TASConnect is ISO27001:2013 certified
As of June 2022, TASConnect has successfully obtained the ISO 27001:2013 certification for the company’s Information Security Management System during its first year of commercial operations. In conjunction with the ISO team, TASConnect formulated, reviewed, and approved a predefined set of ISO27001 compliant policies as well as underwent a detailed audit process before finally receiving […]
Economic risk impact in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Hansel Quek (Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, TASConnect) held various key roles in the risk management space across the financial services industry and Big Four, where he led risk & compliance engagements, strategy and developed due diligence for mergers & acquisition of companies for different sectors. In 2022, as US, UK and allied nations continue to […]
SC Ventures launches TASConnect, a digital, bank agnostic working capital solutions platform
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, announced the launch of Trade and Supply Chain Connect (TASConnect), a bank agnostic supply chain finance platform that unlocks significant value for organisations, by providing end to end automation, visibility and control of their trade and supply chain ecosystems. TASConnect, based out of Singapore, aims […]
