Gaurav Sharma (guest)

Gaurav Sharma has been working as an independent financial and business consultant and strategist for the past three years. He works with fintech startups, wealth management firms, international banks, consulting companies and multi strategy investment funds. Gaurav assists his clients with financial strategy and investment analysis, drawing on his experience of managing a diverse array of Fortune Global 500 clients from across the globe. He also loves to write about innovations and cyber-security in financial technology and banking. Gaurav has six years of international banking experience (Standard Chartered Bank and Citi). He has covered the entire gamut of banking products with experience in corporate finance, trade finance, derivatives, risk management and so on. Gaurav is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and a CFA Level III candidate. He holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Kozhikode.

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The Digital Trade Initiative - Introduction

Despite some recent protectionist headwinds, international trade had been chugging along and growing at a decent pace. However, this does not mean...

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The Consumer Financial Services Action Plan - Opportunities for the Banks

Complying with customer due diligence and KYC norms is perhaps the most important and time consuming aspect of initiating a new banking relationship....

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