Author: Arvind Vairavan, Head of Global Solution Consulting, Corporate Lending (Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific), Finastra

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Arvind Vairavan

Arvind Vairavan heads the corporate lending solutions team for MAAP. With over 20 years’ experience in the Banking & Financial Services industry, he is a subject matter expert on Corporate Banking, Originations, Commercial, Syndications, MDB – Project Finance, Digital Transformation and Risk aspects in the banking space. Having experience working in USA, Middle East and Africa as well. Prior to Finastra, he was also working with two leading investment banks. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Rutgers University USA and double majors in Finance and MIS from SUNY USA. He is also a member of the APLMA. He had made constructive contributions for developing the solutions for the evolving markets and business.

In today’s climate of mounting geopolitical tensions and escalating trade wars, corporate banks are navigating an increasingly complex risk environment. Economic uncertainty, prolonged inflation, and exchange rate volatility are reshaping the financial landscape. According to the Economist Impact and Swift, growing financial fragmentation is compounding the challenge – raising funding cost and constraining lending. In this turbulent environment, lenders must respond appropriately, monitor exposure in real time, and offer more flexible servicing terms – all without overburdening their operations of course. This is a tall order, especially when legacy servicing systems are still common across the industry. Technology, particularly AI…

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