BAFT’s Talking Heads of Trade - A US Perspective from Steve Lotito, MUFG

TFG caught up with Steve Lotito, Managing Director & Head of Trade Finance-North America, Transaction Banking at MUFG Bank. Steve is also in the Board of Directors of BAFT. There are many challenges and opportunities facing the trade finance business that requires daily attention to the most senior Business Heads. We talked about how the US players are dealing with such issues as new regulatory and compliance requirements, finding new pockets of growth and investing in new products in the open account / working capital space, competing and collaborating with FinTechs, managing their balance sheets, attracting and retaining talent and more.