T. S. Shankar is based in Singapore and is still a correspondent banker in his mind. Having worked with Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank in the past, he is now BAFT (Bankers Association of Finance and Trade) representative in Asia, advises a couple of fintech’s, has invested (and lost) in a few and is always happy to engage on cross-border payments and trade themes. Every Sunday, he muses on related themes that catch his eye.