Sarah Gao discusses how Tradeshift’s new joint venture in China will meet accelerating demand for supply-chain digitalization

As you may have heard, Tradeshift recently announced two new joint ventures in China to connect millions of trading partners, digitalize transactions and offer trade-based financial services to SMBs in the region. We sat down with Sarah Gao, a Senior Product Manager in China, to discuss the move and the strategy behind it.

“Starting in 2015,” she said, “China has been accelerating its e-invoicing initiatives. For enterprises, Digitization is no longer a nice-to-have but a must-have when it comes to strategy.” The Pay rollout will offer a framework for digital connectivity and collaboration between China-based enterprises and businesses worldwide to help the country achieve its technology modernization goals.