China has initiated steps to allow major Russian energy corporations to issue panda bonds in its domestic financial markets, marking the first such access since 2017, as reported by the FT.

The whitepaper Electronic Transferable Records: The Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR), presented by ICC Netherlands together with a broad coalition of companies, banks and business associations to the Dutch Parliament on September 1, 2025, highlights the urgent need for legislative reform.

To explore this in greater depth, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) Editor Deepesh Patel spoke with Neil Shonhard, CEO of MonetaGo, and Neal Harm, Secretary General of FCI, following the July Breakfast Club in London.

A significant change is underway in corporate treasury management as traditional banking powerhouse HSBC Innovation Banking and fintech platform Atlar announce a new partnership designed to meet the complex financial needs of innovative and fast-growing companies.

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Awards were created to do something most conferences only talk about: give the mic and the main stage to the next generation. What began as a young professionals push is now a fixture with a clear mandate to make trade finance visible and viable as a career, and platform ideas that move the market.

Sustainability is now the flashpoint of a worldwide argument. Finding a way to integrate it into financing schemes amid mounting regulatory pressure is reshaping supply chains. As a result and through a mix of policy reforms, institutional initiatives, and private investment, we are starting to see the emergence of a new field, known as sustainable supply chain finance (SSCF).

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), formed in 2021 by former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, has paused all activities while its members vote on restructuring the organisation’s climate action strategy.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in textile and apparel sectors across the Asia-Pacific now have access to a free online platform to assess their ability to meet sustainability certifications—as increasingly demanded by buyers worldwide—and to build actionable plans to strengthen their participation in sustainable trade.

At the ITC Global SME Ministerial in Johannesburg, South Africa, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Mathieu Lamolle, Senior Advisor on Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains at the International Trade Centre (ITC), to explore how the SME Standards Navigation Toolkit is helping small businesses meet sustainability requirements while unlocking access to finance and global markets.