Today, financial services technology demands both innovation and interoperability. To help institutions with this, Finastra is launching the Trade Innovation Nexus integration layer on 30th September at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. The solution will improve the adoption of Finastra’s Trade Innovation software by enhancing interoperability between bank systems and the fintech ecosystem for trade and supply chain finance workflows.

Supply chains have never been more digitised or more scrutinised. As goods move across road, rail, air, and sea, data too now moves through platforms, portals, systems, and registries. Yet, despite the vast (and quickly growing) amounts of data flows, there is a glaring gap in the ability to confirm exactly who is on the other end.

At the Asian Development Bank’s Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Awards in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments spoke with Ana Kavtaradze, Strategic Business Development Consultant at Basisbank, about Georgia’s role in digitalising trade and supporting SMEs.

Moderated by Merisa Lee Gimpel, founder of Digital Trade Works and a member of the TTP Advisory Council, the live podcast brought together Alex Fenechiu, co-founder and CRO of Finverity, and Chetan Talwar, supply chain finance lead at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP).

At the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) 51st Annual Conference in Singapore, Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) spoke with Sean Edwards, Chairman of ITFA, to reflect on the association’s priorities and the themes shaping trade finance today.

TTP’s Trade Editor Carter Hoffman sat down with Carlos Kuriyama, Director of the Policy Support Unit at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat in Singapore, to discuss how APEC is shaping the future of cross-border trade. 

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).

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.

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