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Inditex has partnered with the World Bank Group to create D-Tafs, a fund targeting up to $400 million in long-term financing for textile, apparel, and footwear manufacturers in emerging markets.
Commodity FinanceEurope and Central AsiaNorth America
Devanshee Dave
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited announced the successful pilot of a redemption liquidity facility for tokenised money market fund investments with Ant International.
Corporate TreasuryEast Asia & PacificNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Standard Chartered acted as Co-ordinating Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner on a EUR 1.25 billion committed syndicated guarantee facility for Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Corporate TreasuryEurope and Central AsiaNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Lloyds Bank launches Export Assist, an AI tool that checks Letters of Credit documents to help UK exporters avoid discrepancy fees and payment delays.
1 updateDocumentary CreditsEurope and Central AsiaMiddle East and North AfricaDevanshee Dave
Quantexa announced the launch of the Supply Chain Integrity & Fraud solution, developed in collaboration with PwC and deployed on Microsoft Azure, combining entity resolution and contextual analytics capabilities.
Liquidity ManagementLatin America & the CaribbeanNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Bottomline has completed cross-border stablecoin payments through its Global Payments Hub and Cash Management platform using USDC, issued through regulated entities of Circle Internet Group.
Cross-Border PaymentsEurope and Central AsiaNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Mastercard has partnered with South African B2B payments provider Glyde Payments to introduce single-use virtual cards for travel businesses in Southern Africa, powered by the Mastercard Wholesale Program.
Cross-Border PaymentsEurope and Central AsiaNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Ctizens announced Citizens Treasury Intelligence™, a digital platform offering multi-bank cash visibility, analytics, forecasting and workflow tools to help businesses manage liquidity.
Corporate TreasuryEurope and Central AsiaNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu concluded meetings in Vancouver with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng as part of the Canada-China Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue.
Commodity FinanceEast Asia & PacificNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
Hatton National Bank announced a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation to expand supply chain finance for Sri Lankan businesses and enhance risk management and responsible finance frameworks.
Development FinanceEurope and Central AsiaNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
BAKAI BANK Hong Kong has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Eurasian Development Bank to cooperate across treasury operations and trade finance.
Corporate TreasuryEast Asia & PacificEurope and Central AsiaDevanshee Dave
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors approved a $200 million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility for the Trade and Development Bank on 28th October.
Development FinanceEurope and Central AsiaMiddle East and North AfricaDevanshee Dave
Lady Mayor of London Dame Susan Langley says the UK's G20 presidency offers a chance to shape digital trade standards, speaking to the ICC Banking Commission.
1 updateCentral Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)Europe and Central Asia
Deepesh Patel
The ICC Banking Commission Autumn Meeting gathers over 400 delegates in London at Mansion House, focusing on standards, data and advocacy.
13 updatesStandardsEurope and Central AsiaDeepesh Patel
FCI and the Indian Banks’ Association sign an MOU to support factoring, receivables finance and supply chain finance in India, signed in Mumbai.
1 updateReceivables FinanceSouth AsiaDevanshee Dave
ITFA CEERC's Belgrade event covered trade resilience, digitalisation, factoring and financial crime prevention, with ICC Austria cooperation highlighted.
1 updateDigital TradeEast Asia & PacificEurope and Central AsiaDeepesh Patel
TTP opens nominations for the TTP Awards 2027 with BAFT. Free to submit, closing 1 December 2026. Winners announced at the New York ceremony on 24 February 2027.
1 updatePaymentsEast Asia & PacificEurope and Central AsiaDeepesh Patel
The US Securities and Exchange Commission staff has granted no-action relief confirming that Canton Coin, the native token of Canton's public blockchain for institutional finance, is a digital commodity and not a security.
CommoditiesNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
The International Finance Corporation signed an investment agreement with Access Holdings on 4th November 2026 in Luanda, Angola, during the Africa Financial Industry Summit.
Commodity FinanceEurope and Central AsiaMiddle East and North AfricaDevanshee Dave
Canada and China have extended their January trade agreement by two years to the end of 2028, maintaining Chinese market access for Canadian canola meal, peas, lobster and crab in exchange for Canadian market access for certain Chinese steel and aluminium products.
CommoditiesEast Asia & PacificNorth AmericaDevanshee Dave
