News and resources on DSI’s activities

There are different resources, that can help you to keep informed of DSI’s activities and new developments around digital standards, legal environment, and policies.

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Milken Institute: Power of Ideas - Digitalizing Trade, and Meeting Today’s Big Ticket Growth Challenges (Pam)
World Commerce Review
Barclay: Building the foundations for a new era of global trade
Trade for Prosperity: Building Supply Chain Resilience through digital trade
TFG PODCAST | From policy to practice: navigating the road to digital trade in 2023
ASEAN Digital Trade Journey – Opportunities, Challenges and Alignment to International Standards
3BL Media PODCAST: Episode 2 – Future of the CSO APAC
Milken Institute Asia Summit 2023: Global Overview: Illuminating Pathways Through Complexities
ASEAN Business Advisory Council Summit 2023, Indonesia
VOXPOP | Live from Sibos, with Pamela Mar, ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI)
FIT Alliance launches declaration to secure commitment to digitalisation
ICC Digital Standards Initiative launches expanded recommendations for trade documents

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Trade Finance Global

Maritime Magazine issue 118 (Autumn 2025)

Safety4sea

Smart Maritime Network

Gaftaworld

ICC

Trade Treasury Payments

Central Bank Payments News

Trade Treasury Payments

ICC

Stone Reporters News

CLECAT

Aduana News

HK Trade Development Council

Air8

NewMediaWire

South China Morning Post

Brand Spur Magazine

LEI Worldwide

Trade Treasury Payments

DSCI

Trade for Prosperity

UNECE

Trade treasury payment

Global Trade Review

FIATA Review (March 2025)

Documentary Credit World

UN adopts landmark Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents

Digitalization's critical role in diversifying Canadian trade

ICC launches playbook to advance global paperless trade adoption

ICC launches playbook to accelerate paperless trade adoption

Towards the Agri-Digital Age

ICC launches playbook to accelerate global paperless trade adoption - ICC - International Chamber of Commerce

Microsoft showcases AI-powered trade finance ERP connector in collaboration with HSBC, Lloyds, ANZ and ICC DSI at Sibos 2025

The Mission-Critical Role of Central Banks for the Adoption of the Data Standard for Legal Entities — the LEI — for Cross-Border Payments and Trade Finance and Statistics

Digital Trade Transformation Forum sets stage for interoperable global trade systems

Major Forum connects partners to advance interoperable digital trade ecosystem

WTO and Partners Launch First Digital Trade Transformation Forum

ICC DSI Roadmap on digitalising global trade

The ICC presented a roadmap to digitalise global trade

Digital trade set to transform global supply chains

Air 8 at the ICC x HKTDC Masterclass Hong Kong: Mastering Trade Finance with Insights

HKTDC Boosts Hong Kong's Competitive Edge in High-Value Services

Hong Kong urged to speed up digital shift to protect global trade status

HKTDC Boosts Hong Kong’s Competitive Edge In High-value Services

Path to trust and interoperatibility in global trade

PODCAST | In roadmaps we trust

ICC DSI and DSCI join forces to advance global digital trade readiness

The DSI roadmap to interoperability: Progress to date, and what to look for in 2025

UNECE and ICC Call to Action

Rethinking supply chains in turbulent times

Scaling up digital trade: TradeTrust launches Model Terms for eBLs

Trust in Trade: Enabling secure and seamless data sharing in digital trade

ICC Digital Standards Initiative “What’s New, What’s Next”

Launch of the Bank Defined Data Set for Trade Finance

Visions for Evolution of ICC Banking Commission & ICC DSI

12-Mar-25

Documentary Credit World

DP World and ICC Digital Standards Initiative MOU Signing

19-Feb-25

Global Trade Review

A protocol for digital trade: Experts unveil plan to tackle fragmentation

31-Jan-25

Trade Finance Global

Monthly TFG & ICC DSI Column: Trendspotting technologies for trade in 2025

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Headlines

23-Jun-26

Global Trade Review

In Profile: Pamela Mar, Digital Standards Initiative

(Download the article here)

18-Jun-26

Global Trade Review

ICC launches tracker to map digital cargo document treaty progress

17-Jun-26

IndexBox

ICC, UNCITRAL, and UNESCAP launch tracker for Digital Cargo Documents Convention

17-Jun-26

Trade Treasury Payments

ICC DSI, UNCITRAL, and UNESCAP launched a new tracker to monitor global progress towards paperless trade with the UN NCD Convention

17-Jun-26

5-Jun-26

ICC

Trade Treasury Payments

29-May-26

Trade Treasury Payments

18-May-26

Trade Treasury Payments

20-Apr-26

Microsoft

17-Apr-26

ICC

26-Feb-26

Trade Finance Global

New tracker shines light on global progress towards paperless trade

Tunisia’s trade transformation: Unlocking capital and growth through digitalisation - Trade Treasury Payments

Why Tunisia is a priority for the ICC digital standards initiative - Trade Treasury Payments

ICC DSI 2.0: Progress update and future strategy for data, standards, and legal

Reimagining trade finance with AI: A collaborative proof of concept from Microsoft, ANZ, HSBC, and Lloyds

Enabling digital trade through legal reform: A guide for policymakers and practitioners

What can trade digitalisation do for SMEs?

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Paperless Trade Pilot Playbook: A Practical Toolkit

DSI Roadmap to Digital Trade

KTDDE on the Frontlines

Key Trade Documents & Data Elements – An integrated framework for digitalising the entire supply chain (English)

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Key Trade Documents & Data Elements (Batch 2 report)

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Principles for Digital Trust

The Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade

ICC Identity Management Guide

Pilot case studies

Pilots, Case Studies and Best Practices

Sucafina – Transforming the Coffee Trade with Digital Solutions

5 Sept 2024

Proof that this pudding is really good - KTDDE's real-world implementation

5 Sept 2024

ICC DSI reveals 22 case studies, highlighting the positive impact of digital standards and interoperable frameworks on global trade

3 Sept 2024

Swift supports trade digitisation with new interoperability trials

May 2023

NDTP-NTP-TradeWaltz pilot live of purchase order, invoices, packing list (Feb 2022);

November 2022

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New ICC case studies provide guidance for trade digitalisation

3 Sept 2024

DCSA interoperability POC for eBL with multiple platform providers

April 2023

Arab Bank and FIATA, CargoX, eDoxOnline testing transfer of electronic FIATA BL

Septembre 2022

Events

Videos

We convene and connect global leaders for new insights and ideas through events hosted by ICC and other organisations that our team participated in.

May 2026

ICC DSI 2.0: Progress update and future strategy for data, standards, and legal

Dec 2025

DSI Interoperability video

July 2025

Is trade digitalisation the key to bring prosperity to developing nations?

Dec 2024

What is the ICC Digital Standards Initiative?

Oct 2024

Webinar: Launch of the Reliability Assessment Framework

May 2024

DTC 2024: The roadmap towards interoperability

May 2024

Video | ICC DSI: Scaling digital trade with the Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE)

Mar 2024

Global Trade Modernization Index 2024 Beta Edition Launch in Hong Kong

Jan 2024

Inside ICC: Insights into the ICC Digital Standards Initiative

Dec 2023

Webinar on Driving Inclusive Digitalisation in Trade and Trade Finance

Nov 2023

Global Launch of ICC DSI Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) Standards Analysis and Best Practice Recommendations in Dubai

Nov 2023

Voices from the KTDDE WG

Nov 2023

3rd Incheon Law & Business Forum (ILBF)

Sept 2023

Sibos 2023, Trade Finance Global interview with ICC DSI Managing Director, Pamela Mar, on Trade Digitalisation

May 2023

Milken Institute Global Conference 2023, Modernizing Global Supply Chains

Mar 2023

ICC Future Trade Forum Highlights

Oct 2022

SIBOS 2022, The influential role of global trade

May 2022

Executive Insights with Hannah Nguyen on state of digitalisation and digital standards in the industry

Feb 2021

VIDEO: Standardisation 2.0 – ICC DSI’s 5 year plan – Fireplace chat with Oswald Kuyler

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