Announcements


3RD Edition of the Global Trade Facilitation Summit, Dubai , UAE – April 29, 2024 – Discounts for ITFA members

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that we will partner with ICC UAE on their upcoming Global Trade Facilitation Summit, themed “Sustaining Trade & Development” taking place from 1st – 2nd May 2024 and once again be hosted at the iconic auditorium at Dubai Chambers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Technical Issue – Important Notice Regarding Calendar Invites generated by ITFA

Tuesday, February 6th, 2024

All those who have registered for a recent event, may have noticed an influx of calendar invites hitting their inbox, and for this, we sincerely apologize. Regrettably, these multiple invitations were generated due to technical issues beyond our control.

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ExCred International, London – 28/29 February 2024 – Discounts for ITFA members

Friday, January 5th, 2024

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with Informa Connect on their upcoming event: Excred International which is being held between the 28th and 29th February 2024 at the Hilton Tower Bridge – London.

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Your input matters! ITFA Member Survey

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

The ITFA Board values your membership and is committed to continually improving your experience. To ensure we align with your expectations, we invite you to participate in our 2024 Member Feedback Survey.

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Season’s Greetings

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year 2024! Wishing you a joyous festive season and a healthy New Year. May the magic and wonder of the holiday season linger with you throughout the coming year. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your steadfast support throughout this year; it is sincerely appreciated. Kind regards, The ITFA […]

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The ITFA ESG Report – The Regulatory Reality of Making Trade Sustainable

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to launch its report, “The Regulatory Reality of Making Trade Sustainable” authored by the ITFA ESG Committee and Dr. Rebecca Harding.

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Annual ITFA Emerging Leader competition 2023 – submissions are now OPEN!

Monday, May 22nd, 2023

It is that time of the year again and the 2023 edition of the ITFA Emerging Leader competition is now on! This has quickly become the “Oscars” of trade finance… and this year we are delighted to have GTR as our official Media Partner for the Award!

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BIMCO joins DNI Initiative and launches its “25 by 25 pledge”

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

BIMCO – the global shipping community of 2,000 members present in 130+ countries – has decided to join our DNI Initiative as part of its commitment to accelerate uptake of electronic bills of lading. BIMCO members cover over 60% of the global fleet and consist of local, global, small, and large companies.

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ITFA Fraud Prevention Working Group

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

ITFA, the Global Trade Finance Industry body, is delighted to announce the creation of the ITFA Fraud Prevention Working Group. The newly created working group is being set up as part of ITFA’s Fintech Committee with the aim of addressing a significant risk issue in our industry. Fraud remains pervasive and impacts both lending institutions and the people, companies and societies they serve.

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Commodity Trading Week 2023, London – April 25–26 – Discounts For ITFA members

Friday, March 3rd, 2023

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that we will partner with Commodities People on the upcoming event: Commodity Trading Week 2023, taking place on April 25–26 at the QEII Centre in London.

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ITFA/BAFT Sullivan English law opinions on UK CRR and New York law opinion

Friday, January 6th, 2023

To get 2023 off to a good start, we are delighted to send our members a belated Christmas present in the shape of the CRR opinions on the English and New York law master participation agreements (for the 2008 and 2019 English law versions and the New York 2019 version all as updated for LIBOR transition).

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Mercore joins DNI Initiative

Monday, December 19th, 2022

Mercore Group is delighted to join the DNI Initiative. Mercore is a global trade focused fintech group with deep foundations in anti-financial crime. The group focuses on (1) the provision of due diligence and risk management solutions and (2) the arrangement and provision of finance to trade, supply chain and other commercial transactions.

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