Monday, July 12th, 2021

Back and in the flesh, ITFA is overwhelmingly delighted and pleased to announce that the much awaited ITFA Annual Conference – LIVE is here at last. So please SAVE THE DATE!

Monday, June 28th, 2021

ITFA’s valued partner Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), has published a Consultation Paper (CP) to help facilitate the use of non-face-to-face digital verification of identity (termed “eKYC”) in ADGM and mitigate associated risks. Please see the Media Release here and CP landing page here.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

We are delighted to share the 2nd edition of ITFA’s manual on digital negotiable instruments, produced in collaboration with members of the DNI Initiative. We are also grateful to Trade Finance Global for helping in our efforts to gain visibility for the second edition.

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

ITFA and Trade Finance Global Trade (TFG) have today launched the LIBOR transition for trade finance hub.

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

We are delighted to share with you the second edition of the manual on Digital Negotiable Instruments. This manual is a deliverable of our DNI Initiative which aims to bring negotiable instruments in the digital world.

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

We are delighted to invite you to a webinar organised by Finastra – a member of the ITFA Fintech Committee – which is taking place on 30 June 2021 at 10am CEST.

Friday, May 21st, 2021

The ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) is pleased to inform you of its upcoming webinar. The webinar entitled: ”Libor Transition Update” will be held on Thursday 17 June 2021. This webinar is kindly being sponsored by Bank of China.

Friday, May 14th, 2021

Fraud is an inherent risk in all business but trade finance has experienced some high-profile cases in the last few years that have led to regulatory action.

This webinar will include expert fraud lawyers and forensic investigators and asset recovery specialists.

Friday, May 7th, 2021

ITFA is delighted to be partnering with TXF for the upcoming TXF Global Trade Virtual 2021 event, taking place on June 23-24th. This year’s TXF Global Trade Virtual agenda will focus on resilience in trade finance and digital transformation serving as the key drivers for rapid change. With key market players tuning in, you can expect to […]

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021

ITFA is proud to announce that it is releasing an in-depth guide to Structured Letters of Credit. These are instruments which provide substantial funding to trade in emerging markets, but have often attracted controversy because of a lack of understanding of what they are and what they are seeking to achieve.

Monday, April 19th, 2021

In line with ITFA’s mandate to develop high quality education to its Members, the ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA has joined The CPD Certification Service, thereby granting us the opportunity to organise and deliver training courses, events, conferences, workshops, and seminars that would attract Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation.

Friday, April 9th, 2021

The ITFA membership continues to expand, and we are delighted to welcome two technology providers headquartered in Switzerland: FQX and Komgo.

Friday, April 9th, 2021

Since we published our last bulletin on LIBOR there have been a number of significant developments in the availability and potential use of forward-looking term rates. Our latest bulletin which is available to ITFA members, highlights the important issues.

Thursday, April 8th, 2021

ITFA will be a conference partner at BACEE’s 41st online Banking Conference, being held on 23 April 2021. This international virtual event organized by the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE) will be one of the major Hungarian banking events in Spring 2021, with expected attendance of 400 delegates from 150+ banks.

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021

Through the TFD Initiative, ITFA has established the largest business community of trade originators, funding platforms, credit insurers, institutional funders and their service providers committed to increase the level of automation and transparency in trade asset and risk distribution on the basis of technology-based market practices.

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021

Following a collaboration between ITFA and eBSI Export Academy, we are delighted to inform you that we have managed to negotiate a very attractive deal for our ITFA members.

Monday, March 29th, 2021

Trade finance has a significant role to play in sustainable development and ESG, which extends to addressing global challenges around climate change, human rights and biodiversity.

Friday, March 26th, 2021

ITFA launched the DNI Initiative at our 2019 conference that took place in Budapest. Building on ITFA’s community expertise in forfaiting, we decided to bring negotiable instruments to the digital space and started to work with some fintech members and advisors to confirm our vision and to develop guidance for the market.

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

Please join ITFA Americas for an informative and insightful webinar session from key industry experts to address the current economic and political risk landscape across the Americas, lingering COVID impacts as well as the ever important regional highlights in Latin America. The webinar will be held on 8th April at 10 am NY / 11 am Sao Paulo / 4 pm Central Europe.

Thursday, March 18th, 2021

We are pleased to announce that ITFA will be partnering with BCR for its upcoming 21st annual Receivables Finance International Convention. This flagship event for the receivables finance industry provides an essential update on the latest invoice financing trends, market challenges and innovations. This 3 day event will be held between 18-20th May 2021.