Thursday, March 18th, 2021

In addition to the recent joint communication by ITFA and BAFT, the ITFA Market Practice Committee would like to draw attention to some practical considerations for those of you providing trade financing in GBP.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

The ripples of the collapse of Greensill continue to be felt around the world not forgetting its home country of Australia. ITFA contributed to this piece published in the Australian Financial Review.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

We are pleased to announce that ITFA will be partnering with BCR Publishing for its upcoming webflash: Examining the Greensill Falloutwhich will be taking place on Thursday 11th March at 11:00am GMT.

Monday, March 8th, 2021

We are excited to announce that our media partners, Trade Finance Global (TFG), have today launched Women in Trade 2021, a campaign spotlighting nearly 50 women in global trade, as we celebrate International Women’s Day.

Monday, March 8th, 2021

ITFA is aware of recent concerns raised about the supply chain finance market and related-insurance cover. ITFA has provided its members with guidance on payables finance dating back to October 2018 highlighting the importance of the correct use of this critical trade product which has performed well during the Covid-19 pandemic with many programmes expanding both in size and scope of supplier capture.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

We were very pleased to bring you yesterday’s webinar on the UK and EU Trade Co-operation Agreement partnering with Clifford Chance and Coriolis Technologies. We had a great turnout but the ITFA Board wishes to invite those who missed the webinar or who want to view it again, to click here.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

A list of topics currently being addressed by the MPC has been published in the Member Area of the ITFA website. This list will be updated regularly and posted to the Bulletins section of the MPC Members Area.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

The Insurance Committee is thrilled to continue its series of Friday afternoon learning sessions on Insurance related topics with a look at how the Insurance market for Global Transaction Banking will evolve in 2021. This webinar is kindly being sponsored by Texel.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee is pleased to inform you about their upcoming webinar titled ”Discussing what really matters: Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines&PPEs in Emerging Markets.” The webinar will be held on Friday, March 12th 2021 – EDT 8:00 / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 20:00 CST.

Monday, February 15th, 2021

Our industry has for many years wanted and pushed for an easier way to use bills of exchange and promissory notes as well as bills of lading. Moving away from paper will revolutionise the way we work, reduce costs, speed up operational tasks and open up new markets for financiers. The challenge is no longer technical. The main challenge is legal and we now have the chance to persuade the UK government to change the law in this area.

Sunday, February 14th, 2021

We are calling on all prospective mentors and mentees to join the 2021 cohort of the ITFA Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentoring Scheme. We are aiming to launch this year’s programme on the 12th March, coinciding with the forthcoming ITFA Emerging Leaders (“EL”) Webinar on vaccine rollout. Expressions of interest from prospective mentors and mentees should be submitted by Sunday 7th March.

Monday, February 8th, 2021

Established in January 2018, the ITFA fintech committee immediately attracted a dozen of members, and an additional twenty since then.

Friday, February 5th, 2021

ITFA and Clifford Chance invite you to an exploration of the new UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the blueprint for future relations between the bloc and the United Kingdom. Economists and lawyers will draw out the costs, look at where opportunities might lie and how the agreement works with particular reference to trade finance.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

A joint webinar hosted by ITFA and Demica, where our expert panel will share their views on how the working capital landscape – impacted by regulation, digitalisation and (hopefully) vaccination – is changing in 2021 and what funders need to consider as we start the year. The webinar will be held on 17 February 2021 at 14:00 GMT.

Monday, January 18th, 2021

ITFA is assisting Trade Finance Global which is partnering with the World Trade Organization to produce the publication: ‘Accelerating trade digitalization to support MSME financing’. As partners of this publication, ITFA invites you to participate in this short survey.

Friday, January 8th, 2021

We are pleased to be partnering with BCR Publishing at the 6th annual Supply Chain Finance Summit. This is an important opportunity to learn about the latest trends, ideas and developments transforming working capital and supply chain management. This online event will take place between 26-27 January 2021.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021

We are excited to be partnering with TXF at the upcoming TXF CPRI: Trade, Commodity & Export Finance Virtual 2021, a festival of debate and relationship building for banks, traders, exporters, brokers, insurers & law firms involved in the credit and private insurance market, taking place on February 4.

Monday, January 4th, 2021

To get the New Year off to a positive start, ITFA has partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce to commission research to make the case for digitising documents of title (Bills of Lading, Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes) ahead of a prospective reform of UK law in 2021/2022. We would greatly appreciate it if you would spare 10 minutes or so of your time to complete the questionnaire which is a key part of this research.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

The ITFA Board is pleased to inform you about the UK-Japan Free Trade Summit, a one-day virtual event, which will take placeon the 20th of January 2021. We are delighted to inform you that ITFA has secured 2 passes, each with a 50% discount for ITFA members to attend this event. As is customary, the discounted passes will be available to […]

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

It was with great pride and excitement that during ITFA’s virtual AGM held on 1 December 2020, Duarte Pedreira – Chair of ITFA Emerging Leader Committee, announced the ITFA Emerging Leader of the Year 2020 Award. Five projects had been shortlisted…..and the winner is…..Ms Didem Erdogan. We wish to extend our congratulations to Didem for […]