Tuesday, October 18th, 2022

The ITFA Board wishes to invite its members to the ITFA Christmas Party 2022. The Christmas event which is free of charge and open to ITFA members only, is taking place on the 5th December 2022 at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel London, Tower of London.

Tuesday, January 11th, 2022

We are pleased to announce that ITFA will be partnering with Global Trade Review (GTR) for its upcoming event; GTR MENA 2022. GTR is returning to Dubai on February 15-16, 2022 for an exclusive two-day physical gathering.

Friday, November 12th, 2021

On 18th October 2021 the International Trade & Forfaiting Association ‘ITFA’ Middle East Regional Committee held its 3rd Annual Trade Finance Distribution Webinar titled “Understanding the blueprint for Regional Trade Finance Distribution”.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022

We invite you to attend our upcoming webinar on Tuesday 22nd March, 2022 at 14:00 UK time / 15:00 CET on trade digitisation sponsored by Emirates NBD.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022

As the Covid 19 restrictions in Switzerland have now been lifted, so far that, we will be able to hold live-events again, the ITFA- and VEFI- Boards are pleased to invite you to the traditional Bo

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

Despite some recent de-escalation, nothing has yet been settled in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, with the imposition of sanctions remaining a real possibility. ITFA, together with HFW and Marsh Specialty, has organised this timely webinar to analyse the risks and some of the options available to members.

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

The ITFA Board wishes to inform you that the ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) is organizing a physical event on Thursday 3rd March, 2022 in London. The event will focus on the theme of ESG in Trade: The Way Forward.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

On September 28th at 8:30am EST, 13.30 GMT, the ICC Banking Commission and DSI, look to share the Key Trade Document Data Element (KTDDE) validation findings with ITFA members.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

As we come to the end of another year, let me first take the opportunity to thank all those who attended our Market Update Seminar and Christmas Cocktail Party, which was held on the 6th December at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar of the Doubletree, Tower of London Hotel.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

2021 marked another successful year for the ITFA Emerging Leaders Initiative. Despite the ongoing pandemic situation, we completed another round of the Martin Ashurst Mentorship Scheme, which connects Emerging Leaders with a pool of global experts and leaders in trade. The scheme allows Emerging Leaders to discuss their career and career path, industry positioning, and insights into the different areas of trade finance.

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

Happy Holidays and a very Safe & Prosperous New Year 2022!

We would like to thank you for your continued support throughout this year – it is very much appreciated.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with FCI Academy on the following online course: Supply Chain Finance & Reverse Factoring e-learning.

Thursday, December 9th, 2021

2022 is unlikely to produce the big goods trade rebound that everyone has been hoping for. The Covid pandemic continues with a new variant, Omicron, so there are likely to be sustained pressures on supply chains as well as upward pressure on prices.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with BCR Publishing on the following hybrid event: RFIx’22 – 22nd Receivables Finance International Convention, which will be held in London at the offices of Clifford Chance on 9-10 March and will bring together in person, senior receivables finance executives from around the world, with live streaming also available.

Monday, December 13th, 2021

The Trade Finance Market is currently going through an important period of transformation in areas such as sustainability and digitalisation. Credit insurance industry commentators estimate that their members provide around $2.5bn of payment risk protection to banks, exporters and investors – equivalent to 13% of world cross border trade for goods and services.

Thursday, November 25th, 2021

We are ecstatic to announce that we only have a few places left for the ITFA Christmas Party 2021 as we are at over 270 registrations. We wish to advise you that registration to the seminar is now closed. Should there be delegates who were not able to register in time, and are interested in attending, kindly let us know and we will put you down on a waiting list.

Friday, November 19th, 2021

I cannot but start with the commitment made by the UK government during the COP26, to make the UK the world’s first ‘net-zero aligned financial centre’, which will eventually make it compulsory for companies to publish their plan setting out how they will decarbonise and transition to net zero.

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

The DNI Initiative has established the most specialised community of technology firms, financial institutions, corporates and additional stakeholders committed to digitise trade documents and negotiable instruments as per UNCITRAL MLETR-compatible laws.

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

The ITFA Middle East Regional Committee (MERC) is pleased to present its 3rd Annual Trade Finance Distribution Webinar: Understanding the Blueprint for Regional Trade Finance Distribution. This webinar will be held on Monday 18th October 2021.

Monday, November 15th, 2021

The ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) is pleased to invite ITFA members to their annual Fall workshop. This webinar will be held on Thursday 25 November 2021.