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.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

The masks came off as building resilience in world trade and ESG ran in tandem at ITFA’s in person annual event in Bristol.
World trade is finding the balance between giddiness and stoicism [which is another take on the word resilience] a hard one to pull off.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

A total of 200+ ITFA members flocked to Bristol on Wednesday October 6th to attend the ITFA Annual Conference which started with a half-day Fintech briefing. This was our 3rd edition that we organised following a good start in Cape Town (2018) and a 2nd one in Budapest (2019).

Friday, November 5th, 2021

ITFA and the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland (VEFI) would like to invite you to the ITFA and VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2021. This event is being held in Zurich on Thursday, 2 December 2021 from 17:30 hrs till 20:00 hrs. To view the formal invite, please click here. This event is sponsored by ITFA.

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

Industry leaders continue to see urgency and opportunity in the further development of trade finance as an asset class. ITFA’s engagement will provide a forum to address the global need for new, non-bank trade financing capacity as well as the demand from capital markets for attractive alternative investments.

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

We are delighted to invite you to the first User Meeting of the DNI Initiative. This session has been prepared for and is open to current and prospective members of the DNI Initiative. The debate will take place on Tuesday 9 November at 14:00 UK Time / 15:00 CET.

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

The ITFA Americas Regional Chapter is excited to follow up our excellent, well attended fall event with another in-person event in New York City!
Date: Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue 10017, NY.

Thursday, November 18th, 2021

ITFA is pleased to welcome two institutions to its growing family:

– Cope Ehlers, P.C. 
– Sterling Bank PLC