Friday, July 2nd, 2021

ITFA is delighted to be partnering with ICC Mexico for the upcoming event ‘The Digital Future of Trade and Supply Chain Finance’, being held virtually on July 6 – 8, 2021.

Friday, June 25th, 2021

Following the publication of the Guide in April 2021, the wording of section 5.2 has been amended to clarify the case law analysis referring to the position in China.

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Despite the current situation, here at ITFA we had another month of intense planning towards our upcoming physical events, namely, the NERC Summer Event and the much-awaited Annual Conference.

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

The transition from Libor to risk-free rates is a topic of top priority for ITFA, given the impact on its members involved in trade risk and asset origination and distribution, the ongoing uncertainty around forward-looking term rates, and a general lag in regulatory guidance on the matter.

Monday, May 17th, 2021

ESG, in other words Environmental, Social and Governance, needs no further introduction nowadays which is a remarkable development considering how the importance of this topic on the agenda has risen over the past decades from often fairly broad and vague CSR statements on companies’ websites and in the footnotes of annual reports to now a front of mind matter of great significance.

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

For all the G7 bluster on reducing CO2 emissions and creating a green Belt and Road Initiative to rival China’s programme, there is little policy interest in how trade can, and should, be used as a policy lever to promote sustainabiity.

Monday, June 7th, 2021

It is that time of the year again and the 2021 edition of the ITFA Emerging Leader competition is now on! This has quickly become the “Oscars” of trade finance and we were delighted with how incredibly successful the first two editions were.

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

A high degree of specialisation is now proven to be the key ingredient of success for fintechs. Those who claim to have a grand vision and who expand too thinly engage on a slippery track. Focus is key in order to become the best at something really differentiating for incumbent banks, preferably at the right time so as to ensure a perfect-match with banks’ evolving priorities.

Monday, August 16th, 2021

We are delighted to invite members of TFD Initiative to the inaugural 2021 User Meeting where the status of the initiative, the latest user testimonials and the detailed product roadmap will be shared and debated amongst members.
This inaugural edition will take place virtually as a 1-hour webinar that will take place on Tuesday September 28th 2021 at 09:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET, 21:00 SGT.

Monday, August 16th, 2021

ITFA is pleased to announce that it has partnered up with Coriolis Technologies for the upcoming lunchtime webinar titled ‘Global ESG Monitoring & Assessment Tool & Kosmos Consortium Q&A’ – which is taking place on Tuesday 14th September 2021 – 12:00 BST / 13:00 CEST.

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– African Development Bank
– Campion Willcocks Compliance LLP
– MonetaGo, Inc.
– Nimai Trade Fintech Pte.
– WAVE BL

Monday, May 10th, 2021

As I am sure you are aware we have recently announced that we are planning ITFA’s first physical event for 2021! The plan is to hold this event in London on the 12th August. Needless to say, we are still at the mercy of our dear friend Mr Covid.

Monday, May 10th, 2021

My first job in international banking was in a foreign exchange bureau. Soon I was appointed head of a unit working with various forms of cheques, including bank cheques, travel cheques (which were bought by international travellers in their banks in a currency of destinations), money orders, etc.

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

ITFA is delighted to announce that it has released an in-depth guide to Structured Letters of Credit. The guide can be found in the member area of the ITFA website.

Monday, May 3rd, 2021

Bahrain, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Paraguay, … more and more jurisdictions are reforming laws to take advantage of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law for Electronic Transferrable Records, also referred to as MLETR by trade finance practitioners.

Monday, May 10th, 2021

The movement of major investors and lenders to push companies, financial institutions and funds to measure and report in financial statements the risks and opportunities related to environment, social and governance (ESG) is arriving in Latin America as a condition to access the global green bonds and finance markets.

Friday, April 30th, 2021

Building on ITFA’s recent partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), we are delighted to invite you to a briefing session on ADGM’s FinTech agenda including a presentation of ADGM’s Digital Lab and SME Platform. The session will take place on Monday 17 May at 10am London / 11am CEST / 1pm Abu Dhabi.

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

The ITFA Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee (ANZRC) is pleased to inform you of its upcoming webinar. The webinar entitled: ”Supply Chain Finance – Continuing to foster a sustainable ecosystem to support evolving supply chains” will be held on Tuesday 25 May 2021.

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

The ITFA Board is extremely excited to announce its very first in person event of 2021. The event will take place on 12 August in London. It will commence at 4pm with a Seminar followed by Networking Drinks from 6pm onwards. More details to follow in due course.

Monday, June 21st, 2021

The ITFA Insurance Committee is pleased to invite ITFA members to join a webinar which tackles Fraud in Trade from an Insurer’s perspective. The webinar will be held on 25th June at 2pm BST.