Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

As you are aware, ITFA has been in talks with several stakeholders in the European Parliament and Commission to advise and inform them about the proposed revision of the EU Late Payment Directive (2011/7/EU) (ref. Ares (2023) 219034 of 12th January 2023).

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Following the updates to the Eurosystem in 2023 with the introduction of T2, ITFA is pleased to share with its members a proposed wording to amend the references to TARGET Day in the existing English law BAFT MPA forms as well as the 2019 ITFA MPA for Unfunded Participations.

Sunday, April 28th, 2024

Summer is here and ITFA week is back for a second time with an exciting three-day event lineup in London!

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

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

– Basisbank
– DRUM Advisory Limited
– MS Amlin
– Tech Cargo

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR East Africa 2024, which returns to Nairobi, Kenya on May 21-22. The event will once again deliver a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with the key players and companies across East Africa’s trade and export finance community.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

As communicated previously, the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee underwent its very first election, which took place online between 8 and 12 April. We received votes from 75 ITFA Emerging Leaders globally.

Monday, April 8th, 2024

We will be taking a trip down memory lane by preparing a collage of photos taken along the years at the various ITFA annual conferences held in the many different destinations. We kindly ask you to share 2 or 3 photos per ITFA conference/s you have attended in the past.

Thursday, April 4th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to offer its members access to an industry framework for open account distribution. The Master Account Receivables Assignment Agreement (MARA) template was developed by HSBC in collaboration with law firm Dentons in London in 2018, and has been in use – with positive market feedback – since then.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to be partnering up with BACEE for the upcoming 47th International Banking Conference, taking place in Budapest on April 16th.

Monday, March 25th, 2024

Deciphering the vast and ever-changing regulation related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate change can be overwhelming for banks and financial institutions, given the number of frameworks, directives and acronyms in place.

Monday, March 25th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to be partnering up with Informa PMC for ExCred APAC, being held in Singapore on May 9, 2024.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

Don’t miss two articles featuring our events in Toronto and Houston, including photos, from our Americas Regional Chapter.

Monday, March 25th, 2024

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

– Banco de Reservas (Banreservas)
– PrimeRevenue
– QBE European Operations
– Secro
– Sparkasse Pforzheim Calw
– Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O.

Thursday, March 21st, 2024

On 6 March ITFA’s Africa Regional Committee (ARC) held an educational workshop in Cape Town, hosted at Investec’s offices, to coincide with GTR Africa 2024 the following two days. Entitled ‘Using innovative financing solutions to address Africa’s trade finance gap’, the workshop was aimed at African financial professionals involved in financing or underwriting African trade and was delivered by five ITFA members.

Monday, March 11th, 2024

ITFA has continued its discussions with members of the European Parliament and the Council on the ongoing process around the proposal for a new European regulation to replace the Late Payment Directive.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

FINAL CALL for all prospective mentors and mentees to join the 2024 cohort of the ITFA Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentoring Programme.

Monday, February 26th, 2024

As recently announced, may we kindly remind you that ITFA is partnering with Informa Connect on their upcoming event: Excred International which is being held between the 28th and 29th February 2024 at the Hilton Tower Bridge – London.

Tuesday, February 13th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR Africa 2024, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa on March 7-8, 2024.

Friday, February 23rd, 2024

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

– BPB
– Cubelogic
– Energetic Insurance
– Frontier Clearing Corporation B.V.
– Tysers Insurance Brokers

Monday, February 12th, 2024

ITFA is advancing to the next stage in the establishment of its Sustainable Audit Council, and we want you to be a part of this transformative journey.