Claim your ITFA member discount for Working Capital Forum Europe in Amsterdam

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to partner with Adaugeo Media for the upcoming event: Working Capital Forum Europe, being held in Amsterdam on 28th November 2023 at the Beurs van Berlage, with the prestigious Working Capital Awards taking place on 27th November at the Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam.

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3RD Edition of the Global Trade Facilitation Summit, Dubai , UAE – April 29, 2024 – Discounts for ITFA members

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that we will partner with ICC UAE on their upcoming Global Trade Facilitation Summit, themed “Sustaining Trade & Development” taking place from 1st – 2nd May 2024 and once again be hosted at the iconic auditorium at Dubai Chambers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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BCR Publishing – AI4RF seminar- 29 November 2023, London – Discounts for ITFA members

Friday, October 13th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with BCR Publishing for the upcoming AI4RF seminar being held on 29 November in the London offices of Clifford Chance, for an active discussion of the key opportunities and challenges that AI and GAI are having on our industry now and in the future.

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EBRD’s conference on Digitalisation of International Trade, Morocco

Tuesday, May 28th, 2024

The Trade Facilitation Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is hosting a conference on the Digitalisation of International Trade in Morocco in June.

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GTR Training 2024: Integrating ESG Risk Into Commodity Trade Finance – Discounts For ITFA Members

Friday, February 16th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) on their latest edition of GTR Training: Integrating ESG Risk Into Commodity Trade Finance, taking place over March 19-20.

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Call For Candidates – ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee Elections 2024

Friday, February 16th, 2024

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee (ELC) was established in 2017 with the core objective of promoting the trade finance Industry to its Emerging Leaders, both those already part of the industry, and those aspiring to join it. The ELC mission is to make trade finance attractive and accessible as a career choice to existing and aspiring Emerging Leaders.

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BCR Publishing – ARF23 – November 28 -29th, 2023 – London – Discounts for ITFA members

Friday, October 6th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with BCR Publishing for the 9th Alternative and Receivables Finance Forum 2023 (ARF23) being held at the London offices of Clifford Chance on 28-29 November 2023.

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GTR Asia 2023, Singapore – September 5-6 – Discounts For ITFA members

Friday, August 4th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR Asia 2023, taking place on September 5-6, 2023 at theSands Expo & Convention Centre (Orchid Ballroom, Level 4), 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956.

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New co-chairs appointed to lead ITFA Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem (ITFIE) Working Group

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

ITFA is pleased to announce the appointment of N L N Swaroop and Bertrand de Comminges as the new co-chairs of the ITFA Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem (ITFIE) Working Group.

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GTR Training: Integrating ESG risk into commodity trade finance – Discounts for ITFA Members

Thursday, September 28th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) on two new editions of GTR Training: Integrating ESG Risk Into Commodity Trade Finance. The online course will take place from October 17-18 and the in-person course in London on November 14.

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BCR Publishing – MENASCF23 – 7-8th November 2023, Dubai – Discounts For ITFA Members

Friday, September 15th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with BCR Publishing for its 2nd Annual MENA Supply Chain Finance (MENASCF23) conference held in cooperation with ICC UAE.

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AGM – ITFA Board Nomination 2023 – Mr. Hernan Mayol

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

The Board has agreed to propose Mr. Hernan Mayol as the new candidate to fill the vacancy created by Lynn’s resignation from the board.

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REMINDER – ITFA Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Virtual – September 14, 2023

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

May we remind you that this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be conducted virtually on 14 September at 13:00 hrs UK time. We kindly request you to mark this date in your calendars.

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ITFA NEW MEMBERS, Sep 2023

Thursday, September 14th, 2023

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

– Silver Birch Finance
– efcom
– Bondaval
– T3i Partner Network LLP
– Gracher Kredit & Kautionsmakler GmbH & Co. KG

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ExCred Americas – New York City, 3rd October 2023

Friday, August 25th, 2023

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with Informa connect on their upcoming event: Excred Americas being held on the 3rd October at Meet on Madison – New York City, NY, USA.

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The ITFA GRC Survey : We want to hear from you!

Monday, August 28th, 2023

Managing a trade finance book represents numerous challenges both for banks as well as investors on the secondary market. The high number of single deals within any such portfolio often comes along with high processing costs.

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Sullivan and ITFA joint note on BAFT Master Participation Agreements

Friday, August 11th, 2023

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee and the ITFA Board are delighted to announce that the 2023 ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Award was a resounding success.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to the Global Trade Finance Department at SMBC, July 2023

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

Welcome to this month’s edition of the ITFA newsletter!
As we gear up for the peak summer month, I am thrilled to share some wonderful moments from our successful ITFA week, which spanned three consecutive days (July 10th, 11th, and 12th).

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ITFA FINTECH DAY: KEY INSIGHTS ON DIGITAL NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND INTEROPERABILITY, July 2023

Monday, July 24th, 2023

ITFA Week, hosted in London from 11 – 13 July, brought together trade finance professionals for three consecutive days of knowledge sharing, networking and summer festivities.

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LOOKING BACK: A REVIEW OF TRADE FINANCE PREDICTIONS IN 2023, July 2023

Friday, July 21st, 2023

Just about six months ago, Trade Finance Global reached out to a variety of trade finance experts to help answer some questions we had about the industry. Like always, our friends across the industry came through and provided us with some detailed thoughts on the ins and outs of the trade finance world.

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