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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

The ITFA Insurance Event held on June 21, 2023, at Crédit Agricole CIB’s campus in Montrouge, France, was a resounding success, with a high turnout and engaging discussions on various topics of significance to the credit insurance industry.

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

On July 5th the ITFA Africa Regional Committee (ARC) hosted the next two educational webinars in its series aimed at financial professionals working in Africa. These webinars explore topical issues in African trade, as well as the basics of trade finance, with insights and learnings drawn from ITFA’s network of experts.

Monday, July 17th, 2023

On 11 th May 2023 the ITFA German Regional Committee held its annual workshop event, hosted by Berliner Sparkasse in their Berlin head-office. More than 40 participants joint for a lively and engaged discussion.

Monday, July 24th, 2023

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

– Axendo
– Canopius
– Pernix
– S-International Baden-Württemberg Nord
– Surecomp

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023

On November 11th 2022, we informed you about the mission entrusted to Paris Europlace by the French Government to accelerate the digitisation of international trade finance operations, which aims to encourage businesses active in importing and exporting, and their financers to move towards the digitisation of international trade finance procedures.

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) is the only federal agency with a cabinet-level presence promoting the interests of small businesses in the United States including developing their export potential. As a global trade finance association, ITFA is a natural partner for the SBA and is therefore delighted to announce the signing of a Strategic Alliance Memorandum with them.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

Comparability. This was the mantra for 2023 for the Insurtech Working Group for the second edition of the Insurtech Booklet.

Thursday, June 22nd, 2023

ITFA Americas hosted its 26th Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coral Gables, Miami (May 24-26). The conference was attended by over 170 participants, more than any of our previous gatherings.

Monday, June 26th, 2023

DLT offers the financial services industry a new piece of infrastructure to push the boundaries of Open Banking. But it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

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

– Banco Micro Capital Limited
– Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
– Pelican AI
– UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

Facilitating faster trade and extending liquidity seamlessly to corporates is a major industry ambition and it is becoming a reality thanks to our fintech members.

Friday, May 26th, 2023

The ITFA board, as a collaboration partner of Asian Development Bank (ADB), is writing to invite you to participate in the 2023 ADB Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey, in partnership with ITFA, International Chamber of Commerce, African Export-Import Bank and World Trade Organization.

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

ITFA is delighted to launch its report, “The Regulatory Reality of Making Trade Sustainable” authored by the ITFA ESG Committee and Dr. Rebecca Harding.

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023

The current regulatory structures that govern sustainability reporting by Financial Institutions are creating a raft of unforeseen consequences that will ultimately militate against the long-term objective of meeting sustainability targets globally in the long run.

Monday, May 29th, 2023

Another busy month at ITFA, with numerous notable achievements and activities taking place worldwide. Allow us to share some of the highlights from May!