Thursday, December 1st, 2022

We are calling on all prospective mentors and mentees to join the 2023 cohort of the ITFA Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentoring Scheme. Expressions of interest from prospective mentors and mentees should be submitted by 20th January 2023.

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

Despite global consensus on the importance of converting the paper-based Trade business into a digital format, there’s a bold contrast between the steps already taken by some regulators to accept the digital Trade instruments as enforceable documents, and others who are still relatively lagging behind.

Friday, November 18th, 2022

Following the great response we have received in relation to the ITFA year-end Seminar and the ITFA Christmas Party taking place on Monday 05 December 2022, we regret to inform our esteemed members that registration for both events is closed. Should there be delegates who were not able to register on time, and are interested in attending, kindly let us know and we will put you down on a waiting list.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

We invite you to a panel webinar on trade finance funds to be jointly held by ITFA and Fitch Ratings on November 29th at 2:00pm GMT. To register please click here.

Friday, November 11th, 2022

Launch of a programme assigned to Paris Europlace to accelerate the digitization of international trade finance operations

The UNCITRAL Model Law for Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) has been making waves in France too.

Thursday, November 10th, 2022

ITFA is proud to announce the publication of its full White Paper on sustainable trade finance and African trade, following consultation with the industry on its positioning paper published in October 2022. Produced by the ITFA team and Kleos Advisory, this White Paper seeks to give an African voice to the evolving debate on sustainability standards for trade.

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

ITFA is delighted to join BCR to co-host the first Trade and Investment Finance Forum (TIF23), which is going to be held on 9 March 2023 at SMBC Bank, 100 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 2AT.

Friday, November 4th, 2022

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR Nordics 2022, taking place in Stockholm on Nov 16.

Friday, October 28th, 2022

ITFA is delighted to once again partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) on the GTR Training: Integrating ESG risk into commodity trade finance, taking place in London on November 17th.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022

ITFA is delighted to partner with the ICC Academy to bring an in-depth online course to the market. The course is titled: Certificate in Digital Trade Strategy (CDTS).

Thursday, October 20th, 2022

The second ITFA Africa Regional Committee (“ARC”) elections are scheduled to take place in November 2022. During the first five years of operation since its foundation, the Committee achieved a number of significant wins for trade finance in Africa.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2022

The ITFA Board wishes to invite its members to the ITFA Christmas Party 2022. The Christmas event which is free of charge and open to ITFA members only, is taking place on the 5th December 2022 at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel London, Tower of London.