Thursday, March 12th, 2020

Trade Finance Global (TFG) have released their latest edition of ’Trade Finance Talks’, themed: Challenging Business – Trade Finance in Developing Markets.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020

The ITFA Board regrets to inform you that due to the spread of COVID-19, the organizers of the Tallinn SCF Summit have reluctantly decided to postpone the event. The new date is to be determined so please look out for further communication.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

Due to the coronavirus-alert and the closing of schools and universities in Madrid, we have taken the decision to postpone the ITFA and Berne Union joint educational event at IE Business School which was scheduled to take place on 23rd March in Madrid.

Monday, March 9th, 2020

Due to the increase in concerns around coronavirus (COVID 19) we have taken the decision to postpone the ITFA CEERC event which was scheduled to take place on 23rd April in Vienna.

Monday, March 9th, 2020

Please be informed that the ITFA and VEFI-board have decided to postpone the Bowling and Jass Championship to 4th June, 2020 due to the Coronavirus-alert.

Monday, March 9th, 2020

Due to the increase in concerns around coronavirus (COVID 19) we have taken the decision to postpone the ITFA GRC event which was scheduled to take place on 1st April in Frankfurt.

Thursday, March 5th, 2020

The trade finance industry is going through a series of changes – digitisation, the need for greater efficiency in cross-border flows, reducing the trade finance gap and managing banks’ balance sheets are all crucial priorities for the industry.

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

A new study from KPMG, commissioned by leading trade finance industry body ITFA and a group of other associations, has revealed the robust nature of European insurers, and the positive contribution of regulations – most notably the Solvency II directive – to further strengthening that position.

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020

As was previously announced, ITFA’s 47th Annual Conference will be held in Singapore between the 09th and 11 September. The conference website will be launched shortly.

Friday, February 21st, 2020

ITFA has been engaging in its own advocacy work on behalf of its members and the wider industry, and has been co-operating with Hume Brophy – a Brussels-based consultancy specialised in European public affairs – to ensure that policymakers and regulators are well-versed in the relationship between banking and insurance, and the interests that ITFA represents.

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

The ITFA Board wishes to announce that the ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) together with Credit Europe Bank N.V. will once again be hosting ITFA members in Amsterdam for the Spring Event which is being held at Amstel Boathouse on Thursday 14th May, 2020.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

Those of you engaged in supply chain finance, especially payables finance (or reverse factoring as it is sometimes known), will be aware that there has been considerable recent press interest in this business, much of it unfairly negative.