Announcements


ITFA Americas Conference and AGM at Ritz Carlton, Miami – June 15th -17th

Tuesday, June 14th, 2022

On behalf of ITFA Americas/ AMRC, the Board of ITFA is pleased to announce that the 25th Annual General Meeting of ITFA Americas will be held on Wednesday, June 15th at 4:00 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami Florida USA. The meeting will take place from 4:00pm – 5:30pm followed by a networking cocktail reception 6:00pm – 8:00pm which will kick off our long awaited ITFA Americas Miami Annual Conference to include 100+ attendees.

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One Week To Go Till Expiry Of EARLY BIRD – ITFA Annual Conference, Porto

Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

Following the great response we have had so far, in terms of numbers already confirmed to attend the ITFA Annual Conference in Porto between 7-9 September, we urge those who have not yet registered to do so asap by clicking here, as the Early Bird prices expire on June 15, one week to go!

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RFIx Award for Lee Hitge and Hannah Fearn

Saturday, May 28th, 2022

We are very pleased and proud to congratulate Lee Hitge of Willis Towers Watson  and Hannah Fearn of Sullivan Worcester on winning the award for Industry Ambassadors of the Year for their outstanding work on the ITFA Basel III CRI Policy Template. This is the first published standardised industry policy and follow much hard work […]

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ITFA Annual Conference: – Academia dos Champs – ITFA’s 2022 Charity

Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

Planning is well underway for this year’s ITFA Annual Conference which will be held in Porto, Portugal between the 7-9th September 2022. To complement the conference, an Educational Seminar will also be held between the 6-7 September. Furthermore, on the 7 September we will also be dedicating a full morning to Fintech.

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ITFA Americas Conference at Ritz Carlton, Miami – Register Now for June 15th-17th!

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022

ITFA is pleased to invite you to register for the ITFA Americas 25th Annual Conference to be held on Wednesday June 15th – Friday June 17th at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. Please register at LINK HERE.

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VEFI-AGM followed by an ESG seminar in Trade Finance – In Person Event, Zurich – 12 May 2022

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

On behalf of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, the Board of ITFA is pleased to announce that the 43rd Annual General Meeting of VEFI will be held on Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 5:15 p.m. at the Impact Hub Viadukt Bogen D, Viaduktstrasse 93, 8008 Zurich.

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ITFA Annual Conference, Porto, 7-9 September 2022 – Conference Website Is Now LIVE

Thursday, March 24th, 2022

ITFA is overwhelmingly delighted and pleased to announce that the much awaited ITFA Annual Conference – LIVE is here.

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Trade Finance Global (TFG) joins TFD Initiative as a non-bank originator

Monday, February 21st, 2022

We are delighted to welcome Trade Finance Global (TFG) to the Trade Finance Distribution (TFD) Initiative as a non-bank originator. From banks to asset managers, brokers and insurers, TFG aims to work with members of the TFD Initiative to pursue its vision of trade finance without barriers.

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Traxpay joins DNI Initiative

Friday, February 18th, 2022

Traxpay which joined ITFA early 2021 has decided to engage with the wider trade finance community on trade digitization and MLETR adoption through our DNI Initiative.

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SAVE THE DATE – ITFA webinar, 7 February

Thursday, January 27th, 2022

ITFA is pleased to invite its members to a webinar providing further insights into the transition from IBOR to risk-free reference rates. The webinar will consist of three short presentations from Mayer Brown, the Bank of England and CME Group, with an opportunity for Q&A at the end.

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DNI Initiative Webinar – Adoption of MLETR – are we heading towards optimal interoperability?

Monday, January 24th, 2022

Join us on Tuesday 8 February at 14:00 UK time, 15:00 CET, 09:00 EST for a panel debate on the actual adoption and expected benefits of interoperable trade documents and negotiable instruments as advocated by the Model Law for Electronic Transferrable Records (MLETR).

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Opportunity for ITFA members to co-sponsor ITFA webinars

Monday, January 17th, 2022

Here we are – starting a new calendar year 2022!

However, we seem to be in a familiar scenario, whereby the Covid situation is once again putting us in uncertain circumstances. We will continue to follow the situation closely and endeavour to hold live events in different regions as soon as feasible. In the interim and as requested by some of our members we will hold a series of webinars throughout 2022 in conjunction with physical events when these are possible.

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