Monday, December 19th, 2022

Mercore Group is delighted to join the DNI Initiative. Mercore is a global trade focused fintech group with deep foundations in anti-financial crime. The group focuses on (1) the provision of due diligence and risk management solutions and (2) the arrangement and provision of finance to trade, supply chain and other commercial transactions.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

ITFA is pleased to announce that we are partnering with BCR, who will be organizing the 9th Annual Supply Chain Finance Summit in Madrid between 24 and 25 January 2023.

Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

ITFA is pleased to announce a new template that is being made available to its members in order to facilitate transactional information sharing.

Monday, December 12th, 2022

The ITFA Board was overwhelmed by the record numbers in attendance at the ITFA Seminar and Christmas Party which was held on Monday 5th December at the DoubleTree Tower Bridge Hotel, London.

Tuesday, December 6th, 2022

At the request of Demica, a member of the ITFA Fintech Committee, we are sending you the recently launched annual benchmarking survey for banks in trade finance. After an overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s benchmark report for banks in trade finance, Demica needs your input for the 2023 survey!

Monday, December 5th, 2022

As new technology and legislation ushers in the ability to create electronic payment obligations, ITFA is proud to announce the publication of a unique set of rules covering the transfer of these obligations. We believe that the rules will provide the industry with a robust framework within which to operate with confidence, and enable the modernisation of the traditional forfaiting market.

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.