ITFA News


Exclusive 50% Discount on CPD Catalogue Subscriptions for ITFA Members

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

We are pleased to announce a special offer in collaboration with eBSI Export Academy, providing ITFA members with a 50% discount on their comprehensive CPD-accredited corporate e-learning catalog of over 550 course units of on average 2 hours duration each.

Continue Reading

Unlocking Solutions to the Trade Finance Gap: Read the TF COP 2024 Post-Event Report

Monday, January 6th, 2025

In its role as the global trade finance industry body, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) is committed to addressing the trade finance gap, which acts as a significant barrier to socioeconomic growth across the developing world.

Continue Reading

Season’s Greetings

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year 2025!

Continue Reading

BCR Publishing: 11th Annual Supply Chain Finance Summit, 29/30 Jan ’25-Madrid, ITFA Member Discounts

Friday, December 20th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to announce that we are partnering with BCR, who will be organising the 11th Annual Supply Chain Finance Summit (SCFS) in Madrid at Cecabank, between 29 and 30 January 2025.

Continue Reading

ExCred International, 25-26 February 2025, London – Exclusive ITFA Members Discount!

Friday, December 13th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to be partnering up with Informa Connect for the upcoming ExCred International, being held this 25 – 26 February 2025 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.

Continue Reading

Financial Crime Compliance Initiative – your feedback is welcome

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

The recently launched Financial Crime Compliance initiative (FCCi) within the FinTech Committee is ITFA’s community of financial crime compliance experts. The group gathers bankers, lawyers, non-bank lenders and technologists involved in promoting the use of advanced technologies to detect and prevent financial crime and to promote improved market practices. It also feeds ITFA’s advocacy efforts regarding the use cases and benefits of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, distributed ledgers and quantum computing, which help trade finance practitioners protect their activities and their clients.

Continue Reading

Upgrade to ITFA Group Membership – Apply by January 15!

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

We are delighted to remind you of the opportunity to elevate your ITFA membership by applying for our Group Membership option for 2025.

Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE – ITFA’s Washington Declaration calls for urgent action on trade finance gap at historic summit

Tuesday, November 26th, 2024

Washington, DC, 28 October 2024 – At the inaugural Trade Finance Conference of Parties (TF COP), the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) introduced the Washington Declaration, a landmark call to action urging the United Nations (UN) to formally recognise the trade finance gap as a critical barrier to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and

Continue Reading

Demica’s 2025 Annual Benchmark Survey

Monday, November 18th, 2024

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 2025 survey!

Continue Reading

eBSI Diploma in Project Management for Bankers – Special ITFA Members-Only OFFERS

Friday, November 15th, 2024

ITFA has partnered with eBSI Export Academy to provide you with reduced tuition fees on the Diploma in Project Management for Bankers.

Continue Reading

eBSI Diploma in Trade Finance – Special ITFA Members-Only OFFERS!

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

Once again ITFA has partnered with eBSI Export Academy to provide you with reduced tuition fees on the Diploma in Trade Finance.

Continue Reading

ITFA & TFG launch a new whitepaper: “Are we doing enough to bridge the trade finance gap?

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

The trade finance gap has been described as a global crisis. And it’s no secret why: between 2020 and 2022, the gap saw a 47% increase to a record $2.5 trillion. Mitigating this gap is urgent, in part because it adversely affects developing economies and small businesses.

Continue Reading