Tuesday, October 12th, 2021

The ITFA Board together with the Board of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, would like to invite you to this year’s VEFI and ITFA Education and Networking Event on 28th October 2021 in Zurich.

Monday, October 11th, 2021

ITFA has partnered with Deutsche Bank and international law firm Sullivan, to publish the 3rd Edition of ‘A Guide to Receivables Finance.’

Monday, October 11th, 2021

A big thank you to all those who attended the 47th Annual Conference which closed in Bristol last week. Your presence helped to make this event a great success. We hope that you found the conference informative and enjoyable.

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

The ITFA Middle East Regional Committee (MERC) is pleased to present its 3rd Annual Trade Finance Distribution Webinar: Understanding the Blueprint for Regional Trade Finance Distribution. This webinar will be held on Monday 18th October 2021.

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

Regulators in the UK published a letter to all CEOs warning of certain shortfalls in the conduct of trade finance business in the UK. See more..

Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

There is just one week to go to this year’s edition of the 47th ITFA Annual Conference, which is being held between 6-8 October in Bristol. If you haven’t registered yet, please click here. Moderated by Katharine Morton – TXF, another interesting panel session which will be held on Wednesday 6th October at 4:30pm is titled: Springboard or marking time? Prospects for stability and recovery in a post-pandemic world.

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

Since our last detailed update during the virtual AGM in December 2020, the Insurance Committee (“IC”) has continued its regulatory work in order to defend the interest of the ITFA members in view of the proposed implementation of the BCBS recommendations for the adaptation of the Basel rules in European law (so called Basel 4 or Finalised Basel 3).

Monday, September 27th, 2021

Starting on Wednesday October 6th at 9am, delegates are invited to attend a series of 4 sessions on strategic technology-driven industry developments. Following our earlier communication, we are delighted to introduce two additional ones.

Friday, September 24th, 2021

Scott Ettien, Willis Towers Watson and Hannah Fearn, Sullivan and Worcester UK LLP will hold a presentation on the title of ”Harmonising TCI wording: one giant step for Bank-Insurance Cooperation.” The session will be held on Friday 8th October at 9:30am.

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

Starting on Wednesday October 6th at 9am, delegates are invited to attend a series of 4 sessions on strategic technology-driven industry developments. We are delighted to introduce two of those sessions below.

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

We are ecstatic to announce that our ITFA Upcoming Annual Conference in Bristol is now well underway and it looks like this will be another great success even in terms of numbers, with 190 delegates already attending!

Monday, September 20th, 2021

The ITFA board is pleased to announce one of the panel sessions taking place on Thursday 7th October at 10:30am in Bristol. We urge you to register at the earliest to avoid disappointment. The panel titled: Applying ESG to Trade Finance: Addressing the Complexities and Practical Considerations, will be moderated by Shannon Manders – GTR. The panelists include: Annabel Ross – University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Matt Jolley – Barclays, Rebecca Harding – Coriolis Technologies and Shona Tatchell – Halotrade.