ITFA News


TFD Initiative – 2021 User Meeting

Monday, August 16th, 2021

We are delighted to invite members of TFD Initiative to the inaugural 2021 User Meeting where the status of the initiative, the latest user testimonials and the detailed product roadmap will be shared and debated amongst members.
This inaugural edition will take place virtually as a 1-hour webinar that will take place on Tuesday September 28th 2021 at 09:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET, 21:00 SGT.

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FCI’s 53rd Virtual Annual Meeting – 22-23 September 2021

Friday, August 13th, 2021

ITFA is pleased to announce that it has partnered up with FCI for the upcoming event FCI’s 53rd Annual Meeting, being held virtually on 22-23 September.
Register now on the FCI website to benefit from the Early bird price valid until 31/08/2021!

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ITFA NERC LIVE Event – 12 August 2021 – Registration updates

Wednesday, July 28th, 2021

We are so excited! Following our last release announcing ITFA’s first physical event of the year, we are pleased to inform you that over 100 participants have registered to attend the ITFA NERC Summer Party, taking place on Thursday 12 August at Savage Garden Rooftop Bar – Wildside, on the 12th floor of the Doubletree by Hilton London, Tower of London.

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2021 ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Competition

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

The 2021 ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Competition is currently accepting submissions. All early-stage professionals or students who wish to enter the trade finance industry are encouraged to participate.

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ITFA progress on Trade Digitization in 2021

Thursday, July 15th, 2021

When BAFT, ICC and ITFA wrote their joint paper in 2020 on the measures banks and others were taking to deal with effects of Covid-19, we expressed some hope, in the then darkness, that the pace of digitalisation would increase and provide solutions for many of the problems the world was then facing.

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Two Singapore-based fintechs join ITFA

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021

We are delighted to welcome two Singapore-based technology providers to ITFA and to our Fintech Committee: #dltledgers and 360tf.

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ITFA LIVE – YOU ARE NO LONGER ON MUTE! Annual Conference – Bristol 2021

Monday, July 12th, 2021

Back and in the flesh, ITFA is overwhelmingly delighted and pleased to announce that the much awaited ITFA Annual Conference – LIVE is here at last. So please SAVE THE DATE!

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ICC MEXICO – The Digital Future Of Trade And Supply Chain Finance – July 6 – 8, 2021 – discounted passes

Friday, July 2nd, 2021

ITFA is delighted to be partnering with ICC Mexico for the upcoming event ‘The Digital Future of Trade and Supply Chain Finance’, being held virtually on July 6 – 8, 2021.

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ITFA LIVE Event – Save The Date – 12 August 2021

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

As announced a few weeks ago, the ITFA Board is extremely excited to let you know about its very first in person event of 2021. We are back for our first live event of the year – the ITFA NERC Summer Party.

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ADGM Consultation

Monday, June 28th, 2021

ITFA’s valued partner Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), has published a Consultation Paper (CP) to help facilitate the use of non-face-to-face digital verification of identity (termed “eKYC”) in ADGM and mitigate associated risks. Please see the Media Release here and CP landing page here.

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Update to the ITFA Guide to Structured Letters of Credit

Friday, June 25th, 2021

Following the publication of the Guide in April 2021, the wording of section 5.2 has been amended to clarify the case law analysis referring to the position in China.

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The ADGM Digital Lab facilitates adoption of electronic transferrable records

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Interest around electronic transferrable records continues to grow and various jurisdictions around the world are working on legislative changes.

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