Monday, March 8th, 2021

We are excited to announce that our media partners, Trade Finance Global (TFG), have today launched Women in Trade 2021, a campaign spotlighting nearly 50 women in global trade, as we celebrate International Women’s Day.

Monday, March 8th, 2021

ITFA is aware of recent concerns raised about the supply chain finance market and related-insurance cover. ITFA has provided its members with guidance on payables finance dating back to October 2018 highlighting the importance of the correct use of this critical trade product which has performed well during the Covid-19 pandemic with many programmes expanding both in size and scope of supplier capture.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

We were very pleased to bring you yesterday’s webinar on the UK and EU Trade Co-operation Agreement partnering with Clifford Chance and Coriolis Technologies. We had a great turnout but the ITFA Board wishes to invite those who missed the webinar or who want to view it again, to click here.

Friday, February 26th, 2021

A list of topics currently being addressed by the MPC has been published in the Member Area of the ITFA website. This list will be updated regularly and posted to the Bulletins section of the MPC Members Area.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Many of you are aware of the progressive transition away from LIBOR. You have therefore been approaching ITFA to better understand the possible impact to your business, and in particular whether any changes need to be made to some of the commonly used documents such as the BAFT MPA forms.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

The Insurance Committee is thrilled to continue its series of Friday afternoon learning sessions on Insurance related topics with a look at how the Insurance market for Global Transaction Banking will evolve in 2021. This webinar is kindly being sponsored by Texel.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee is pleased to inform you about their upcoming webinar titled ”Discussing what really matters: Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines&PPEs in Emerging Markets.” The webinar will be held on Friday, March 12th 2021 – EDT 8:00 / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 20:00 CST.

Monday, February 15th, 2021

Our industry has for many years wanted and pushed for an easier way to use bills of exchange and promissory notes as well as bills of lading. Moving away from paper will revolutionise the way we work, reduce costs, speed up operational tasks and open up new markets for financiers. The challenge is no longer technical. The main challenge is legal and we now have the chance to persuade the UK government to change the law in this area.

Sunday, February 14th, 2021

We are calling on all prospective mentors and mentees to join the 2021 cohort of the ITFA Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentoring Scheme. We are aiming to launch this year’s programme on the 12th March, coinciding with the forthcoming ITFA Emerging Leaders (“EL”) Webinar on vaccine rollout. Expressions of interest from prospective mentors and mentees should be submitted by Sunday 7th March.

Monday, February 8th, 2021

Established in January 2018, the ITFA fintech committee immediately attracted a dozen of members, and an additional twenty since then.

Friday, February 5th, 2021

ITFA and Clifford Chance invite you to an exploration of the new UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the blueprint for future relations between the bloc and the United Kingdom. Economists and lawyers will draw out the costs, look at where opportunities might lie and how the agreement works with particular reference to trade finance.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

The ITFA Fintech Committee would like to inform you of the upcoming webinar which is to be held on 23rd February 2021. The webinar titled: ”Tracking payment and trade transactions – the holy grail to full visibility and control?” is sure to entice lots of members.