Tuesday, July 16th, 2019

The ITFA Board is delighted to announce that Mr. Charles Bryant, Secretary General – European E-invoicing Service Providers Association, will be one of the speakers at this year’s ITFA Annual Conference in Budapest, Hungary.

Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Planning for the ITFA Annual Conference is now well underway and it looks like this will be another great success even in terms of numbers, as registrations are again reaching record numbers after the expiry of the Early Bird.

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum announced today the release of its new guidance document, Market Practices in Supply Chain Finance: Receivables Discounting Technique. The paper is the first in a series of industry guidance documents intended to provide clarity and consistency to the world of supply chain finance.

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Whether you are looking at further automating origination and/or distribution processes, new fintech solutions help you achieve your short-term objectives and deliver on strategic priorities. Join us in Budapest to benefit from a unique opportunity to discover several data- and trade-focused fintechs in one go.

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

We are pleased to inform you that the June 2019 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter. 

Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

Recent ITFA seminars and publications have made our members aware that the eligibility of insurance as a credit risk mitigant for Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) purposes has been widely debated over the past year.

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

ITFA is delighted to announce that it partnered with Cass Business School – City, University of London, to teach a specialist trade finance course, that is part of the Cass MSc curriculum as an elective course.

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

Planning is well underway for this year’s ITFA Annual Conference which will be held in Budapest, Hungary between the 4-6th September 2019. With so much work being done by all involved to ensure that this is another fantastic ITFA event, we urge you all to register at your earliest.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

Further to the release of the latest BAFT English law MPA (released in September 2018) and subsequent New York law version last week, we are aware that widespread adoption of the new templates is crucial for simplifying how the secondary market for trade finance operates.

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

ITFA has published a guide to accounting and legal issues under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 for the trade receivables and supply chain finance industry.

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Following the release of the updated English law Master Participation Agreement (MPA) by BAFT last September, ITFA is pleased to inform you that BAFT has now also released the updated New York law MPA. The new form will be available to ITFA members in the Member Area of our website.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

State of the Trade Finance Consortia 2019 Networks, Blockchain, Ledger Technologies in Trade & Shipping Trade Finance Global, in collaboration with TradeIX have put together a whitepaper: Blockchain and DLT in the International Trade & Shipping Space.