Thursday, April 4th, 2019

We are excited to announce that the ITFA 2019 conference website is now live and is open for registration!

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Since the global financial crisis and the subsequent implementation of stringent financial regulations, banks have been consistently moving towards the so-called originate-and-distribute model, keeping as much of their lending portfolio off balance sheet in order to retain working capital flexibility. Today, technology developments are making it possible to implement such a model on a much […]

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

The ITFA Board wishes to inform you that the ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) in association with Credit Europe Bank N.V., is organizing its Annual Spring Event on Wednesday 22 May, 2019 in Amsterdam. The event, which is open to ITFA members only, will consist of an Educational Seminar followed by a drinks reception. Further details including the agenda will follow shortly. In the meantime, we […]

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

The Asian Development Bank in partnership with ITFA is conducting the 2019 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey – Forfaiting to identify key issues and challenges in the trade finance market. Key findings from the survey will help policy makers, regulators, and financial institutions better understand the unmet trade finance needs and how they can be mitigated. The […]

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

The ITFA Middle East Regional Committee (MERC) is organising an educational event on Wednesday, 1 May 2019 at the DIFC Academy The Academy, Gate Village 2. Entitled ”Trade Finance Distribution: Market Developments and Opportunities”, the seminar will focus on both unfunded and funded distribution in the region as well as fintech developments, including the recently established multi-bank Trade Finance Distribution Initiative (TFD […]

Monday, March 25th, 2019

The annual ITFA NEARC educational seminar has built up an effective platform for regional trade financiers & forfaiters to communicate and cooperate, and plays a significant role in facilitating the healthy and sustainable development of China’s forfaiting business.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

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

Thursday, March 14th, 2019

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Policy Statement (PS 8/19) and updated Supervisory Statement (17/13 “Credit Risk Mitigation”, which will come into force on 13 September 2019) in relation to the use of different types of guarantees as unfunded credit risk mitigation (CRM) for the purposes of calculating capital requirements under the Capital […]

Monday, March 11th, 2019

In a continued effort to recognise the contribution of the younger members of our trade finance market, ITFA is launching the 2019 ITFA Young Trade Financier Award.

Friday, March 1st, 2019

The ITFA Young Professionals Panel and Tradeteq would like to invite all Young Professionals within the industry to attend a Fintech Seminar and networking drinks on Wednesday 20th March 2019 – please see below for agenda.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

We are pleased to offer a 20% discount to all ITFA members on a new book written specifically for the financial market entitled ‘Trade And Receivables Finance; A Practical Guide To Risk Evaluation And Structuring’. Written by Stephen Jones, who has more than 40 years of experience in the trade finance market, this provides a practical ‘go […]

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

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