Thursday, October 19th, 2017

The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA), through its Market Practice Committee, is very pleased to announce that the legal opinion originally issued in 2015 has now been updated and replaced. The new version is made available exclusively for the benefit of members of both ITFA and BAFT, as was previously the case.

Friday, September 29th, 2017

The ITFA Board together with the Board of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, would like to invite you to the VEFI and ITFA Economic Outlook and Networking Lunch 2017.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

The Uniform Rules for Forfaiting (URF 800) published by ITFA and the ICC, and which are the only internationally approved rules for any form of receivables finance, have received further distinction of approval and endorsement by UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law), an agency of the UN. The formal letter of approval can […]

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

The ITFA Board is delighted to announce that Stacey Facter and Paul Coles will be heading one of the sessions at the ITFA 44th Annual Trade and Forfaiting Conference which is taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland between the 6-8 September 2017.

Friday, July 14th, 2017

Sartorially, the girls have got it easier this year. Your ITFA 2017 conference ticket includes tartan sashes for ladies and a full kilt, jacket, sporran and shoes for men. 

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), one of our global partners, last week launched its 2017 Rethinking Trade & Finance report. This annual publication is centred around the ICC global trade finance survey and contains revealing findings on the global shortfall in the supply of funding for trade, developments in supply chain finance and the increasing involvement […]

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

We are pleased to inform you that the June 2017 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the blog. In the event that you cannot view the blog click here for a PDF format.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

ITFA, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), invites you to participate in this year’s annual Trade Finance Gaps Survey. This is ITFA’s fourth year of participation and we look forward to an even more robust showing in 2017.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

In early 2016 ITFA, together with the ICC, BAFT, EBA and FCI, launched the Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance.

Monday, February 27th, 2017

The receivables and supply chain finance industry suffers from a lack of objective data which has meant that it has not enjoyed the same favourable treatment from national and international regulators, in areas such as capital treatment and KYC/AML amongst others, as traditional  trade finance.