Friday, January 24th, 2025

Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of 2025! As we step into 2025, the world continues to grapple with a series of challenges that remind us of our need for collective resilience. From the war in the Middle East, the devastating fires in Los Angeles to ongoing geopolitical tensions, the global landscape remains uncertain.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The ITFA Project Tracker provides a concise snapshot of ongoing projects and initiatives within the association.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

ITFA wants to encourage a diverse range of voices to be heard from its ever-growing membership base, as it strives to be an even more inclusive and collaborative institution in 2025.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

ITFA’s fintech committee is set to drive forward the development and adoption of technological innovations in trade finance this year, against a backdrop of an ever-changing regulatory environment.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) amendments to unlock use of digital asset technology in US trade and supply chain finance

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The global trade landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as digitalisation reshapes traditional processes and ways of thinking. At the front driving transformation are Enigio and TradeGo, two pioneers that have successfully collaborated to establish a digital interoperability layer, seamlessly connecting Europe and China.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The 15 January 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas represents a pivotal, though fragile, attempt to halt the broader conflict across the Middle East that has persisted since October 2023. Structured in three phases, the agreement begins with an exchange of prisoners and redeployment of Israeli forces to buffer zones, followed by the gradual return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza and, ultimately, the transfer of Gaza’s governance to a transitional authority.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Don’t miss two articles featuring our Regional Committee events in Zurich and Dubai!

Monday, January 20th, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome five institutions to its growing family:

– Complidata NV
– Export Development Canada (EDC)
– Monarch Associates Ltd
– Pytheas Capital Advisors
– WSFS Bank

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

As we approach the end to another exceptional year, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who joined us at the Seminar and Christmas Cocktail Party at the Steel Yard in London, the ITFA Americas year-end gathering in New York City, and the collaborative event in Zurich with VEFI.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

In what seems like a blink of an eye, 2024 is already coming to an end. Before we all pack up to enjoy the festivities of the season, we are once again taking a moment to look back on ITFA’s achievements over the past year.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

ITFA met with the European Commission on 4 November to further discuss the commission’s proposed changes to the Late Payment Directive which would see a 30-day payment limit imposed on all business-to-business transactions across the European Union.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

ITFA’s annual London Christmas party took place on December 9th with great success. Held at the Steel Yard in the City, the event saw nearly 400 guests from London and around the world gather to catch up and discuss the developments of another year.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

The current UK economic landscape, particularly in the aftermath of Brexit, has significantly impacted Trade Finance and Working Capital Management for UK companies. According to the recent “Atradius Payment Practices Barometer 2024”, trade credit remains a vital part of B2B sales strategies, with nearly two-thirds of sales conducted on credit.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

On November 12th ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) held its final educational webinar of 2024 in partnership with ITFA’s Southern Europe Regional Committee (SERC). These webinars are aimed at African financial professionals and anyone financing or underwriting trade in Africa and explore topical issues in trade, as well as the basics of trade finance, with insights and learnings drawn from ITFA’s network of experts.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

On November 14th several members of ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) took part in GTR Africa 2024 London, the UK’s leading event on trade finance in Africa. The underlying theme of this year’s discussions was Africa’s trade finance gap and efforts by the global trade finance community to close it.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

In the Voices from our Regions, this month you will find articles from a number of our Regional Committees with regard to events they organised in the past couple of months

Wednesday, December 11th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to welcome three institutions to its growing family:

– cflox
– CME Group
– eexpand

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024

Welcome to the November edition of the ITFA Newsletter!
This month has been vibrant with numerous events and milestones, including the highly anticipated first Trade Finance Conference of Parties meeting (TF COP), held on October 28 in Washington, DC, in collaboration with the IFC.

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024

Washington, DC, 28 October 2024 – At the inaugural Trade Finance Conference of Parties (TF COP), the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) introduced the Washington Declaration, a landmark call to action urging the United Nations (UN) ..