Monday, May 26th, 2025

May was a whirlwind of activity for ITFA, with impactful events taking place across multiple regions. From vibrant discussions to valuable networking opportunities, the buzz from attendees is still resonating! Each event added a unique dimension to our ongoing global dialogue on trade finance.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

ITFA’s market practice committee (MPC) held a webinar in early May providing members with some insight on why there was a need to develop a SWIFT short term FI trade loan template to documenting one-off standalone transactions.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

The UK’s tax authority HMRC is keen to work with industry bodies such as ITFA as it seeks to develop standardised e-invoicing and encourage wider up-take of e-invoicing by businesses across the country. ITFA board member NLN Swaroop spoke to Rachel Stirrat, HMRC’s e-invoicing policy and external stakeholder lead to get the latest on the current consultation process and the next steps for policy makers.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

Trade finance, one of the oldest forms of banking and bedrock of global commerce, is facing an identity crisis. For decades, it has operated in a relatively unchanged structure; dominated by large financial institutions, governed by stacks of paperwork and hampered by a lack of visibility into the underlying trade.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

While the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap, the chasm between financing requests and approvals for global trade impacting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) the world over, has dominated industry discourse in recent years, an equivalent crisis looms and threatens to destabilize the foundations of the sector itself: the expertise gap.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

As President Trump visited the Gulf, his first international tour of his second term, seeking investment in the US and security deals, the region came back to international headlines as a growing place to do business.

Monday, May 26th, 2025

In the Voices from our Regions you will find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to events they organised in the past month.

Friday, May 9th, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– Cartan Trade
– Commodore Global Services
– crediteureka
– Raistone

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. April was relatively quiet, with many taking time off over Easter and fewer events on the calendar. However, behind the scenes, our team has been working full steam ahead, preparing for an action-packed, record-breaking May and an exciting line-up of events for the rest of the year.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

ITFA has welcomed Dr Tedd George as its new Chief of Staff this month. The newly created role will see Tedd working closely with the board and helping to coordinate all the different functions, committees and working groups within the ever-growing global organisation.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

The first joint event by ITFA and Wolf Theiss in Bulgaria brought together on 17 March 2025 top industry experts to discuss the digital transformation of financial services and the evolving role of trade finance in international transactions.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Trade flows through Central Asia are set to increase as European institutions reduce their reliance on routes that cut through Russia and seek alternative overland corridors to transport goods to and from China.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and one of its most dynamic markets, has long been a focal point for international trade and investment. With a population of over 230 million people, a burgeoning middle class, and an expanding manufacturing base, Nigeria’s economic potential is immense.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

MLETR has been a milestone in trade digitalization, providing the much-needed legal framework for digital negotiable instruments (DNIs) and electronic trade documents. However, while regulatory progress is essential, it does not automatically translate into seamless execution.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

In the Voices from our Regoins you fill find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to events they organised in the past month.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– Arab National Bank’s (ANB)
– Axcel Insights
– BlockPeer Technologies Inc.
– Fifth Third Bank
– Isbank
– MBH Bank Nyrt.
– Sky British Enterprises Limited (SBE)

Thursday, April 10th, 2025

The ITFA Project Tracker provides a concise snapshot of ongoing projects and initiatives within the association. With a red, amber, green (RAG) status system, it visually represents the stage of progress for each project, whether it’s just commencing, on track, or nearing completion.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. March was an exciting month, packed with a series of
engaging events across different regions.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

ITFA global board member Hernan Mayol is spearheading the new LatAm Regional Committee (LARC) with the aim of broadening the reach of ITFA and attracting new members across Latin America. Joined by some of his new committee colleagues, he speaks to editorial consultant Rebecca Spong about how the newly formed group will achieve their goals.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

An ITFA webinar held last month gave members an insight into the new CME Term €STR reference rate, set to be available for licensed use during the second half of this year.