Thursday, February 11th, 2021

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

– Anthem Bank & Trust
– Artis Finance Limited
– Traxpay GmbH

Thursday, January 14th, 2021

On behalf of the ITFA Board, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2021.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

Q1. Why did you decide to stand for the ITFA Board elections?
ITFA is one of the key trade finance industry bodies next to organisations like the ICC, BAFT and others, and…

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

Although it is a myth that the word “unprecedented” was the top Google search in 2020 (the top search was “coronavirus”, followed by “election results”), the year that was certainly felt like an unprecedented period of time in our lives.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a pivotal year for trade digitisation. Technologies have evolved so much over the recent 2-3 years, and the most innovative ones such as electronic signatures and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), are being more and more accepted in financial services.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

Structured or ‘Synthetic’ LCs are sometimes seen as a bit of a dirty little secret in Emerging Market Trade Finance.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

On November 20th 2020, the ITFA German Regional Committee organized an educational webinar on Trade Finance Distribution (TFD) Initiative.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

Trade finance distribution has been receiving exponentially more interest and investment over the last decade – driven by tighter regulations, narrowing credit appetite, liquidity, enhanced client demand driven by increase in trade and many more.

Thursday, January 14th, 2021

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

– GlobalTrade Corporation
– Price Forbes & Partners Ltd

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

We come to the end of a year that I am sure all of us would rather not have lived through and certainly never expected.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

It is with great pride that the ITFA Board announces the smooth running of its first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

We see that the regional economic outlook is highly uncertain due to the pandemic and related disruptions as well as lower oil price.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

Collaboration, Innovation, Standardisation and Education were the keywords that our panellists representing HSBC, Reed Smith and Santander Asset Management highlighted during our recent TFD Initiative webinar.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

On November 17th, 2020, the ITFA Middle East Regional Committee, currently chaired by Mz. Naura Hussain, SRM, Financial Institutions International at UBL Dubai, organized in collaboration with Global Trade Review ‘GTR’, the 3rd trade finance roundtable, hosted virtually out of Dubai.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

Trade Finance Global (TFG) and World Trade Organization (WTO) have today launched their updated Periodic Table of DLT Projects in Trade, at the Hong Kong Fintech Festival.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Hope is one of the great theological virtues and a fresh supply is desperately needed with the year we’ve had. Have we found some?

Friday, November 13th, 2020

This year, an impressive 19 projects were submitted to the ITFA Emerging Leaders Competition, with 5 projects selected as finalists, as well as a special mention project from a senior member.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

On May 18, 2020, the ITFA Middle East Regional Committee, currently chaired by Mr Semih Ozkan, Director, Structured Trade Finance Head, Middle East, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, organized the second trade finance distribution forum in the region.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Even before Covid-19, the Trade Finance Gap in Emerging Markets was a hot topic, with a lot of Multilaterals, Governments, DFIs and the larger Global Trade community expressing great concern and a belief that if this Gap could be closed it would be hugely beneficial in developing economies.

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

Predominant financial institutions have taken the lead on the TFD Initiative and recently outlined how digital trends, new ecosystems and regulations are impacting trade distribution practices.