Friday, November 22nd, 2024

The trade finance gap has been described as a global crisis. And it’s no secret why: between 2020 and 2022, the gap saw a 47% increase to a record $2.5 trillion. Mitigating this gap is urgent, in part because it adversely affects developing economies and small businesses.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

The Emerging Leaders Committee has had a very busy few months as it ramps up the number of events it hosts around the world. Committee chairperson Pouya Jafari speaks to ITFA editorial consultant Rebecca Spong about how his team is making a real push for Emerging Leaders to become even more global in order to support early-stage professionals wherever they are located and attract a broader range of talent to the industry.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

On November 13, 2024, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) hosted the annual meeting of ITFA’s (International Trade and Forfaiting Association) regional committee for Central and Eastern Europe at the Centre for Innovative Entrepreneurship. ITFA is a global trade association for companies, financial institutions, and intermediaries involved in global trade and receivables financing.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

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

Monday, November 25th, 2024

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

– Cultivar Insurance Ltd
– Mills & Reeve
– Trade Technologies

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

Welcome to the October edition of the ITFA Newsletter! We are thrilled to share the latest updates, news and insights from ITFA.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

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

Monday, October 21st, 2024

Digitalisation of trade finance instruments and tightening prudential regulation could be drivers for trade finance distribution and the quest for new sources of trade finance liquidity.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

The ITFA Trade Finance Investment Ecosystem (ITFIE) is leading efforts to develop trade as an asset class and persuade more institutional investors to invest in the trade finance market, with plans afoot for more events, conferences and publications.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

ITFA board member Silja Calac is to head up a new advocacy committee that aims to build on the successes of ITFA’s advocacy work by becoming even more proactive in its approach to the changing regulatory environment. Speaking to ITFA’s editorial consultant Rebecca Spong, she outlines the committee’s ambitions and goals.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) often find themselves underserved by mainstream banks, as they fall between two stools being neither retail nor corporate customers.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

What do a predictive risk and digital lending enthusiast, a financial crime fighter and an SME finance expert have in common?

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

On September 18th, the ITFA Middle East 6th Annual Distribution Forum took place at the DIFC, in partnership with DIFC Academy and sponsored by Allianz Trade Middle East.

Monday, October 21st, 2024

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

– Advance Global Capital (AGC)
– Intercredit Bank, N.A.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Dear Members and Friends,
Welcome to this month’s edition of the ITFA newsletter.
Were you there? Did you hear about it? I mean, of course, our spectacular 50th Conference birthday – What an incredible week!

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has been facilitating global trade finance by connecting various stakeholders, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Some of the most influential voices in the trade finance market identified key trends and some unexpected challenges of the past year during a panel discussion at this year’s ITFA conference.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

More than 300 trade finance practitioners gathered in Cyprus for ITFA’s 50th Annual Conference in early September. Past events have been hailed as being legendary. The island birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite promised to be a fitting location for the milestone gathering.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

One of the sessions of ITFA’s recent annual conference in Cyprus was: Barriers to Success – what’s stopping us growing the receivables markets faster? A panel of three industry experts surveyed the market, charted the difficulties in growing it to its full potential and offered tools and suggestions to increase its rate of growth.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

In the Voices from our Regions you will find an article contributed by the ITFA Americas Regional Committee that hosted a summer networking event on July 24th in Toronto, providing a valuable platform for networking and knowledge sharing amongst the trade finance community in Canada, as well as an article contributed by ITFA’s VEFI Board Member Dieter von Boddien who hosted a summer cocktail party on the 28th August in Zurich.