Friday, November 24th, 2023

Today, the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) has released an addendum to its Digital Negotiable Instruments (DNI) Handbook.

Friday, November 24th, 2023

The 49th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference took place in Abu Dhabi last month, attracting more than 400 delegates across 12 different sectors and 42 sponsors from around the world.

Friday, November 24th, 2023

Trade-focused multilaterals have welcomed closer cooperation with ITFA on ESG issues, policy dialogue, regulation and increasing access to trade finance in emerging markets.

Monday, November 27th, 2023

The tactics employed in subterfuge shipping activities are continuously evolving to try and stay ahead. Although many of the tactics utilized have been previously described by regulators, they have since transformed or been taken to new extremes.

Monday, November 27th, 2023

An update following two recent Regional Committee events, namely ITFA and VEFI in Zurich and CEERC in Vienna.

Friday, November 24th, 2023

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

– CargoX
– Converse Bank
– COMARCH

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Wow! Wow! Wow! What an extraordinary conference! With more than 400 delegates spanning across 12 diverse sectors worldwide, the support of 42 sponsors, and the participation of exceptional speakers and panelists, not to mention the superb venue, the ITFA 49th Annual Conference could not have been any better!

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Supply chain finance (SCF) is having to respond to change on many fronts all at the same time. This was a key theme underlying a discussion by a panel of industry experts at the recent conference of the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) in Abu Dhabi.

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

The world’s largest trade finance banks are being inconsistent in their use of regulatory reporting frameworks for sustainability, according to new research published by ITFA’s ESG Committee.

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

Newly appointed ITFA executive board member Hernan Mayol and his local advisory board are putting together a series of events and initiatives for the Americas to expand membership across the region and encourage greater cooperation globally.

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

Deceptive shipping practices began to emerge as a topic of interest following the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control’s guidance on Deceptive Shipping Practices (2020).

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

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

– Aspen
– CredAble
– Eastnets
– Itau BBA International PLC
– KOIOS Master Data Limited
– UAE Trade Connect
– Vantage Risk Speciality Insurance Company

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

Welcome to the latest instalment of the ITFA newsletter! We sincerely hope you had a well-deserved summer break and are now ready to dive into some exciting updates.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Trade and supply chain finance has a unique position in the process of moving towards more sustainable business models.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

The ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee is currently enjoying its most prosperous year to date, marked by substantial global growth and the expansion of its diverse range of activities.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

On September 13th the ITFA Africa Regional Committee (ARC) hosted the next educational webinar in its series aimed at financial professionals working in Africa.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

The lack of standardisation in insurance terms is a major obstacle to the growth of the credit insurance market, and a challenge ITFA is looking to tackle head-on with the creation of a new working group.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

ITFA’s education function is revamping its educational output in a bid to draw in fresh talent to the trade finance market and continue to provide valuable content to its existing members.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a joint alert regarding the proliferation of certain ‘high priority goods’ being exported and transshipped to Russia in order to support its war effort in Ukraine.

Thursday, September 14th, 2023

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

– Silver Birch Finance
– efcom
– Bondaval
– T3i Partner Network LLP
– Gracher Kredit & Kautionsmakler GmbH & Co. KG