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GTR UK 2024, London – June 20th, 2024 – ITFA Member Discounts

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

ITFA is delighted to partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR UK 2024, which returns to London, on June 20th, 2024. The event will once again deliver a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with the key players and companies across UK’s trade and export finance community.

ITFA Late Payment Regulation Advocacy Work

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

As you are aware, ITFA has been in talks with several stakeholders in the European Parliament and Commission to advise and inform them about the proposed revision of the EU Late Payment Directive (2011/7/EU) (ref. Ares (2023) 219034 of 12th January 2023).

50th ITFA Annual Conference, Limassol, Cyprus – 4/6 September 2024 – ESG Sponsorship Initiative

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

ITFA’s 50th Annual Conference has been launched. Given the ever increasing size of the ITFA conference, we will have two hotels in Cyprus; to register click here at the earliest to ensure a room at the main hotel as well as benefitting from Early Bird prices.

ITFA Guidance Note covering TARGET Day definitions in BAFT and ITFA MPAs

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Following the updates to the Eurosystem in 2023 with the introduction of T2, ITFA is pleased to share with its members a proposed wording to amend the references to TARGET Day in the existing English law BAFT MPA forms as well as the 2019 ITFA MPA for Unfunded Participations.

July Jubilee: ITFA’s Week of Events and Networking, London

Sunday, April 28th, 2024

Summer is here and ITFA week is back for a second time with an exciting three-day event lineup in London!

Commodity Trading Week Americas 2024, Connecticut, June 5 & 6 : ITFA Member Discounts

Friday, April 26th, 2024

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that we will once again partner with Commodities People on their upcoming event Commodity Trading Week Americas, taking place on June 5th and 6th at The Stamford Hotel, (Stamford, CT) 700 E Main Street, Connecticut CT06901.

Fintech Spaces – ITFA 50th Annual Trade and Forfaiting Conference, Cyprus

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to announce that preparations for the 50th Annual Conference are well underway. To register click here, and benefit from Early Bird prices.
We are making available, on a first come first served basis, a limited number of Fintech Spaces, at a minimal cost of EUR1,500 for the whole duration of the conference.

TXF Amsterdam 2024 – May 22-23 – ITFA Member Discounts

Friday, April 19th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to partner with TXF for TXF Amsterdam 2024, where 500+ experts will gather to network, originate new deals and hear the latest insights on commodity finance in Amsterdam on the 22-23 May (Industry Awards Dinner 21 May).

GTR East Africa 2024, Nairobi – May 21-22 – ITFA Member Discounts

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

ITFA is delighted to partner with Global Trade Review (GTR) for GTR East Africa 2024, which returns to Nairobi, Kenya on May 21-22. The event will once again deliver a highly anticipated opportunity to connect with the key players and companies across East Africa’s trade and export finance community.

ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee – Election Result

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

As communicated previously, the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee underwent its very first election, which took place online between 8 and 12 April. We received votes from 75 ITFA Emerging Leaders globally.

ITFA needs your help; request for photos taken at previous ITFA conferences

Monday, April 8th, 2024

We will be taking a trip down memory lane by preparing a collage of photos taken along the years at the various ITFA annual conferences held in the many different destinations. We kindly ask you to share 2 or 3 photos per ITFA conference/s you have attended in the past.

ITFA introduces MARA as industry standard framework for open account distribution

Thursday, April 4th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to offer its members access to an industry framework for open account distribution. The Master Account Receivables Assignment Agreement (MARA) template was developed by HSBC in collaboration with law firm Dentons in London in 2018, and has been in use – with positive market feedback – since then.