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ADGM Consultation

Monday, June 28th, 2021

ITFA’s valued partner Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), has published a Consultation Paper (CP) to help facilitate the use of non-face-to-face digital verification of identity (termed “eKYC”) in ADGM and mitigate associated risks. Please see the Media Release here and CP landing page here.

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Update to the ITFA Guide to Structured Letters of Credit

Friday, June 25th, 2021

Following the publication of the Guide in April 2021, the wording of section 5.2 has been amended to clarify the case law analysis referring to the position in China.

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The ADGM Digital Lab facilitates adoption of electronic transferrable records

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Interest around electronic transferrable records continues to grow and various jurisdictions around the world are working on legislative changes.

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Bringing negotiable instruments into the digital world

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

We are delighted to share the 2nd edition of ITFA’s manual on digital negotiable instruments, produced in collaboration with members of the DNI Initiative. We are also grateful to Trade Finance Global for helping in our efforts to gain visibility for the second edition.

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Webinar on Fraud from an Insurer’s perspective – organised by the ITFA insurance committee

Monday, June 21st, 2021

The ITFA Insurance Committee is pleased to invite ITFA members to join a webinar which tackles Fraud in Trade from an Insurer’s perspective. The webinar will be held on 25th June at 2pm BST.

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Launched: The ITFA-TFG LIBOR for Trade Finance hub

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

ITFA and Trade Finance Global Trade (TFG) have today launched the LIBOR transition for trade finance hub.

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ITFA Digital Negotiable Instruments – 2nd edition

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

We are delighted to share with you the second edition of the manual on Digital Negotiable Instruments. This manual is a deliverable of our DNI Initiative which aims to bring negotiable instruments in the digital world.

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ITFA GRC Webinar – ESG In Trade Finance – sponsored by ODDO BHF

Friday, June 11th, 2021

The ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) is pleased to invite ITFA members to a webinar on ESG in Trade Finance. This webinar will be held on Friday 18 June 2021.

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Libor follow up webinar: Where Are We Now? – organised by ITFA NERC

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

The ITFA Board together with the Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) would like to inform you of its upcoming webinar which will be held on 17 June at 13:00hrs UK time. The webinar which is a follow up to the Libor webinar held last November, is titled: ”Libor Transition Update:Where Are We Now?.”

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Network of networks: tomorrow’s trade ecosystem – a Finastra webinar

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

We are delighted to invite you to a webinar organised by Finastra – a member of the ITFA Fintech Committee – which is taking place on 30 June 2021 at 10am CEST.

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2021 ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Award

Monday, June 7th, 2021

It is that time of the year again and the 2021 edition of the ITFA Emerging Leader competition is now on! This has quickly become the “Oscars” of trade finance and we were delighted with how incredibly successful the first two editions were.

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SAVE THE DATE: ITFA NERC webinar – Libor Transition Update, 17 June 2021

Friday, May 21st, 2021

The ITFA Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) is pleased to inform you of its upcoming webinar. The webinar entitled: ”Libor Transition Update” will be held on Thursday 17 June 2021. This webinar is kindly being sponsored by Bank of China.

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