ITFA Events 2020


IMPORTANT ALERT - CORONAVIRUS NOTICE – As announced ITFA is closely monitoring developments of the impact of COVID-19 at regional and global levels. Taking into account the rapid increase of cases worldwide with an outbreak that is now pandemic, events are being postponed till further notice. ITFA will continue to monitor all developments related to COVID-19 and will advise as soon as possible on future developments.



09 JUN

ITFA Americas webinar: Multilaterals in the time of Corona virus

Please join us for a live webinar alongside senior executives with extensive experience working with active multilaterals in Latin America. Featuring Hernan Narea of Banksville Partners and an ITFA Americas Board Member, and moderated by senior adviser Christopher Garnett, of ChuteCourt Asesores.


12 JUN

ITFA Insurance Webinar – Synthetic securitisation

The ITFA Insurance Committee is pleased to invite all our ITFA members to our third webinar during which we will explain to you another interesting field of cooperation between banks and insurance companies: Synthetic Securitization.


19 JUN

ITFA GRC Webinar on E-signatures

The ITFA German Regional Committee is pleased to invite you to an educational webinar on eSignatures on Friday 19th June at EDT 9:00 / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 21:00 CST


23 Jun

TFD Initiative webinar – evolution of credit scoring using quantum computing

We are delighted to invite you to the next TFD Initiative webinar on the evolution credit scoring using quantum computing. The webinar will take place on June 23rd at 16:00 Singapore time / 09:00 London / 10:00 Paris.


30 JUN

ITFA webinar – Digitising bills of exchange – why and how

Join us on Tuesday June 30 for the next webinar on the DNI Initiative.

Following the recent set-up of the Technology Experts for Regulatory Action (TERA) task force, we are herewith inviting ITFA members to join us on June 30 for further insights and debate on the required policy changes for negotiable instruments to move digital, and on the recent actions initiated by banks and fintechs around the world.


30 Jun

ITFA Africa Regional Committee webinar

We are delighted to announce that the ITFA Africa Regional Committee will take our “virtual floor” on the 30th June at 2.00pm London / 3.00pm Cairo-Johannesburg, to discuss the impact of COVID and inherent challenges and opportunities for trade finance in Africa.


02 JUL

TFD Initiative Webinar

Join our educational webinar for a presentation on the TFD Initiative technology-based market practices and for a demo of Tradeteq Connect. Access to Tradeteq Connect will then be offered to all TFD Initiative members. This webinar will be held on Thursday 2nd July 2020 at 13:00 BST, 12:00 CEST, 08:00 EST, 20:00 SGT


10 JUL

ITFA Insurance Committee Webinar – CPRI and Trade Credit Market Overview

The ITFA Insurance Committee is pleased to invite all ITFA members to yet another webinar titled: ”The impact of the COVID crisis on the CPRI and monoline Trade Credit Markets.” This is part of our bi-weekly zoom seminar – another free possibility to obtain additional insights in the insurance world, which you should definitely not miss.


16 JUL

ITFA NERC Webinar

The ITFA Northern European Regional Committee is delighted to invite all ITFA members to a webinar titled ”Trade in a post-COVID world”. Date & Time: Thursday, July 16th 2020 – 11:00 UK Time / 12:00 CET / 06:00 EST / 18:00 SGT.


16 JUL

Webinar – Revolutionizing the trade landscape: Digital Trade Payment Obligation

During the unprecedented times we are in when companies need working capital support more than ever, trade finance still has a long way to go to modernize. Trade solutions like Letters of Credit (LC) are still mostly paper-based and dependent on courier services for documents being transferred between trade finance parties.


30 JUL

ITFA Fintech webinar: Tradition vs technology: Do Letters of Credit have a future post Covid-19?

Will Letters of Credit matter as we enter the post Covid-19 recovery and trade enters a new digital era or will digitilization give them a new lease of life? Join ITFA and Finastra on 30 July at 9am GMT / 10 CEST / 17 SGT for this upcoming webinar.


25 AUG

ITFA WEBINAR – Trade Digitization and Regulatory Developments in AU / NZ

Join us on 25th August for a webinar dedicated to the AU / NZ market.

Accelerated digitization of trade finance flows is a desired outcome of the on-going pandemic. Which are the required policy changes for negotiable instruments to move digital? What are the on-going discussions with stakeholders in the AU and NZ industry regarding trade digitization and allocation of COVID-19 relief efforts to trade assets?


29 SEPT

Use of messaging options for exchanging trade documents – webinar organised by ITFA Fintech Committee

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it will be organising a webinar titled ”Use of messaging options for exchanging trade documents”. This webinar will be held on Tuesday 29 September 2020 at 9:00 EST / 15:00 CEST / 18:30 IST.


16 OCT

ITFA Emerging Leaders Competition – Webinar

Further to our recent announcement of the ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Award shortlist, we would now kindly invite you to register for the webinar where the shortlisted projects will be showcased and try to attract your vote.


28 OCT

Webinar: Trade Digital Trends, Ecosystems and the impact of credit insurance & institutional funding on banks’ business model

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it will be organising a webinar titled ”The impact of credit insurance & institutional funding on banks’ business model”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday October 28th at 08:00 EST, 12:00 BST, 13:00 CEST / 20:00 SGT.


10 NOV

DNI Initiative webinar, organised by ITFA Fintech Committee

DNI Initiative webinar – Making guarantees and negotiable instruments digitally portable thanks to ITFA dDOC and UNCITRAL – the webinar will take place on 10 November 2020 at 12:00 BST, 13:00 CET.


11 Nov

ITFA Emerging Leaders / EBRD joint initiative webinar

we are delighted to announce that the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will hold a joint webinar on Wednesday 11th November.


17 NOV

ITFA MERC and GTR webinar: ITFA Middle East Trade Finance Dialogues 2020

The ITFA Middle East Regional Committee requests you to save the date for a Virtual Trade Finance Dialogue 2020 in collaboration with the Global Trade Review (GTR). The program will explore changing dynamics in the light of the pandemic, digital transformation and sustainability in trade finance.


20 NOV

TFD Initiative webinar – organised by ITFA GRC

The ITFA German Regional Committee is pleased to invite you to an educational webinar on Trade Finance Distribution (TFD) Initiative.


24 NOV

TFD Initiative webinar: Making trade investible for institutional investors, organised by ITFA Fintech Committee

Join us on 24 November for a TFD Initiative thought leadership webinar on making trade investible for institutional investors.