Member Area Resources


ITFA progress on Trade Digitization in 2021

Thursday, July 15th, 2021

When BAFT, ICC and ITFA wrote their joint paper in 2020 on the measures banks and others were taking to deal with effects of Covid-19, we expressed some hope, in the then darkness, that the pace of digitalisation would increase and provide solutions for many of the problems the world was then facing.

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Two Singapore-based fintechs join ITFA

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021

We are delighted to welcome two Singapore-based technology providers to ITFA and to our Fintech Committee: #dltledgers and 360tf.

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ITFA LIVE – YOU ARE NO LONGER ON MUTE! Annual Conference – Bristol 2021

Monday, July 12th, 2021

Back and in the flesh, ITFA is overwhelmingly delighted and pleased to announce that the much awaited ITFA Annual Conference – LIVE is here at last. So please SAVE THE DATE!

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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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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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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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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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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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Joint Webinar – Law & Order: Fraud and asset recovery in trade finance, 26 May 2021

Friday, May 14th, 2021

Fraud is an inherent risk in all business but trade finance has experienced some high-profile cases in the last few years that have led to regulatory action.

This webinar will include expert fraud lawyers and forensic investigators and asset recovery specialists.

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TXF 2021: Global Trade – virtual event, 23/24 June

Friday, May 7th, 2021

ITFA is delighted to be partnering with TXF for the upcoming TXF Global Trade Virtual 2021 event, taking place on June 23-24th. This year’s TXF Global Trade Virtual agenda will focus on resilience in trade finance and digital transformation serving as the key drivers for rapid change. With key market players tuning in, you can expect to […]

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ITFA publishes Guide to Structured Letters of Credit

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021

ITFA is proud to announce that it is releasing an in-depth guide to Structured Letters of Credit. These are instruments which provide substantial funding to trade in emerging markets, but have often attracted controversy because of a lack of understanding of what they are and what they are seeking to achieve.

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