Friday, March 21st, 2025

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. March was an exciting month, packed with a series of
engaging events across different regions.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

ITFA global board member Hernan Mayol is spearheading the new LatAm Regional Committee (LARC) with the aim of broadening the reach of ITFA and attracting new members across Latin America. Joined by some of his new committee colleagues, he speaks to editorial consultant Rebecca Spong about how the newly formed group will achieve their goals.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

An ITFA webinar held last month gave members an insight into the new CME Term €STR reference rate, set to be available for licensed use during the second half of this year.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

On March 12th ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) held its first educational workshop of 2025, exploring Innovative approaches to close Africa’s Trade Finance Gap.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

In the past decade, lending has evolved, with digital platforms simplifying processes, particularly for individual borrowers. However, the real revolution lies not in process digitalisation, but in how AI can transform the way business lenders assess and underwrite loans for SMEs and corporations.

Friday, March 21st, 2025

In the Voices from our Regions you will find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– AU Group
– BP plc
– Convergence
– HDI Global
– Michel Global Advisory LLC
– QUALCO
– MNS Credit Management Group (P) Limited
– Trademo Technologies Inc
– Zvilo

Friday, February 21st, 2025

Welcome to the February edition of the ITFA muse! February has once again been an eventful month, filled with engaging webinars and gatherings.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

Governments, policymakers and business leaders need to prioritise the development of digital policies if they are going to successfully navigate the next revolution in the global economy, said Naveed Sultan, an internationally renowned banker and advisor to policymakers and CEOs, speaking on an ITFA-hosted webinar on 3 February addressing “Leadership in the Digital Age”.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

The new financial crime compliance initiative (FCCI) set up by ITFA last year is making progress with its plans to look at how new technology solutions can fight financial crime. Using recent survey feedback and the strong market knowledge gathered from the group’s growing number of participants, the initiative has pinpointed key areas of focus for the coming year.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

In the Voices from our Regions you will find articles contributed by our Regional Committees in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

ITFA is pleased to welcome the following institutions to its growing family:

– Albaraka Türk Participation Bank
– Banco de Credito del Peru
– International Trade Finance and Payment Consultancy Ltd (ITFP)
– Piraeus
– Trademo Technologies Inc.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of 2025! As we step into 2025, the world continues to grapple with a series of challenges that remind us of our need for collective resilience. From the war in the Middle East, the devastating fires in Los Angeles to ongoing geopolitical tensions, the global landscape remains uncertain.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The ITFA Project Tracker provides a concise snapshot of ongoing projects and initiatives within the association.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

ITFA wants to encourage a diverse range of voices to be heard from its ever-growing membership base, as it strives to be an even more inclusive and collaborative institution in 2025.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

ITFA’s fintech committee is set to drive forward the development and adoption of technological innovations in trade finance this year, against a backdrop of an ever-changing regulatory environment.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) amendments to unlock use of digital asset technology in US trade and supply chain finance

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The global trade landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as digitalisation reshapes traditional processes and ways of thinking. At the front driving transformation are Enigio and TradeGo, two pioneers that have successfully collaborated to establish a digital interoperability layer, seamlessly connecting Europe and China.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

The 15 January 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas represents a pivotal, though fragile, attempt to halt the broader conflict across the Middle East that has persisted since October 2023. Structured in three phases, the agreement begins with an exchange of prisoners and redeployment of Israeli forces to buffer zones, followed by the gradual return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza and, ultimately, the transfer of Gaza’s governance to a transitional authority.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Don’t miss two articles featuring our Regional Committee events in Zurich and Dubai!