Friday, July 26th, 2024

As we approach the height of summer and our thoughts turn to holidays and making sandcastles, allow me a few moments to attention to the very successful ITFA Week, held over three consecutive days (July 8th, 9th and 10th).

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

ITFA elected two new board members during its annual general meeting in June. This month Rebecca Spong talked to Sian Aspinall about her new role, as well as her existing position within ITFA’s insurance committee and banking regulation sub-committee.

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

Efforts by European regulators to enforce new limits on payment terms could have unforeseen negative consequences on small businesses and the supply chain finance market, said panellists speaking at ITFA’s Southern European Regional Committee event hosted by Banco Santander in Madrid on June 6th.

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

On June 18th ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) held the second in this year’s series of educational webinars, chaired by the ARC Secretariat, Tedd George.

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

On July 10th, members of the DNI Initiative got on the ITFA stage to share their experience around use of MLETR-compliant laws and technologies.

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

In early July ITFA published a podcast I produced about the association, its mission, membership and work in supporting the global trade finance and forfaiting community.

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

The ITFA Martin Ashurst Mentoring Programme pairs experienced professionals working within a variety of Trade Finance positions, with aspiring professionals seeking mentorship through the extensive ITFA network.

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

ITFA is pleased to welcome five institutions to its growing family :

– Banco Internacional de Costa Rica SA
– PrimaTrade
– Simmons & Simmons
– TD Securities
– Wolf Theiss

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. As we kick off another month, I am delighted to bring you our monthly newsletter, aimed at keeping you updated on the latest developments and activities within our association.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

On 21 May ITFA’s Africa Regional Committee (ARC) held a breakfast briefing in Nairobi shortly before the opening of GTR East Africa 2024.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

ITFA is creating a working group that will examine the challenges of financing deep-tier supply chains, as well as how to harness new technology to improve access to funding for smaller suppliers further down the chain.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

For the first time in its history, ITFA Americas staged its annual conference in Chicago. Over 120 delegates attended the content-rich 3-day forum which began with two enlightening workshops and an annual general meeting.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

France has adopted MLETR following Singapore, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi Global Market and the United Kingdom. Germany and the US to follow as well soon.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Building on the overwhelming success of its annual conference in May, the ITFA Americas committee is pushing forward with a busy agenda of events, webinars, podcasts and industry-shaping advocacy work.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

In the Voices from our Regions you will find two articles contributed by the ITFA SERC Committee in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

TFA is pleased to welcome five institutions to its growing family :

– Allied World
– CODIX
– Emerald Capital Group
– gunnercooke LLP
– NORD/LB

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

Dear Members and Friends,

I hope this message finds you
in good health and high spirits.  As we step into a new month, I’m
managing a few days in the office following a busy conference round over the
last few weeks.

Friday, May 24th, 2024

The ITFA Project Tracker offers a concise snapshot of the various projects and initiatives that ITFA is currently engaged in. Using a red, amber, green (RAG) status system, it visually indicates the progress and current status of each project.

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

ITFA’s fraud prevention working group has published its first whitepaper aimed at helping the trade finance market tackle the perpetual challenge of cross-border fraud.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

ITFA chairman Sean Edwards was awarded the Director’s Award for the individual who has made the greatest contribution to the digitalisation of international trade by the ICC UK and the UK’s Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) at their annual conference last month.