Monday, September 26th, 2022

What can I say…. never have I been prouder to be part of ITFA! What a great 48th Annual Conference that was. Over 320 in-person delegates; a perfect mix of bankers, financiers, insurers, lawyers and fintech’s, gathered under one roof for nearly 4 days in the magical city of Porto with common goals: learning and networking, and why not…. having fun with friends, old and new!

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

ITFA’s Annual Conference, hosted this year in Porto, Portugal from 7 – 9 September, brought together a record number of members of the ITFA international community.

Friday, September 23rd, 2022

As we prepare for global trade to benefit from a major legal upgrade, practitioners in international trade financing shared their views on ways in which the Bill of Exchange is being used today across the world and the opportunities it brings with policy change.

Friday, September 23rd, 2022

ITFA’s Insurance Committee outlines its work to date on standard wordings and guidelines for various insurance products used for transaction banking, and addresses the hesitancy still felt by some market participants about the move towards a harmonised approach.

Monday, September 26th, 2022

On September 22nd, the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee held its latest London event, and it was without a doubt a huge success. Attendance was at an all-time high (over 60 attendees) and the topic was very well received.

Friday, September 23rd, 2022

Market volatility in international trade and commodities invariably results in trade defaults. As a hub for international trading companies, Singapore has seen its fair share of insolvencies and restructuring in the past few years as a section of traders felt the effects of the pandemic, the oil crash and over leveraging on unprecedented levels of liquidity.

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

The next generation of working capital is here, offering business borrowers better products that are quicker and easier to apply for.

Friday, September 23rd, 2022

ITFA is pleased to welcome ten institutions to its growing family:
               
-AFC Debt Management Kft
-Blackstone & Gold LLC           
-Dialogue Exchange Global Ltd
-Finverity
-mBank SA
-Mercury Resources LLC 
-SCHUMANN GmbH                 
-Synovus Bank
-UBS O’Connor                         
-UOB Global Capital Finance Ltd 

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

ITFA is pleased to welcome back the following institution to its growing family:

– ABN AMRO Bank

Monday, July 25th, 2022

I welcome you to this month’s edition of the ITFA newsletter and enthusiastic to say Porto aqui vamos nós!!!! This is the last newsletter before our conference so appropriate to give you an update.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

At the threshold of retiring from banking after more than 40 years in the industry, it is with a mixture of pride and nostalgia that I reflect on my career, which included around 16 years in the trade finance market, as well as 17 years in the loan market and 7 in retail banking. During that time, I have never stopped learning and have had the privilege of working with some of the best in the business.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

After a 3-year hiatus, ITFA Americas (AMRC) staged a warm, well-attended and engaging annual conference in Miami in mid-June. Arranged in a much shorter timeframe than normal – thanks to mask mandates only being lifted in March – the in-person gathering attracted over 120 practitioners and featured 10 high-quality panel sessions plus a keynote presentation from the US Small Business Administration (SBA).