Thursday, December 15th, 2022

As we come to the end of another year, let me first take the opportunity to thank all those who attended our Seminar and Christmas Cocktail Party, on 5th December at the Savage Garden in London and equally, to all those who attended the ITFA Americas year end event at The Yale Club, New York City.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

We presented advanced technology innovations during the 4th edition of the Fintech Committee briefing that took place in Porto on September 7th 2022. Progress achieved was very palpable, in particular when it comes to addressing a major industry pain point, i.e., the interoperability conundrum in trade financing.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

Eight months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, if you had sat Putin down at the start of the war and offered him Russia’s position as it is now – struggling to hold on to territorial gains in the eastern third of the country, an international pariah as far as diplomatic and economic niceties go, and reliant on making threats of nuclear strikes in an attempt to demonstrate how little the leader is bluffing –

Friday, December 16th, 2022

45 participants from 7 countries, 4 excellent presenters and a lot of networking – this is how the ITFA CEERC event held on the 23rd of November 2022 in Vienna can be summed up.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

As mentioned during the AGM held in Porto, Abu Dhabi has been chosen as our next destination for the upcoming 49th annual conference.

During the year end event in London, the ITFA chairperson, Sean Edwards announced that the 49th annual conference will be held between the 11 – 13 October 2023.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

ITFA Americas Chapter hosted a highly successful Holiday Event on December 5th in New York City at the prestigious Yale Club. The evening kicked off with a 1-hour panel discussion on Commodities led by moderator Anton Posner, CEO and Co-founder of Mercury Group with panellists Kim Cordero from Marsh, Alex Pliskin from JPMorgan-Houston, and Will Tully from Brown Brothers Harriman.

Friday, December 16th, 2022

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

Latham & Watkins

Monday, July 18th, 2022

The ITFA Insurance Committee returned to in-person events last month, teaming up with host and sponsor BNP Paribas to present a half-day conference in Paris on 21 June.

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

At the start of the year, the ITFA Board launched a survey among the association’s members to collect important feedback on the ITFA community’s membership-related needs and expectations. Close to 100 responses were received from around the globe.

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

Supply chain finance has the potential to boost the growth of Ukrainian businesses as companies struggle with the impact of war. The market was showing early signs of growth before the war, with both international and local banks actively developing products such as factoring and buyer-led payables finance.

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

Trade Finance has seen growing appeal as an investment strategy as investors seek refuge from large bouts of market volatility and sell-offs in global fixed income markets.

Friday, May 20th, 2022

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

– Ghana International Bank plc
– US Small Business Administration

Friday, May 20th, 2022

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

– The Access Bank UK Limited

Friday, April 22nd, 2022

As you may have seen we have been successfully holding in-person events and so excited to be able to announce that more are being planned. With Zurich being our next stop, Dubai, Amsterdam and Paris will eventually follow, with a variety of topics and interesting and topical agendas being planned.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

A significant majority of trade finance bankers are expecting to replace their trade and supply chain finance technology in the coming years, in an attempt to drive digitisation across the industry.

Friday, April 22nd, 2022

The first quarter of 2022 is behind us and the ITFA Emerging Leaders Committee is keeping busy! In this month’s newsletter we would like to share some exciting updates.

Monday, April 11th, 2022

Letters of credit (“LCs”) are the lifeblood of international trade. The policy considerations of ensuring that such documentary credits serve the function of cash means that banks must pay against a conforming presentation under an LC; its role limited to dealing with the documents on its face and not the underlying transaction, the underlying goods or the underlying motivations of parties to the trade.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

Looking back on the past two years with a pandemic not experienced for long, the increasing symptoms of climate change reaching our front doors in private as well as management floors in companies and last not least a totally unexpected war in Europe we have trouble following the impact on our lives.

Friday, April 22nd, 2022

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

– Aegon Asset Management
– Evolution Credit Partners Management LLC.
– Stephenson Harwood
– StorX 
– Squire Patton Boggs

Friday, April 22nd, 2022

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

– COMOI Consulting S.p.A.
– Jiangsu Jiangyan Rural Commercial Bank Co. LTD
– Meridian Finance Group
– Norex International LLC
– SABB