Thursday, November 9th, 2023

ITFA is today launching an important update to its Digital Negotiable Instruments Handbook, the second edition of which was published in 2021. The Addendum deals with some of the consequences arising from the passage of the United Kingdom Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023.

Monday, December 5th, 2022

As new technology and legislation ushers in the ability to create electronic payment obligations, ITFA is proud to announce the publication of a unique set of rules covering the transfer of these obligations. We believe that the rules will provide the industry with a robust framework within which to operate with confidence, and enable the modernisation of the traditional forfaiting market. In this context, the rules should be viewed as an evolution of the URF (Uniform Rules for Forfaiting) that were previously published by the ICC in conjunction with ITFA.

Thursday, November 10th, 2022

ITFA is proud to announce the publication of its full White Paper on sustainable trade finance and African trade, following consultation with the industry on its positioning paper published in October 2022. Produced by the ITFA team and Kleos Advisory, this White Paper seeks to give an African voice to the evolving debate on sustainability […]

Thursday, October 27th, 2022

ITFA is proud to announce the publication of a positioning paper on sustainable trade finance and African trade. Produced by the ITFA team and Kleos Advisory, this paper seeks to give an African voice to the evolving debate on sustainability standards for trade. Africa’s trade finance gap continues to widen and it is essential that new standards do not prove unworkable for African traders and make access to trade finance even harder.

Friday, June 10th, 2022

ITFIE looks forward to your feedback and inputs on this very important topic to build on this work further to collectively develop trade finance as an asset class. Please find here link for the survey (https://itfie2022.questionpro.eu/survey) to share your feedback or you may contact the authors as per details provided in the paper.

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.

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

The International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and Trade Finance Global (TFG) have today launched their international trade finance guide, aimed at clarifying and defining standard definitions for trade finance products, as well as the risks, challenges and opportunities within trade finance.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

Mapping the new fintech options to actual needs remains a challenge for many financial institutions, which is why the ITFA Fintech Committee developed the new guide. The guide highlights recent market trends, upcoming technology developments, key innovation ingredients, the ecosystem and describes each provider in a structured way.

Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

ITFA in partnership with BAFT, and drafted by Sullivan & Worcester, has produced the new BAFT/ITFA MPA Legal Opinion. The Legal Opinion covers both the enforceability of the MPA and the manner in which it satisfies the CRR criteria.

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

ITFA has reviewed its guidelines on the structure and content for CRR compliant non-payment insurance policies, taking into account changes to English insurance law and also reflecting market developments following the implementation of the Insurance Act 2015 and other recent regulatory statements.

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

ITFA published a guide to accounting and legal issues under IFRS 9 for the trade receivables and supply chain finance industry. This is something that every trade and supply chain finance banker needs to know – ITFA is providing clarity for its members where precious little guidance exists.