NEW ITFA MEMBERS, Feb 2021

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

Chartered in 1914, Anthem Bank is a federal savings bank, regulated by the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). It operates from branches in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. In addition to its suite of community banking services, Anthem is active in international trade finance, discounting receivables from major US and European exporters arising from sales to more than 50 importers in 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The bank originates for its own portfolio and sells participation to other financial institutions, including banks. Anthem is committed to the continued growth of its trade finance business by increasing the product verticals in which it operates, maintaining a sharp focus on credit and process, and expanding the sources and flow of capital to the sector.

Rodger D. Shay, Jr. will be the main contact person for all ITFA related matters.

Artis Finance is a sector agnostic provider of private debt to the global mid-market segment through direct lending structures. Together with major international Investment Bank and Private Equity partners, they have launched a financing structure which brings a unique offering to our clients. Their core offering is Trade Receivable Finance – A US$1bn programme to fund credit-insured trade receivables provides borrowers with long term, closed-ended capital which allows them to plan their business for the long term and insulates them from increasingly volatile banking lines.

Ian Henderson will be the main contact person for all ITFA related matters.

Traxpay is a FinTech start-up founded in 2009 and employs appr. 40 people with extensive expertise in IT, payments and supply chain finance. Traxpay offers its customers a platform for various supply chain finance solutions for liquidity management and working capital optimization. The solutions offered include dynamic discounting and reverse factoring. Traxpay sees banks as valuable partners and help them to strengthen their most important client relationships and to provide a great number of suppliers with additional financing solutions.
Established financial institutions such as Deutsche Bank, Nord/LB, LBBW or KfW IPEX-Bank trust Traxpay’s financing solution and maintain strategic partnerships with the company. Through a new Sustainable Supply Chain Finance programme, platform users can financially incentivise the sustainability of their supply chains.

Markus Wohlgeschaffen will be the main contact person for all ITFA related matters.