This Week's Wrap-up | 19 July 2024

Welcome to this week's wrap-up, delivering all of this week's news, events, and updates from FCI straight to your inbox. Subscribe to the FCI LinkedIn Newsletter by clicking here.

Top Stories

• The FCI Overall Factor of the Year Award for Africa & Middle East Region recognises the Members who received the highest grade in their region, based on several criteria. The winners and runners-up were announced during the FCI Awards Dinner on Wednesday, 12 June 2024. Read more

• Get to know the FCI Team! Are you following our Secretary General, Neal Harm, on LinkedIn?Follow him to get to know who he is and find out more about the work he does. Read more

• The latest special edition of the In-Sight Newsletter has been released, focusing on the 56th Annual Meeting. The newsletter includes the list of winners from the FCI 2024 Awards, and shares presentations given by all the awarded companies and individuals. Each has contributed a brief presentation on their background and the path they took to achieve excellence, providing an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the winners and runners-up. Read more
• At our 56th Annual Meeting in Seoul, A. Betül Kurtulus, was joined by Basel Al-Hussien, Senior Manager—Advisory, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), to discuss the growth of Islamic international factoring and ITFC’s development of Islamic factoring solutions in collaboration with FCI. Read more
• Deepesh Patel, of Trade Finance Global (TFG), spoke with Kai Fehr, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Standard Chartered Bank at our 56th Annual Meeting in Seoul. Read more

FCI Events

On 10-11 September, the FCI Academy will host a webinar, exploring the FCI platform, Edifactoring, and the General Rules for International Factoring (GRIF). Registration is now officially open and will remain open until 6 September. We urge all FCI Members to register and improve their knowledge, ensuring your company gets the most out of our platform. Read more

Other upcoming events:

• Workshop on Legal Matters in Factoring & Supply Chain Finance | 24 October 2024 | Hosted by FCI Academy
• 15th CEE & SEE Regional Conference on Factoring | 24-25 October 2024
• International Factoring & Receivables Finance: Enhancing Business Stability & Growth | 21 to 22 November 2024 | Hosted by FCI Academy
• 57th Annual Meeting - Rio | 22-26 June 2025

Partner Events

SME FINANCE MARKETPLACE - Special Focus on Supply Chain Finance Providers. Tune in to discover the key role of technology and supply chain platforms in unlocking finance for MSMEs. Hosted by the SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC (International Finance Corporation) on July 24th at 8AM EDT. Moderated by Neal Harm - Deputy Secretary General - FCI. Read more