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Debunking Legal Jargon for Trade & Export Finance and Related Regulation

Posted by Matilda Johnson on Feb 20, 2024 11:43:15 AM

Written by Matilda Johnson and Jacqueline Cook

In this blog, we take a look at some new jargon and key terms that you might come across in your transactions or industry discussions in the coming months.

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Uniform Rules for Transferable Electronic Payment Obligations (URTEPO)

URTEPO is published by the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and aims to provide the trade and forfaiting industry with a robust framework within which to operate with confidence and enable the modernisation of the traditional forfaiting market. URTEPO allows for the payment obligation in question to be created by any means possible, so long as it is digital and transferable. The rules are compatible with the principles behind new legislation in this area, including the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (ETDA).

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Portrait of Geoffrey Wynne

Geoffrey Wynne is head of Sullivan’s Trade & Export Finance Group and the firm's London office.

He has extensive experience in banking and finance, specifically in corporate and international finance, trade, structured trade and commodity finance, electronic banking and digitizing trade finance, structured finance, asset and project finance, syndicated lending, equipment leasing, workouts and financing restructuring and general commercial matters.

Recognised as one of the leading trade finance lawyers globally, Geoff advises many of the major trade finance banks and financial institutions around the world on trade and commodity transactions in virtually every emerging market including in the CIS, Asia, India, Africa and Latin America. He has worked on many structured trade transactions covering such diverse commodities as oil, nickel, steel, tobacco, cocoa and coffee.

 

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