Meetings & Webinars

The fourth WOA Convention will take place in Mainz, Germany on 19-20 September 2022.

Episode 2 : Platformication

Open Account Receivables have become an important alternative asset class for a wide variety of investors. 

Episode 1 : ESG and Receivables Finance

In this first panel of the year, WOA will be exploring some of the key questions, issues and opportunities for Receivables and Trade Finance in 2022.

Attracting additional funders to the trade asset class

The third WOA Convention will take place in Vienna, Austria on 4-5. October 2021.

New environment, new opportunities!

New Innovative Partnerships between Export & Import Factors

Techno-Trends: Discover what is new and what is changing in the world of technology which affects the open account finance environment. Hear expert speakers gather to discuss the issues and join in their debate

Company cash conversion cycles continue to expand at a time when levels of government support in advanced economies begins to unwind - it has never been more important to consider how this growing working capital gap will be met and what role alternative lenders are set to play. 

Another WOA Top Panel will discuss the major trends in cross-border Open Account Trade Financing.

NEW DATE ! 27 April at 3:00 pm CEST

Our WOA Top Panel will discuss the major trends, opportunities and challenges for Supply Chain Finance programmes.

In today’s world, the demand for invoice financing is high. However the risk of fraud is also increasing. Digital solutions to reduce fraud used to be “nice to have” – in a post-pandemic world, they are now essential.

Webinar on the potential benefits of this new technology in the receivables finance space

Presentation of the results of the second WOA Community survey on the Covid impact and a discussion on how 2021 will look like.

The second WOA Convention will take place virtually by Zoom. Free for all premium WOA community members.

Register now or ask one of the sponsors for a free invitation!

Our next webcast as part of the “Alternative Finance” learning lab will focus on tokenisation and digital assets.

A series of funding platforms are emerging to address the industry’s biggest challenge: filling the trade finance gap. How are those platforms comparing? What segments do they serve? How collaborative are they with incumbent financial institutions? Which technology are making a difference? Can digital assets help here too? 

Presentation of the results of the recent WOA Community survey on the Covid impact and a discussion on how the "new normal" will look like.

This webinar looks at the particular challenges and opportunities that are now associated with doing cross border business and discusses how to address the issues raised.

Join us on May 5th for a WOA Webinar involving predominant alternative lenders and technology platforms. There may not be only one solution for businesses amid this coronavirus crisis, as companies may need to seek out alternative options.

This webinar explores the latest developments and innovation in technology supporting Receivables Finance. Learn and share what is happening in this fast developing environment.

This webinar explores the latest developments and innovation in the Supply Chain Finance environment. Learn and share what is happening in this fast developing environment.

WOA Assess provides the opportunity for open account industry businesses to have a low-cost review and health check from a perspective that acknowledges the particular nature of the Industry and is carried out by recognized consultants who have Industry based knowledge and capability.

Discover during this free web-meeting this new service of the WOA Community.

The World of Open Account Community gathers in London at the start of the new year.

This web-meeting will look into practical considerations for financing inventory in Europe. The presenters will discuss how receivable financiers can move into this Asset Based Lending (ABL) activity. What are the challenges? How to manage risks related to inventory financing?

The last e-roundtable session of 2019 organized by WOA's Learning Lab on Receivables as an Asset Class. Join André Casterman together with Tradeteq colleagues to wrap up the various discussions that took place in the course of this year.

The first WOA Convention will take place in Antwerp, Belgium on 7-8. October 2019.

The WOA Learning Lab ‘Setting Up and Growing a Receivables Finance Operation’. published a series of papers which focus on a number of emerging and developing factoring markets from around the world.

This e-panel will be the perfect opportunity to discuss findings, issues and ideas with the WOA community.

The sixth e-roundtable session organized by WOA's Learning Lab on Receivables as an Asset Class. Join André Casterman together with lawyer Christian Faber and experts from Tradeteq Christoph Gugelmann and Nils Behling for another interesting discussion

A leading futurist discusses the future of finance and what it means for the world of open account financing  

The fifth e-roundtable session organized by WOA's Learning Lab on Receivables as an Asset Class. Join André Casterman, Christoph Gugelmann, and other community experts for an interesting discussion.

Can Risk Management be automated?

What role can technology play?

What about new developments such as AI?

A lively discussion about risks in invoice finance and how technology can support.

The WOA's Learning Lab on Receivables as an Asset Class decided to merge the third and fourth session of the series into one "big session" on the relation of non-bank investors to Receivables. Join André Casterman, Christoph Gugelmann, Andy Tananbaum and Marc Clapasson for another lively debate.

WOA Community Experts from the SCF Learning Lab will discuss Accounting & Rating Implications when structuring SCF/Buyer-Led Payables Funding programs.

The WOA Learning Lab on International Open Account Trade Finance organizes a web-discussion on the sometimes difficult relationship between Invoice Financiers and Credit Insurers. 

Join the WOA Community experts from the Fintech & Innovation Learning Lab for a free live session on practical use of Blockchain and AI in Receivables Finance.

Join André Casterman, Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger, Johanna Wissing and Andy Tananbaum in this second WOA web-meeting on Receivables as an Asset Class

Meet the WOA Learning Lab experts on SCF  -  Buyer-led Receivables Finance during an interactive e-roundtable.

Learning Lab facilitator André Casterman and Community Expert Alexander Malaket will introduce with this e-meeting a series of webinars on "receivables as an asset class".

For those who could not attend the Launch event in London on 10 December.