Councils and Committees

BAFT’s Councils and Committees are organized around members’ particular areas of interest:
  • BAFT Councils – focuses on regional and industry issues
  • BAFT Trade Committees and Working Groups
  • BAFT Payments Committees and Working Groups
  • BAFT Supplier Committees
  • BAFT Government Relations/Legal Committees
These groups enable members to share ideas and work together on targeted industry initiatives, such as regulations, advocacy, and standardized agreements, and drive the BAFT agenda. Interested in joining a particular committee, simply complete the join a committee form to let us know.

Do you have a question you want to bounce off with your peers or experts in the industry? Submit your “Ask the Expert” questions for a committee to review. The appropriate committee(s) will review and discuss your question and provide you with comments. Names of members and banks will be removed to protect privacy. Please note that all comments are unofficial from a BAFT perspective and are only member comments.

BAFT REGIONAL COUNCILS

  • Africa Council
  • Asia Council
  • Europe Council
  • MENA Council
  • North America Council

BAFT INDUSTRY AND LEADERSHIP COUNCILS

  • Global Payments Industry Council (GPIC)
  • Global Trade Industry Council (GTIC)
  • Future Leaders Council
  • Innovation Council
  • Transaction Banking Global Leaders Council (TBGL)

BAFT TRADE COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

  • Commercial Letters of Credit Committee
    • Central Letters of Credit Subcommittee
    • New York Letters of Credit Subcommittee
    • South East Letters of Credit Subcommittee
    • West Coast Letters of Credit Subcommittee
  • Supply Chain Finance Committee
  • Standby Letters of Credit and Demand Guarantees Committee
  • Structured Trade and Export Finance Committee
  • Trade Compliance Committee
  • Trade Finance Committee
    • Asia Trade Finance Subcommittee

BAFT PAYMENTS COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

  • Funds Transfer Product Management Committee
  • Information Reporting Committee
  • Payments and Compensation Committee

OTHER COMMITTEES

  • Membership Committee
  • Solution Provider Committee

BAFT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND LEGAL COMMITTEES

  • Global Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy Committee
  • Legal Advisory Group