FCI and ICC Join Forces

Betül Kurtuluş, Deputy Secretary General of FCI and Christian Hausherr of Deutsche Bank, have hailed the inclusion of factoring data in the ICC Trade Register as a significant milestone for the trade finance industry.

The move will, for the first time, bring FCI’s global factoring statistics into the Register, providing a more comprehensive view of supply chain and receivables finance while strengthening evidence of the sector’s low-risk profile. They said the collaboration will improve transparency for regulators, investors and financial institutions, support more robust analysis of global trade finance trends, and help drive greater recognition of factoring as a mainstream financing solution rather than a niche product. The partnership is also expected to expand the Register’s geographical reach, incorporating data from more than 90 countries and creating a richer benchmark for the global trade finance market in the years ahead