{"id":8923,"date":"2026-10-06T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/?post_type=nieuwsitem&#038;p=8923"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:47:45","slug":"the-world-came-together-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"nieuwsitem","link":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/nieuwsitem\/de-wereld-kwam-samen-in-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"The world came together in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re doing business internationally, you really don\u2019t need to know and be able to do everything yourself. The trick, however, is to be able to operate globally whilst having access to local knowledge, contacts and expertise. And that is precisely where ICBA\u2019s strength lies. At the meeting in Amsterdam, for example, we were connected to the whole world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>One customer, multiple local realities<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take the example of a Dutch company with customers in Germany, Italy, Poland, Brazil or Asia. This company manages a single international accounts receivable portfolio. But, as you will appreciate, credit risk is not the same everywhere. For example, there are different payment cultures; each country has its own laws and regulations; and financial information varies from country to country. Credit insurers assess risks differently for each market. That is precisely why local knowledge is so important. A local ICBA partner knows the market, speaks the company\u2019s language and has experience with local credit insurers and the local economic conditions. It is precisely this local expertise that you need when doing business internationally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Responsible growth<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an entrepreneur, you\u2019re constantly grappling with that one question: \u2018How can I grow responsibly?\u2019. That\u2019s where the credit insurer comes in. Because you don\u2019t just want a policy that covers losses; you want to know how to protect your international turnover, where you can grow responsibly, and which customers are creditworthy. ICBA offers trade credit insurance, as well as expertise in other areas. These include receivables financing and factoring, international debt collection, guarantees and sureties, and information and compliance. A local partner will help you assess a foreign debtor, find suitable credit insurance cover, manage international claims and identify solutions for financing and working capital. Everything you need to achieve responsible growth!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early October, the partners of the ICBA (International Credit Broker Alliance) gathered in beautiful Amsterdam. Xolv was, of course, there! At a time when geopolitical developments and shifting trade flows are presenting the international business community with new challenges, cross-border collaboration is becoming increasingly important. The partners in the international ICBA network are specialist independent credit insurance brokers, operating collectively in around fifty countries. They are deeply rooted in local markets, businesses and credit risks. Handy!\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":8924,"template":"","onderwerp":[18],"class_list":["post-8923","nieuwsitem","type-nieuwsitem","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","onderwerp-kredietverzekering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuwsitem\/8923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuwsitem"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nieuwsitem"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"onderwerp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xolv.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/onderwerp?post=8923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}