International trade ties up cash between the moment you commit to a supplier and the moment your customer pays. Trade and supply-chain finance releases that trapped working capital and manages the counterparty and currency risks that come with cross-border business.
Bridging the trade cycle
A letter of credit gives your supplier the security to ship, while giving you time to sell before you pay. Combined with receivables finance on the sales side, it closes the cash-flow gap that would otherwise cap your trading volume.
Managing counterparty risk
For larger or riskier counterparties, export-credit-agency (ECA) backing can de-risk a transaction and unlock financing that would not otherwise be available. We know which facilities and agencies fit which trade lanes.
Free up trapped working capital
A trade-finance specialist will structure a facility around your trade cycle.