If you are already an invoice finance client, we can provide trade finance to your business.
If you have won a significant order, but you don’t have the money to purchase the product and materials to fulfil this order, trade finance can assist.
We will pay your supplier direct for the materials & products (anywhere in the world).
The product then arrives and allows you to fulfil the order to your end customer.
You then raise the invoice to this customer, and we process this through the invoice finance facility. Some of the availability is then used to repay the trade finance and the rest can be drawn down as normal.
It allows quick growth in any business, you can fund whatever orders you can win from the start to the end of the process.
It works hand in hand with your invoice finance facility, to ensure there is a seamless flow of money throughout.
We are flexible on what we can fund. SME’s often struggle to get larger corporate lenders to assist smaller transactions in this sector, we can take more a commercial view on the type of transaction.
You are able to strengthen your relationship with your supplier as they know they are going to be paid exactly to agreed terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
on Trade Finance
Trade finance provides funding to help businesses purchase goods or materials from suppliers. It bridges the gap between paying suppliers and receiving payment from customers and ensures smooth operations and supports growth without putting pressure on cash flow.
Trade finance is ideal for businesses that import goods, manage large orders, or need to pay suppliers upfront. It supports companies looking to scale without tying up working capital.
Yes, trade finance can be used alongside invoice factoring or invoice discounting to create a complete cash flow funding solution, covering both supplier payments and customer payment delays.
