Trade finance for confident growth.

Trade finance services

Depending on your transaction and eligibility, we can talk through instruments such as these.

• Export letters of credit to give you greater assurance of payment.
• Import letters of credit to give your suppliers confidence.
• Standby letters of credit to support open-account trading.
• Payment guarantees to provide security if a buyer fails to pay.

Is this service right for you?

It may suit you if any of these applies to your business.

• You buy from or sell to international partners.
• You are entering a new market or working with a new supplier.
• You want to reduce payment risk on a large order.

How a transaction typically runs

Each transaction differs, but the conversation usually follows a similar path.

1. Share the goods, the parties, the value and the timing.
2. We explain which instruments may fit and what they cost.
3. We assess the request and agree the terms and documents.
4. The facility supports your trade according to those terms.