Top 100 Trade Finance Banks by Region and Services

Top 100 Trade Finance Banks by Region and Services

Top 100 Trade Finance Banks

Use this list as a practical starting point. It is not a ranking. Availability varies by country and counterparty. Service tags: LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting, Commodity TF, ECA Support, UPAS LC.

Europe: 30 banks

Bank Country Core services
HSBC United Kingdom LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF, ECA Support, UPAS LC
Standard Chartered United Kingdom LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF, UPAS LC
Barclays United Kingdom LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting
Lloyds Bank United Kingdom LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
NatWest United Kingdom LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Santander Spain LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting, ECA Support
BBVA Spain LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, UPAS LC
CaixaBank Spain LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
BNP Paribas France LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting, Commodity TF, ECA Support
Société Générale France LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Commodity TF, Receivables
Crédit Agricole CIB France LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, Commodity TF, ECA Support
Natixis France LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, SCF, Commodity TF, Forfaiting
Deutsche Bank Germany LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting, Commodity TF, UPAS LC
Commerzbank Germany LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting
UniCredit Italy LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting, ECA Support
Intesa Sanpaolo Italy LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Banco BPM Italy LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
ING Netherlands LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
ABN AMRO Netherlands LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
Rabobank Netherlands LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Commodity TF
UBS Switzerland LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
KBC Group Belgium LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Raiffeisen Bank International Austria LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Erste Group Austria LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
SEB Sweden LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Nordea Nordics LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Swedbank Sweden LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Danske Bank Denmark LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Bank of Ireland Ireland LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Caixa Geral de Depósitos Portugal LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF

Asia Pacific: 30 banks

Bank Country or market Core services
ICBC China LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, UPAS LC
Bank of China China LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting
China Construction Bank China LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Agricultural Bank of China China LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Bank of Communications China LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Bank of East Asia Hong Kong LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
DBS Singapore LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, UPAS LC
OCBC Singapore LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
UOB Singapore LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
MUFG Japan LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, ECA Support, UPAS LC
Mizuho Japan LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, UPAS LC
SMBC Japan LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Forfaiting
ANZ Australia LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Westpac Australia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
National Australia Bank Australia LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Shinhan Bank Korea LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
KB Kookmin Bank Korea LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Woori Bank Korea LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Hana Bank Korea LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Industrial Bank of Korea Korea LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
State Bank of India India LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
HDFC Bank India LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
ICICI Bank India LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Axis Bank India LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Kotak Mahindra Bank India LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
CTBC Bank Taiwan LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Forfaiting
Bank of Taiwan Taiwan LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Mega International Commercial Bank Taiwan LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Maybank Malaysia LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables

Americas: 20 banks

Bank Country Core services
JPMorgan Chase United States LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
Citi United States LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, UPAS LC
Bank of America United States LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Wells Fargo United States LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
PNC Bank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
U.S. Bank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Truist United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
RBC Canada LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
TD Bank Canada LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Scotiabank Canada LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
BMO Canada LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
CIBC Canada LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
BBVA México Mexico LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Banorte Mexico LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Citibanamex Mexico LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Itaú Unibanco Brazil LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Banco Bradesco Brazil LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banco do Brasil Brazil LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banco de Chile Chile LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Bancolombia Colombia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables

Middle East: 10 banks

Bank Country Core services
First Abu Dhabi Bank UAE LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
Emirates NBD UAE LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
ADCB UAE LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Mashreq Bank UAE LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Qatar National Bank Qatar LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Saudi National Bank Saudi Arabia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Kuwait Finance House Kuwait LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF

Africa: 10 banks

Bank Country Core services
Standard Bank South Africa LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables, Commodity TF
Absa Group South Africa LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Receivables
FirstRand Bank (RMB) South Africa LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF, Commodity TF
Nedbank South Africa LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
National Bank of Egypt Egypt LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banque Misr Egypt LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
CIB Egypt Egypt LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Attijariwafa Bank Morocco LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Bank of Africa Morocco LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Access Bank Nigeria LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables

Honorable Mentions: 30 banks

Bank Country or market Notable strengths
Zenith Bank Nigeria LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTCO) Nigeria LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
United Bank for Africa Nigeria LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Collections, SCF
Ecobank Pan Africa LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF across multiple markets
Equity Bank Kenya LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
KCB Bank Kenya LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
CRDB Bank Tanzania LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banque Centrale Populaire Morocco LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Investec South Africa LCs & Guarantees, SCF, Receivables
Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) Peru LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Davivienda Colombia LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF, Receivables
Banco Industrial Guatemala LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
BCI Chile LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
BancoEstado Chile LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banco Safra Brazil LCs & Guarantees, Receivables, Forfaiting
BTG Pactual Brazil Commodity TF, Receivables, SCF
National Bank of Canada Canada LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Desjardins Canada LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Fifth Third Bank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
KeyBank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Regions Bank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Citizens Bank United States LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Banco Sabadell Spain LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Bankinter Spain LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
DNB Norway LCs & Guarantees, LC Confirmation, Commodity TF
Handelsbanken Sweden LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
PKO Bank Polski Poland LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
Bank Pekao Poland LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF
OTP Bank Hungary LCs & Guarantees, Collections, SCF

Notes: Services are indicative and focus on standard trade instruments. Banks may offer local variants and specialty products. Engage the relevant regional team for current capabilities and country rules.

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