Trade Finance Specialist
We structure and underwrite trade finance so suppliers get paid and lenders fund with comfort. Core tools include SBLC, bank guarantees, LC confirmation, non payment insurance, and borrowing base lines on inventory and receivables. Every mandate passes KYC, AML, and sanctions screening.
Trade Finance Structuring And Financing
De-risk The Deal
Replace counterparty risk with bank or insurer risk to unlock credit lines and supplier terms at workable pricing.
Align Wording To Cash Flow
We map triggers and match UCP 600 or ISP 98 wording to your contract, draw mechanics, and delivery milestones.
Close Faster
Clean files, pre-agreed terms, and a clear collateral plan shorten credit committee cycles and speed issuance.
What We Finance
Importer Programs
Sight or usance LC with optional confirmation. SBLC for supplier comfort. ABL lines for duties, freight, and margin.
Exporter Working Capital
Confirmed LC or insured receivables to accelerate cash at shipment, acceptance, or delivery checkpoints.
Commodity Offtake
Advance payment guarantees, performance wording for quality and delivery, and warehouse control where needed.
Instruments We Place
SBLC
Financial or performance. SWIFT MT760. Optional confirmation by a rated bank.
Bank Guarantees
Advance payment, performance, bid, and maintenance guarantees sized to contract exposure.
LC Confirmation
Adds a confirming bank undertaking to reduce country and issuing bank risk.
Non Payment Insurance
Commercial and political risk cover on receivables or term loans. Assignable to lenders.
Process
1
Screen And Structure
We test use case, counterparties, and documents. We align wording and collateral with contract triggers and draw mechanics.
2
Underwrite And Issue
We price with target banks or insurers, secure a term sheet, finalize documents, and coordinate issuance and confirmations.
What We Need To Price
Contract And Parties
Final draft or executed, beneficiary details, INCOTERMS, shipment plan, and governing law.
Face Value And Tenor
Amount, currency, expiry, extension terms, and any partial draw logic.
Collateral Plan
Cash or listed securities margin, or an ABL request over inventory and receivables.
Typical Cost Ranges
- SBLC or bank guarantee.
0.5 to 2.0 percent per year based on rating, tenor, and collateral. SWIFT and legal at cost.
- LC confirmation.
0.3 to 1.2 percent per year based on country risk and issuing bank strength.
- Non payment insurance.
40 to 140 bps per year on covered exposure and tenor.
Request A Trade Finance Term Sheet
Send the contract, beneficiary, face value, tenor, and your collateral plan. We reply with route, pricing, and a document checklist.
Start Your Mandate
Financely is an arranger and underwriter. We are not a lender or issuing bank. Services are best efforts and subject to due diligence, KYC and AML, sanctions screening, and approval by issuers, confirmers, and insurers. Nothing here is a commitment to lend, issue, confirm, or insure.