Liquidity, credit, and risk transfer for global trade. Letters of credit, factoring, supply chain finance, credit insurance, and ECA-backed finance.
Trade Finance
Letters of credit, factoring, supply chain finance, credit insurance, ECA-backed finance, and emerging tokenized trade finance.
Deep dives
Letter of credit documentation guide: presenting compliant documents
The exporter's documentation playbook for LC presentations under UCP 600, covering what each document must contain, the most common discrepancies, and how to read a SWIFT MT700.
14 min read
Trade credit insurance for exporters: a buyer's guide
How private and ECA-backed credit insurance works, premium drivers, what's actually covered (and not), and how to combine cover with factoring and SCF.
15 min read
Documentary collections (D/P, D/A): when to use them
How collections work under URC 522, the cost ladder vs LCs, the buyer-default risk you keep, and the corridors where banks still process them efficiently.
20 min read
Factoring vs letter of credit: which to use when
Cost, speed, risk-retention, and operational fit comparison. Decision framework for SME exporters across corridors.
12 min read
Supply chain finance for suppliers: the operator's view
How reverse factoring actually works, when supplier-side onboarding pays off, and the SCF program structures most exporters encounter.
19 min read