Trade Finance Market

What Trade Finance Market does

Trade Finance Market is a Singapore-based financial technology firm, operated by Trade AI Pte Ltd., that builds blockchain-based infrastructure to deploy liquidity into the global trade of commodities, raw materials, and finished goods. Founded in 2015 and headquartered at 21 Tan Quee Lan Street in Singapore, the company operates as a small private team (1-10 employees) with a strategy centered on self-liquidating transactions with a clear exit to a buyer, intended to reduce counterparty and settlement risk in cross-border trade.

The company's core product is a unified trade finance platform featuring in-house developed blockchain applications that provide transparency, streamline operations, and de-risk trade finance transactions through access to trade-focused distributed ledger technology (DLT) via simple APIs. Its target customers are enterprises engaged in global commodity and goods trade — including trading companies, commodity firms, and related financial institutions — and it generates revenue through transaction fees on its platform, though no specific pricing tiers or contract structures are publicly disclosed. The company maintains a bilingual English/Arabic website, suggesting deliberate outreach to Arabic-speaking trade markets, and has received disclosed backing from GTR Ventures (lead) and Origin Capital in a March 2018 funding round.

Name

Trade Finance Market

Legal name

Trade AI Pte Ltd.

Website

https://tradefinancemarket.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trade Finance Market is a Singapore-based fintech that uses blockchain and distributed ledger technology to deploy liquidity into global commodity, raw materials, and finished goods trade via self-liquidating transactions with clear buyer exits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Finance Technology

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Finance & Supply Chain Tokenization (invoices, bills of lading, provenance) (FSAPAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trade Finance & Receivables Tokenization (FSADAEAG), Settlement, Clearing & Reconciliation for Tokenized Assets (DvP, PvP, netting, post-trade) (FSAPAIAI)

Keywords

• Trade finance platform
• Blockchain trade finance
• Commodity trade liquidity
• Distributed ledger APIs
• Liquidity deployment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trade Finance Technology Services: Revenue is generated through technology services related to trade finance, deploying liquidity in global commodity and goods trade. The company operates as a technology firm providing blockchain-based solutions for trade finance transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Trade Finance Market operates a technology platform that deploys liquidity in the global trade of commodities, raw materials, and finished goods. The company develops blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) applications in-house, accessible via simple APIs, to provide transparency, streamline operations, and de-risk trade finance transactions. Its strategy is centered on self-liquidating transactions with a clear exit to a buyer.

Product overview

Trade Finance Market is a technology firm operating a unified trade finance platform focused on deploying liquidity in global commodity, raw materials, and finished goods trade. The company develops its applications in-house, offering blockchain-based solutions that provide transparency, streamline trade finance operations, and de-risk transactions. The platform centers on self-liquidating transactions with a clear exit to a buyer, enabling access to trade-focused distributed ledger technology via simple APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Finance Market Platform A unified trade finance technology platform that deploys liquidity in the global trade of commodities, raw materials, and finished goods. The platform features in-house developed blockchain applications that provide transparency, streamline operations, and de-risk trade finance transactions through access to trade-focused distributed ledger technology via simple APIs. It centers on self-liquidating transactions with a clear exit to a buyer.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• essDOCS (now part of Enigio): Provider of electronic trade document solutions (eBL, eB/L) using DLT for bill of lading and other trade documents. Comparable to TFM in applying blockchain to trade finance and document digitization, with established adoption among carriers and banks.
• Komgo: Blockchain platform focused specifically on commodities and energy trade finance, with strong European bank and trading house backing. Highly comparable to TFM's commodity-focused positioning, with deeper institutional penetration.
• we.trade: Blockchain trade finance platform backed by a consortium of European banks, focused on SMEs and open account transactions. Comparable to TFM in using DLT to digitize and de-risk trade finance, but with established bank distribution.
• Marco Polo Network (TradeIX): One of the largest bank-consortium blockchain trade finance platforms, focused on open account trade and working capital solutions. Directly comparable to TFM in targeting DLT-based trade finance for enterprises and banks, but with vastly more bank backers and capital.
• Skuchain: Blockchain platform for trade finance and supply chain provenance, particularly for commodities and letters of credit. Directly comparable to TFM in targeting DLT-enabled trade finance with a focus on transparency and provenance for goods trade.
• TradeIX: Original developer behind the Marco Polo Network, building enterprise blockchain solutions for trade and supply chain finance. Comparable to TFM in targeting B2B trade finance via DLT, with deeper Corda ecosystem integration.
• Contour (formerly Voltron): Bank-led blockchain network for digitizing letters of credit and trade documentation. Directly comparable in applying DLT to traditional trade finance instruments, with major global bank participation.

Emerging players

• TradeSun: AI- and data-driven trade finance compliance and decisioning platform. Comparable to TFM as a fintech serving trade finance participants, but focused on compliance rather than DLT-based transaction infrastructure.
• Batavia: Blockchain-based trade finance marketplace that tokenizes invoices and enables funding of trade transactions. Comparable to TFM in bringing liquidity to trade via tokenization, but with a marketplace/fintech positioning rather than platform-as-a-service.

Broad incumbents

• Surecomp: Established provider of trade finance and supply chain finance software to banks and corporates globally. Comparable as an incumbent serving the same trade finance ecosystem, but with traditional (non-DLT) technology and a much larger installed base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tradefinancemkt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trade-finance-market

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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