Arab Trade Financing Program

Name

Arab Trade Financing Program

Legal name

Arab Trade Financing Program

Website

https://atfp.org.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Financing Services

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Trade Finance & Supply Chain (Shariah-compliant) (FSABAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shariah-compliant Financing Products (Murabaha, Ijara, Tawarruq, Istisna, Salam) (FSABAGAH), Structured Trade & Export Credit (ECA-backed, Structured Solutions) (FSABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Trade financing services
• Islamic finance insurance
• Export credit insurance
• Cross-border trade financing
• Shariah-compliant risk mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Core offering

The Arab Trade Financing Program (ATFP) supports and facilitates trade among Arab countries by providing financial services and market information to private sector enterprises engaged in cross-border commerce. Its flagship mechanism is a Shariah-compliant Islamic Finance Insurance Framework, delivered in partnership with ICIEC, which provides insurance coverage for eligible transactions and protects against commercial risks including non-payment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Islamic Finance Insurance Framework

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICIEC (Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Development of Credit and Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICIEC and ATFP signed a Bank Master Policy under a Comprehensive Islamic Finance framework on the sidelines of the IsDB Group 2026 Annual Meetings in Baku. ICIEC provides insurance coverage for eligible transactions, protecting against commercial risks including non-payment. The partnership aims to strengthen economic connectivity, facilitate cross-border commerce, and support private sector development across member countries.

Direct peers

• Saudi EXIM Bank: Saudi Arabia's export credit agency providing financing, guarantees and insurance to support Saudi non-oil exports — a regional ECA peer with a similar mandate of supporting cross-border trade through financing and risk mitigation tools.
• African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank): Multilateral trade finance institution providing financing, guarantees, and trade information to support intra-African and African trade — a structural analogue to ATFP in terms of regional trade financing mandate and information services.
• International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC): Also an IsDB Group entity focused on promoting trade among OIC member countries through Shariah-compliant financing — the closest direct counterpart to ATFP given overlapping Islamic trade finance mandates and shared institutional parentage.

Broad incumbents

• UKEF (UK Export Finance): The UK's export credit agency offering financing and guarantees for cross-border trade — comparable as an established ECA peer with similar trade finance instruments, though serving a different (non-Arab) geography.
• Coface: Global trade credit insurer providing coverage against non-payment and related receivables risk — a comparable institutional player for the risk-mitigation layer of trade financing that ATFP delivers through its ICIEC partnership.
• Standard Chartered Bank — Trade Finance: A leading global trade finance bank with deep Middle East and Islamic finance capabilities — a broad incumbent competitor serving cross-border trade with letters of credit, supply chain financing, and structured trade solutions.
• Euler Hermes: World's largest trade credit insurance provider, offering policies to exporters and banks against non-payment risk — comparable to ATFP's risk-mitigation pillar via ICIEC, though operating in conventional rather than Islamic finance.
• HSBC — Trade Finance: Major global trade finance bank offering documentary credits, trade loans, and supply chain finance — competes with ATFP for cross-border Arab trade volumes, though without Shariah-compliance specialization.

Others

• Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC): IsDB Group member providing Shariah-compliant export credit insurance and investment insurance. ATFP's Bank Master Policy counterparty and the closest functional partner, but operating on the insurance side rather than direct financing.

Regional players

• Emirates Development Bank: UAE federal financial institution supporting national economic development through financing to priority sectors — comparable as a UAE-based development financier that can complement or compete with ATFP for regional trade-related funding.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arab-trade-financing-program

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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