Trade Finance Partners

What Trade Finance Partners does

Trade Finance Partners is a London-based financial services firm operating as a trading name of TF Partners Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales (company number 16188114). The firm originates and manages trade payables finance facilities and structured trade facilities for importers, exporters, corporates and SMEs engaged in cross-border trade, operating across OECD markets and Singapore with named presence in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland.

Its core offering is structured around four facility types: Payables Finance (Buyers), which funds supplier payments while allowing extended buyer payment terms; Commodity Trade Finance, supporting cross-border commodity and raw material movements with title transfer and documentary control; Distribution & Intermediary Finance, providing inventory and receivables facilities within established supply chains; and Services & Contract-Based Trade, supporting services-led trade where repayment is linked to contractual performance. Facilities are assessed against a defined credit framework covering trade activity, counterparty strength, contractual framework, jurisdictional complexity, and repayment controls, with senior-level approval and a stated separation between origination and credit oversight.

The business model is transaction-fee based, with direct origination through confidential enquiry handling and credit approval, sales-led go-to-market, and no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. The firm operates as an affiliate of Trade Finance Global, an international platform for trade and receivables finance insight, education and market engagement, leveraging this relationship for ecosystem access and market perspective. The firm does not develop proprietary technology platforms, APIs, or AI/ML systems; its competitive position rests on institutional credit discipline, tailored structuring, and the Trade Finance Global affiliation rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Trade Finance Partners

Legal name

TF Partners Ltd

Website

https://tradefinancepartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trade Finance Partners is a London-based financial services firm that originates and manages trade payables finance and structured trade facilities for corporates and SMEs engaged in cross-border trade across OECD markets and Singapore, operating as an affiliate of Trade Finance Global.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Finance

NAICS

Sales Financing (52222)

SIC

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Account Trade Finance (Receivables/Payables Finance) (FSABAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commodity Trade Finance (Soft/Hard Commodities) (FSABAHAI), Trade Services, Compliance & Controls (Sanctions, AML/KYC, Documentation) (FSABAHAK)

Keywords

• Trade finance
• Payables finance
• Commodity finance
• Working capital
• Cross-border trade

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trade Finance Facilities: Trade Finance Partners provides trade payables finance facilities and structured trade facilities to importers and exporters. Revenue is generated through facility fees and financing arrangements that support cross-border trade transactions. Facilities are subject to credit approval and the company originates and manages facilities directly.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Trade Finance Partners provides trade payables finance facilities and structured trade facilities to importers and exporters across OECD markets and Singapore. The firm originates and manages facilities directly, applying institutional credit discipline, with four core facility structures: Payables Finance (Buyers), Commodity Trade Finance, Distribution & Intermediary Finance, and Services & Contract-Based Trade. Facilities are subject to credit approval and pricing is quote-based.

Product overview

Trade Finance Partners offers a unified trade finance platform providing structured payables finance and trade finance facilities to support cross-border trade. The core product suite consists of four distinct facility types: Payables Finance (Buyers), which funds supplier payments while allowing extended buyer payment terms; Commodity Trade Finance, supporting commodity and raw material movements with documentary control; Distribution & Intermediary Finance for supply chain inventory and receivables management; and Services & Contract-Based Trade facilities tied to contractual performance. These offerings are designed for institutional-grade discipline, with facilities assessed against trade activity, counterparty strength, contractual frameworks, jurisdictional complexity, and repayment controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Payables Finance (Buyers) Working capital facilities structured to fund supplier payments while allowing buyers to extend payment terms. Designed for businesses where procurement cycles or payment timing place pressure on working capital. Facility use case is payables-driven trade supporting cross-border buyers.
• Commodity Trade Finance
• Distribution & Intermediary Finance
• Services & Contract-Based Trade

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trade Finance GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade Finance Partners operates as an affiliate of Trade Finance Global, an international platform for trade and receivables finance insight, education and market engagement. This affiliation provides perspective across the trade finance ecosystem and informs the company's approach to structuring and risk. The relationship provides access to market insight and continuous engagement with banks, insurers and institutional investors.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FIMBank: Malta-based trade and forfaiting finance specialist focused on structured trade finance, forfeiting and correspondent banking services — comparable in providing tailored trade facilities to importers/exporters.
• Liquidity Finance: UK-based trade receivables and supply chain finance platform providing working capital solutions to SMEs engaged in cross-border trade — closely comparable product offering and SME target segment.
• Euro Exim Bank: Specialist trade finance bank offering letters of credit, performance guarantees and structured trade facilities globally — comparable niche non-bank trade finance origination model with cross-border focus.
• Crown Agents Bank: UK-regulated specialist bank focused on trade finance, foreign exchange and correspondent banking for frontier and emerging markets — comparable specialist-bank positioning in trade finance origination.
• TradeRiver Finance: UK-based specialist trade and supply chain finance provider offering invoice discounting, supply chain finance and structured trade facilities to SMEs — directly comparable in target customer (SMEs engaging in cross-border trade) and product scope.

Others

• Trade Finance Global: International platform for trade and receivables finance insight, education and market engagement — explicitly named affiliate of Trade Finance Partners and a key ecosystem participant, though not a direct financing competitor.
• Euler Hermes: World's largest trade credit insurance provider — adjacent to Trade Finance Partners' business, addressing complementary buyer/supplier risk in cross-border trade transactions and frequently referenced in the trade finance ecosystem.
• Coface: Global trade credit insurance and risk management provider — adjacent ecosystem participant covering the same cross-border trade universe, often engaged alongside structured trade facilities to mitigate counterparty risk.

Broad incumbents

• Standard Chartered Trade Finance: Major transaction bank with a large trade finance franchise particularly focused on Asia, Africa and the Middle East — comparable as a broad incumbent in structured trade with deep institutional capital access.
• HSBC Trade Finance: Global trade finance market leader offering the full suite of trade products (LCs, payables finance, supply chain finance) to corporates across 60+ markets — represents the dominant incumbent whose behaviour shapes the competitive landscape for Trade Finance Partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trade-finance-partners-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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