Apply for trade finance in Africa for real import, export, and commodity trades. We help African businesses move from tight or declined bank limits to usable trade finance facilities backed by banks and private credit partners.
Mandate signed, KYC received, and trade and financial data uploaded to our portal. Target facility size, timing, and priority routes agreed at the outset so expectations are clear.
Structuring, credit, and distribution teams review trades, countries, and counterparties. You receive a written view on feasibility and a proposed trade finance structure or a clear decline if the profile is not fundable.
Facility terms, security, advance rates, and reporting are defined. A lender ready trade finance pack is prepared around your African trade flows and available collateral.
Shortlisted lenders assess the pack. We coordinate questions, negotiate term sheets, and then move to facility and security documentation with your counsel and lender counsel.
Conditions precedent are cleared, the trade finance facility is made available, and first draws fund eligible trades. Performance and reporting are tracked and the line is positioned for renewals or increases where results support it.
Final economics depend on credit profile, collateral quality, facility size, sector, and the African and offshore jurisdictions involved. All commercial terms are agreed in writing before lender approaches begin.
We work with established African importers, exporters, and traders that have real contracts, repeat trade flows, and clean KYC. Start ups with no track record usually do not qualify unless backed by strong sponsors or collateral that meet lender criteria.
We look at trade finance linked to a wide range of African countries, subject to sanctions, local regulations, and lender appetite at the time of request. Each mandate is reviewed individually with country and counterparty risk in mind.
Most trade finance facilities require a mix of security such as receivables, inventory, LC proceeds, and sometimes fixed assets or guarantees. During structuring we set a security package that matches lender expectations for your sector and the jurisdictions involved.
Straightforward cases with complete documentation can move from intake to an approved trade finance term sheet within a few weeks. Complex structures, multiple countries, or heavier security packages can take longer. Timelines are discussed at the start of the mandate.
Yes. We charge a non refundable arrangement retainer for trade finance in Africa once the case passes initial screening. A success fee is charged at closing on the funded facility. Third party costs for lenders and counsel are for the client.
No. Financely acts as advisor and arranger. We structure and place trade finance facilities with regulated banks and private credit funds. All deals are subject to lender credit approval, security, and document compliance.
Share trade routes, contracts, and funding needs. We respond with feasibility, a target trade finance structure, and a clear path to a funded facility where the profile is acceptable.
Include corporate KYC, recent financials, details of your main African and offshore buyers and suppliers, and current banking lines and limits. Indicate facility size, timing, and security available. We act as advisor and arranger and coordinate with regulated funding partners from first review through to closing.
All transactions are subject to KYC and AML, sanctions checks, credit approval, document compliance, final legal review, and signed agreements. No offer of securities is made.
Financely acts as advisor and arranger. We are not a bank and do not take deposits. Trade finance facilities depend on credit approval, security, document compliance, and counterparty performance. Nothing here is a guarantee of funding.
Financely advises post-revenue businesses on accessing capital by presenting opportunities to professional investors, coordinating when needed with regulated broker-dealers, investment banks, and legal counsel. We are not a broker-dealer, do not solicit or accept securities orders, serve only B2B clients, and make no assurance of capital-raising outcomes.
For trade finance, project finance, commercial real estate, or business acquisition mandates, submit a request for quote with a concise deal summary and supporting documents. Our team will review and provide a tailored proposal within 1 to 3 business days.