Trade Finance

Trade Finance Now Available

First Business Finance in partnership with Ebury Partners UK Limited is pleased to be able to offer its clients and introducers stock finance for international supplier invoices.

Many businesses experience cash flow issues due to unforeseen risks, market volatility and seasonality blocks.

We help limit your exposure to market volatility by giving you the option of sending payments in your suppliers’ local currency and repaying in your local currency.

Available for importers of goods, our solution does not conflict with any existing lending facilities, ensuring that you always have peace of mind to focus on what matters most.

How Business Finance Payables Works

A simple set up process.

Our solutions can be seamlessly integrated into your existing processes. Once your credit line is approved, you can start sending us your invoices. The finance will pay 100% of your payables.

We can offer:

Immediate and ongoing supply of working capital advanced against outstanding invoices
Flexible funding against confirmed orders
Access to specialist credit control facilities supported by multilingual teams

YOUR SUPPLIER SENDS YOU AN INVOICE

YOU FORWARD THE INVOICE

THE FINANCE PAYS YOUR SUPPLIER

YOU SELL YOUR GOODS

150 DAYS TO PAY

How is this trade finance solution different?

Unsecured credit line with a repayment period of up to 150 days for payables.

No hidden fees or costs to set up or maintain the line.

Interest only charged for the line used and no feeds for not using the line or early repayments.

Quick, secure and direct payments to suppliers over 130 currencies.

Simple and transparent online trading platform for improved reporting and payment visibility.

Control all your international trade under 1 roof thanks to seamless integration with other First Business Finance products.

Maintaining cash flow effectively is imperative to the success of any business. Whether you are dealing in the UK or overseas, you want your cash to work hard for you.

Cash to help bring your business plans to life and to grab new opportunities. We understand how frustrating it is when your working capital is locked in your business and you have to watch crucial deals disappear. It’s easy to find yourself in a catch-22 situation where you’ve secured an order, but the funds you need to fulfil it are tied up and you can’t access those funds until your customers pay.

Accessing funds to fulfil orders

We can help you fulfil your confirmed orders by providing up to 100 per cent of the upfront funds against these orders, open up letters of credit facilities on your behalf and provide direct supplier payments.

Access the money you’re owed quickly

We can also improve your business’ ongoing cash flow by providing an immediate and ongoing supply of cash against the value of outstanding UK and overseas customer invoices, releasing a percentage of the value within 24 hours.

Spend less time chasing payments and more time chasing new business

An International Trade Finance facility can also save you valuable management time. Our dedicated and highly skilled multilingual team will chase and collect outstanding invoice payments on your behalf, balancing the sensitivity of dealing with your customers with the need to collect invoice payments quickly, as well as maintaining up-to-date sales ledger information, administration and control. “We talked about our plans for the business, discussed our international trade growth We can also smooth out the problem of fluctuating exchange rates by offering multi-currency facilities as well as foreign exchange and forward currency dealings for protection against exchange losses. Protection against customer bad debt is also available.

Expert support and advice

As a global services provider we truly understand international trade and can also provide a range of support across key areas such as logistics, import licenses, customs compliance, VAT, Duty and freight costs.