Trade and Supply Chain Finance

Enabling your success with trade financing, guarantees, risk management and supply chain financing solutions.

An airplane sitting in an airport hanger

Navigating the international marketplace

Global markets offer growth and profit opportunities, but managing commercial, market and currency risks can be challenging and time-consuming. From navigating international trade documentation to managing exchange rate risks, from international guarantees to supply chain finance, we offer a comprehensive array of solutions to support your success.

Whether you are an experienced international corporation, buying or selling across borders, or a domestic enterprise in need of a financial guarantee, our Trade and Supply Chain Finance specialists will leverage their expertise to help you reduce risk, accelerate cash flow, and achieve your working capital objectives. Our range of digitally enabled solutions includes:

Supply Chain Finance

Improving working capital efficiency through programs tailored for both buyers and suppliers.

Standby Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees

Providing protection and assuring payment or performance for counterparties – domestically and globally.

Commercial Letter of Credit Issuance

Offering convenience and security to buyers.

Export Letter of Credit Advising, Confirming, and Discounting

Offering assurance and accelerated cross-border payments to sellers.

Documentary Collection Services

Facilitating the flow of documents and payments for buyers and sellers.

Ex-Im Bank Financing and Export Guarantees

Providing customized solutions for U.S. exporters in collaboration with the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Relevant Solutions

Bring efficiency, transparency, and speed to your International Trade and Standby Letter of Credit transactions using our online accessGLOBAL Trade Flow® application.

This powerful web-based application enables you to initiate and manage trade finance transactions in real time, providing direct, 24/7 connectivity to Citizens throughout the lifecycle of the transaction.

With accessGLOBAL Trade Flow® you can:
- Create, amend, and settle letters of credit and documentary collections. Maintain a repository of trade related documents, for easy reference.
- Upload purchase orders and other files for inclusion in transactions.
- Manage transactions in multiple currencies.
- Inquire on active and historical transactions through the full lifecycle of your transactions.
- Leverage a rich set of reporting tools to provide insight as you filter your data.
- Benefit from the Citizens Digital Gateway single sign on, providing access to a comprehensive suite of commercial banking services.
- Communicate directly with the Citizens team.
Now more than ever, working capital efficiency is central to the agenda of corporate CFOs and Treasurers.

Our Supply Chain Finance offering includes a powerful set of tools to help clients improve liquidity, reduce counterparty risk, and support their extended supply chains – enabled by digital tools to enhance connectivity and efficiency.

Well structured supply chain finance programs create meaningful benefits for both buyers and suppliers.

For Buyers:
- Support the objective to improve working capital performance
- Improve Days Payable Outstanding and release cash
- Support strategic suppliers
- Optimize financing costs across the extended supply chain
For Suppliers:
- Reduce Days Sales Outstanding
- Tap into new sources of liquidity
- Manage counterparty concentration risks
- Optimize financing costs across the extended supply chain
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is the official export credit agency of the United States, providing federally guaranteed financing and risk management programs to support U.S. exporters.

The Ex-Im Bank encourages U.S. export growth by providing credit insurance to support loans directly to exporters, and by supporting importers located abroad in financing the purchase of services and manufactured goods from American companies.

As a delegated lender, Citizens helps qualified clients structure the right Ex-Im enabled solutions to fit their unique needs.

Citizens Trade and Supply Chain Finance team helps clients to thrive, enabling cash flow across the supply chain while mitigating risk.

To learn how we can help you, please speak with a Citizens Trade and Supply Chain Finance Specialist to learn more about our products, solutions, and services.

Visit Ex-IM Bank

How to Manage the Dual Risks Facing International Trade Today

Trade volumes have recovered, but challenges remain for companies buying and selling outside the U.S. Visit Citizens Corporate Finance Insights to discover financing tools that can help mitigate risks.

Thank you!

We have received your inquiry. Someone from our team will be in touch shortly.

This popup will be autoclosed.

Securities products and services are offered through Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Member FINRA, SIPC. Citizens Capital Markets, DH Capital, Trinity Capital and JMP Securities are brand names of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Note: Any testimonials presented are applicable to the individuals depicted and may not be representative of the experience of others. Any testimonials are not paid and are not indicative of future performance or success.