Trade finance still runs on email. We built the alternative.
TradeFlo exists because trade finance shouldn't run on email and spreadsheets.
Our story
Origin
Letter of Credit transactions take 25–35 days. Most of that time isn't spent doing work — it's spent waiting. Waiting for approvals stuck in someone's inbox. Waiting for discrepancies discovered too late. Waiting for documents nobody can find.
The process involves buyers, suppliers, and banks — but the tools haven't caught up. Teams track LCs in spreadsheets, chase approvals over email, and reconcile documents by hand. Every transaction is a fresh exercise in coordination.
TradeFlo digitizes the full lifecycle — from purchase order through SWIFT payment confirmation — on a single platform. Not by replacing what works, but by connecting the steps that today require manual handoffs, phone calls, and shared drives.
The goal is straightforward: take a 30-day cycle and make it a 3-day cycle. Not by cutting corners, but by removing the dead time between each step.
What we believe
Principles
If a human has to do it, the system should do it
Data entry, deadline tracking, discrepancy checks, notification routing — these are system problems, not people problems. We automate the work that shouldn't require judgment.
Every action has a record
Trade finance is high-stakes. When millions move between companies, 'I think someone approved it last Thursday' isn't good enough. Every action, every actor, every timestamp — immutable.
Suppliers aren't second-class users
Most procurement tools treat suppliers as external entities to be managed. We give them persistent accounts, clear visibility, and a simple interface. The transaction moves faster when both sides can see what's happening.
Built for how trade finance actually works
We didn't build a generic workflow tool and slap LC terminology on it. TradeFlo understands usance periods, dispatch deadlines, transferable LCs, document acceptance notices, and the rules your bank enforces. Because that's the domain.
Let's see if TradeFlo fits your workflow.
We'll walk you through the platform with your use case in mind. No pitch deck.
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