The LC lifecycle, without the chaos.
Every trade finance team runs the same process. The problem is it runs across six inboxes, three spreadsheets, and a shared drive nobody trusts.
Capture the purchase order
Upload your PO — whatever format, whatever system it came from. AI extracts the key fields so nobody's retyping numbers into a spreadsheet. Review, confirm, share with your supplier.
Align on the proforma invoice
Your supplier uploads their PI on the same platform. TradeFlo compares it against the PO and flags discrepancies — amounts, line items, terms. Both sides see the same data. Resolve issues before they reach the bank.
Get internal sign-off
Configure your approval chain to match your org — sequential, parallel, threshold-based. The right people get notified, review the details, and approve on-platform. No chasing signatures over email.
Track the letter of credit
Once the bank issues the LC, TradeFlo tracks its full lifecycle — value utilization, dispatch deadlines, expiry dates, transfer status. Date enforcement is automatic. You stop tracking dispatch dates and expiry in your head.
Submit documents for drawdown
Draw against the LC, attach the required documents — bills of exchange, invoices, shipping docs. TradeFlo tracks what's submitted, what's missing, and what's been couriered. Balance enforcement means you can't accidentally overdraw.
Payment confirmed. Transaction closed.
Bank processes the documents, payment goes through. Every step of the transaction — from the first PO upload to the final confirmation — is preserved in an immutable audit trail. When questions come up later, the record is already there.
The math is simple
Without TradeFlo
With TradeFlo
* Depends on your bank's processing time
Ready to see it in action?
We'll walk you through the full lifecycle with your own documents.
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