What advantages can the Trade Centers bring you as a client?

Wherever you are located in the world and whatever your company’s size you will benefit from the services of a global network of dedicated intranet-connected specialists. In fact, BNP Paribas is the only bank to have built an organization wholly dedicated to customers and a homogenous network with a global commitment to quality through ISO 9001 certification around the world. Thanks to their knowledge of the local markets, our trade specialists are in a position to point you in the right direction. At the same time you will also benefit from the most advanced technologies for the processing of your transactions.

Which kind of specific products and solutions does the Trade Centers Network provide?

In order to be a “one-stop-shop” for customers and to accommodate your global trade finance needs, the Trade Centers Network offers three types of products and solutions:

A tailor-made approach for standard trade products such as letters of credit, international bank guarantees, documentary collections, foreign currency loans, etc. In more difficult markets, in order to structure deals we offer tailor-made combination of different techniques such as syndication, refinancing, prefinancing, escrow accounts, prepayment agreements, discount without recourse of bills or receivables, forfaiting, etc. A third service is advice and bank and country risk management. If required, experts in our Trade Centers can also provide you with additional products such as cash management, foreign exchange, etc.

In the e-Trade finance field we are already a major challenger, what are the electronic solutions elaborated by the bank?

New electronic products have been launched such as our key product : Connexis trade. This is a flexible and fully secured internet based tool dedicated to optimising the management of your international trade transactions. Connexis trade offers the opportunity to manage a wide range of trade products such as export and import letters of credit, standby letters of credit, collections and international guarantees. It provides some powerful and accurate reporting tools. Connexis trade also brings you a choice of interactive functions to simplify trade deals and interface with our international trade specialists.