Non-bank trade finance providers look to boost market share

Online trade finance provider Stenn has raised several hundred million dollars during the past month and reckons it is well placed to help close the funding gap for manufacturers in developing economies.

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Emerging market (EM) manufacturers were facing difficulties even before the coronavirus pandemic decimated international demand for many of their products.

The Asian Development Bank estimated that $1.5 trillion of requested trade finance was rejected last year – a figure that could rise to $2.5 trillion by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

In mid-May, Stenn closed a new $200 million financing facility to provide liquidity and cash-flow management to global companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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