De-risking global trade

Trade finance everyone can trust, because everyone is protected

On TFL Nexus, importers get financed by lenders and investors. That capital can be insured by insurers in the same ecosystem, and every party works from one transparent ledger. Verified counterparties, insured capital and a shared record take the risk out of cross-border trade.

  • Every organization KYB & sanctions screened
  • Insurance from inside the ecosystem
  • Append-only ledger every party can see
Shared ledger One record for all
🏬Importers
πŸ’°Lenders & investors
πŸ›‘οΈInsurers
🏭Exporters
🚒Logistics
🏦Banks & payments
Marketplace

Buy from verified suppliers. Every order protected.

Real products from exporters who passed KYB and sanctions screening. Your payment waits in escrow until delivery is proven, and financing and insurance come from inside the ecosystem.

  • Verified suppliers onlyKYB and sanctions screened before they can list
  • Escrow-protected paymentReleased to the supplier only after delivery
  • Financing & insuranceLenders and insurers compete to back your order
  • Tracked deliveryPhoto and document proof from pickup to door

Prices and stock are confirmed with the supplier when you order. Create a free importer account to buy or request quotes, or list your products as a verified exporter.

The problem

Cross-border trade runs on risk that nobody can see

One shipment can involve an importer, an exporter, a lender, an insurer, a bank and a freight forwarder, often in different countries and with no shared view of the deal. Each party protects itself by saying no, so good trades go unfunded.

Importers

Can't get financed

Small and mid-sized importers are turned away by lenders who can't verify them or the trade, so they pay up front or don't trade at all.

Lenders & investors

Can't see what they're funding

Capital sits idle because there's no reliable way to check the counterparties, the goods, or whether the money will come back.

Insurers

Can't find or price good risk

Without trusted data on who is trading with whom, insurers either decline cover or price it too high, and lose business they'd happily write.

Everyone

No shared record when it goes wrong

Payments, documents and promises live in separate inboxes and spreadsheets. Fraud, disputes and delays thrive in the gaps between them.

How TFL Nexus de-risks a trade

Verify, finance, insure, ship, settle, all on one record

Each step lowers the risk for the next party in line, so capital and cover are easier to give and cheaper to get.

  1. 1

    Everyone is verified

    Every organization passes KYB/KYC, sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening, and is reviewed by a compliance officer before it can transact.

    Removes counterparty risk
  2. 2

    Importers get financed

    An importer's approved transaction is matched to lenders, investors and financing organizations whose mandate fits the deal, its countries and its currency.

    Unlocks working capital
  3. 3

    The capital is insured

    Insurers in the ecosystem cover the trade. They can see the screening, the risk score and the history of the companies involved before they quote.

    Protects the lender's money
  4. 4

    Goods move with oversight

    Logistics providers fulfil freight and customs on the transaction itself, and documents and status updates are visible to every party in real time.

    Reduces delivery risk
  5. 5

    Money settles transparently

    Escrow, FX and payment to the exporter are executed by licensed providers and posted to an append-only ledger every party can check.

    Ends payment disputes
Who benefits

Every party wins when the risk comes out of the deal

TFL Nexus works because each participant gets something they can't get on their own. Pick your role to see what changes for you.

Importers: get the capital to grow, from people who now trust you

Your verified profile, insured trades and clean ledger history give lenders a reason to say yes.

Today

  • Pay suppliers up front, or don't trade at all
  • Cold outreach to suppliers you can't verify
  • Juggle separate brokers for finance, insurance and freight

With TFL Nexus

  • Request financing on the transaction and get matched to lenders and investors whose mandate fits
  • Source from KYB-verified exporters in the marketplace, and negotiate private competing quotes
  • Request financing, insurance and logistics from the deal itself and track them in one place
  • Build a verifiable track record that makes your next deal easier to fund

Exporters: sell to buyers who can actually pay

Every buyer is screened and every trade can be financed and insured, so you can say yes to larger orders.

Today

  • Ship on trust and chase payment afterwards
  • Turn down buyers who can't pay up front
  • Unverifiable wire instructions and payment fraud

With TFL Nexus

  • List products in the marketplace and receive quote requests only from compliance-approved importers
  • Financed buyers place bigger orders, because funding no longer depends on their cash on hand
  • Get paid through escrow and tracked disbursement, recorded on the ledger
  • Keep your pricing public, indicative or quote-only, and competitors never see your quotes

Lenders, investors & financing organizations: put capital to work in real trade, with protection

Fund real, verified trades and earn a return, knowing the trade can be insured and every movement of money is on the record.

Today

  • No way to verify an importer, exporter or shipment
  • Uninsured exposure if the trade fails
  • Opaque repayment and settlement

With TFL Nexus

  • Only see transactions from screened, approved organizations, each with an explainable 0–100 risk score
  • Fund trades that carry insurance from insurers in the same ecosystem
  • Declare your mandate once (countries, currencies, deal types) and get matched only to deals that fit
  • Every disbursement is posted to the shared ledger as a FINANCING_DISBURSED entry

Insurers: win more clients and write cover on companies you can trust

A steady flow of pre-screened trades, with the data you need to price risk confidently.

Today

  • Expensive, one-off client acquisition through brokers
  • Little reliable data on the companies you'd cover
  • Claims disputes with no shared record of events

With TFL Nexus

  • Receive structured requests for cargo, trade-credit and transaction cover from the ecosystem's importers, exporters and lenders
  • Underwrite companies you already know and trust on the platform, backed by their screening and transaction history
  • Quote and bind directly on the transaction, visible to all parties
  • Premiums are recorded on the ledger, giving you a clean evidence trail if a claim arises

Banks: grow trade-finance volume without growing your risk

Reach screened trade flows in your corridors and connect them to your systems through an API.

Today

  • High KYC cost per SME client, so small deals don't pay
  • Paper-heavy documentary checks
  • Limited visibility after funds leave the bank

With TFL Nexus

  • Counterparties arrive already KYB/KYC and sanctions screened, with a full audit trail
  • Declare your capabilities, countries and currencies, and get matched only to deals inside your mandate
  • Integrate straight-through with org-scoped API keys and signed webhooks
  • See escrow, FX and payment events on the same ledger as your clients

Logistics providers: more shipments from financed, insured trades

Financed trades get shipped, so more of them reach you, with the paperwork already organized.

Today

  • Shipments stall waiting for payment or financing
  • Documents scattered across emails
  • Finding new clients one lead at a time

With TFL Nexus

  • Receive structured freight and customs requests from approved transactions
  • Quote and fulfil on the transaction, so importer, exporter, lender and insurer all see status in real time
  • Shipping milestones support the evidence lenders and insurers rely on
  • Build a track record that strengthens your future matches

Payment, FX, custody & compliance providers: plug into every deal that settles

Every transaction on TFL Nexus needs escrow and payment, and many need currency conversion and compliance work.

Today

  • Compete for fragmented, one-off transactions
  • Repeat onboarding and checks for every new client
  • Reconcile across systems that don't agree

With TFL Nexus

  • Custody funds escrow, payment providers disburse, and FX providers convert, each triggered by the transaction lifecycle
  • Every action posts to the ledger (ESCROW_FUNDED, FX_EXECUTED, PAYMENT_EXECUTED)
  • Work only with counterparties that have already been verified
  • One profile, discoverable in the provider marketplace for every transaction type you support
The transparent ledger

One record that protects everyone

Financing, insurance premiums, escrow, currency conversion and final payment are all written to an append-only ledger. Entries are never edited or deleted. Every party to the transaction sees the same entries, so no one has to trust anyone else's spreadsheet.

  • Lenders see their capital disbursed and the trade progressing.
  • Insurers see what they cover, and the events behind any claim.
  • Importers and exporters see exactly what was paid, when, and why.
  • Auditors and regulators get evidence, not assurances.
Transaction TX-2026-00418 Coffee beans Β· Viet Nam β†’ Kenya
Illustrative
  1. FINANCING_DISBURSEDFinancing provider β†’ escrow
    $184,000
  2. PREMIUM_CHARGEDTrade-credit cover bound
    $2,760
  3. ESCROW_FUNDEDCustody provider
    $230,000
  4. FX_EXECUTEDKES β†’ USD conversion
    @ 129.4
  5. ESCROW_RELEASEDDelivery milestone met
    $230,000
  6. PAYMENT_EXECUTEDDisbursed to exporter
    $230,000

Append-only. Visible to every party on this transaction.

Governance

Trust earned through process, not promises

Lenders and insurers only participate when they can rely on what they see. Every safeguard below supports that.

Screening on every party

Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media checks at organization approval and again at transaction approval. A hit blocks progress until a compliance officer clears it.

Explainable risk score

Every transaction carries a 0–100 score built from disclosed, deterministic factors, so lenders and insurers can see exactly why a deal is rated the way it is.

Humans make the calls

Neither the compliance engine nor the AI can approve or clear anything. A person makes every material decision.

Durable audit trail

Every compliance decision, AI request and settlement event is logged and retrievable, ready to hand to an auditor, funder or insurer.

Portals

A workspace built for each party

Importers, exporters and every provider work in their own portal: just the orders, requests and deals that need them, with notifications and messaging built in. Same verified network, same transparent ledger.

Importer

Buy from verified suppliers, get competing financing offers, and track every order to delivery.

Exporter

List products, answer RFQs, accept orders and get paid from escrow or directly.

Logistics

Shipping requests, pickups, and photo and document proof from pickup to delivery.

Finance

For banks, lenders and investors: compete to finance verified importers, then track repayment.

Insurance

Quote cargo cover on real deals, bind policies and settle claims with the full trade record.

Escrow

Hold trade funds with proof of deposit, released to the exporter after delivery.

FX

Quote and execute currency conversions for deals paid across currencies.

Payments

Pay exporters from funded escrow, with settlement recorded for every party.

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Join the ecosystem that makes global trade safer

Onboarding takes a few minutes. A compliance officer reviews every organization before it can transact.