Advisory and audit for financial crime compliance in international trade.
We help banks, export credit agencies, trade financiers and exporters meet their sanctions, export control and AML obligations effectively and demonstrably. With a clear method, audit-ready documentation and – where it helps – our own tools.
Every area of trade finance, every risk.
From letters of credit to ECA-covered export finance: we review and strengthen the controls across the whole transaction – and connect the advice with the TFI platform so the results keep working day to day.
Areas
Risks
Trade finance compliance
Every trade finance product – letters of credit, guarantees, collections, SCF, forfaiting, commodity finance – with TBML, sanctions and export control in one pass.
- TBML risk assessment
- Review playbook per product
- Vessel, route and price checks
Sanctions compliance
Screening, ownership and control, circumvention risk and alert handling – for EU, UN, US and UK regimes.
- Sanctions risk assessment
- Screening design and calibration
- Circumvention via third countries and vessels
Export control
Internal compliance programme, classification, end use and embargoes – under the EU Dual-Use Regulation and national law.
- ICP design and review
- Classification and end-use checks
- Russia goods bans and the CHPL
AML/CFT
Business-wide risk assessment, country risk from official sources, due diligence and AMLR readiness.
- Business-wide risk assessment
- Country risk methodology
- AMLR and AMLA readiness
ECA business
Compliance and audit for ECA-covered export finance – from due diligence at application to evidence in a claim.
- ECA due diligence and anti-bribery
- Sanctions monitoring over the loan life
- Audit of cover compliance
For export credit agencies
Advisory for national ECAs and the agencies acting on their behalf: benchmark against the OECD requirements, audit of processes and individual transactions, training – and a TradeCore pilot for checking the parties.
Learn moreHow we work with you.
Health check and gap analysis
A compact baseline against regulation and market practice – with a prioritised action list.
Independent audit
Review of programmes, processes and individual transactions by an independent external reviewer – with a findings report and follow-up.
Project support
Design and roll-out of policies, processes, controls and systems through to sign-off.
Interim support
Experienced support for a defined period – for bottlenecks, new sanctions packages or closing findings.
Training
Role-based training for front office, operations, compliance and management – with records.
Ongoing support
Regulatory alerts, periodic reviews and access to our tools as a fixed package.
What we do – and what we don’t.
We advise on and review compliance organisation, processes and controls. We do not provide legal advice; legal questions are resolved with your legal department or external counsel. Statutory audits are not part of our services either. Our audits are independent reviews in the sense of a second or third line of defence.
How do you charge?
Time and materials, or a fixed fee for clearly scoped services such as a health check or audit. You receive a written proposal with scope, approach and timeline up front.
Do you work on-site or remotely?
Both. Workshops, interviews and audit procedures on-site in the DACH region, everything else efficiently remote. International engagements by arrangement.
How do you handle confidential information?
We agree confidentiality before the first substantive exchange. We work on the principle of data minimisation: only the information the engagement needs, anonymised where possible.
See the platform on your cases.
In a demo we show you TFI TradeCore on your products, countries and use cases – and discuss where advisory or an audit gives you the most leverage. No obligation, confidential, and with specialists in trade finance.
or write to info@tradefinance-intelligence.com