Crown Agents Bank Selects Surecomp as Trade Finance partner

Crown Agents Bank Selects Surecomp’s Trade Finance-as-a-Service to Boost Operational Efficiency and Deliver Prosperity to Key Regions 

Toronto, Canada - 18 September 2025 - Surecomp® today announced that UK-based Crown Agents Bank, the specialist provider of FX and cross-border payments for hard-to-reach markets, has selected its Trade Finance-as-a-Service (TFaaS) solution to deliver fully connected, end-to-end digitization of its trade finance operations.

Crown Agents Bank handles cross-border payments in 100+ currencies across 700+ currency pairs. By leveraging Surecomp’s TFaaS - powered by back-end solution DOKA-NG™ and front-end collaborative trade finance platform RIVO™ - Crown Agents Bank will streamline its entire trade finance process from origination to issuance and settlement. Real-time, API-driven counter-party communication will enable faster turnaround times, greater operational efficiency, enhanced customer experience and scalability to future-proof market demand. 

Trade finance continues to be a an important part of Crown Agents Bank’s offering  particularly across high growth markets in Africa and the Middle East where international trade is closely intertwined with FX and payments flows. To further scale operations and enhance delivery for global clients, the bank chose to partner with Surecomp for its API-based architecture, extensive ecosystem connectivity and proven track record in enabling trade finance transformation.

Duarte Pedreira, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Crown Agents Bank, said: “Our focus is on creating prosperity throughout the regions we serve. As our trade finance business continues to grow, Surecomp will help us to support current and future customers with agility, speed and scale. We’re a bank with purpose and look forward to working with Surecomp to optimise our operations, so that we can drive inclusion and provide real economic impact in underserved markets.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Crown Agents Bank to our fast-growing community of trade finance trailblazers,” adds Tal Weiser, Surecomp’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Our SaaS trade finance offering TFaaS is specifically designed to help forward-thinking banks like CAB replace legacy, manual processes with agile, connected and customer-centric trade finance operations that are cost-effective, fast and easy to adopt and can scale with growth.”

About Crown Agents Bank
Crown Agents Bank is a UK-regulated provider of FX and cross-border payment services, with a strong footprint in emerging and frontier markets. With a history spanning over 180 years, the bank is committed to enabling trade, investment, and economic growth in regions where access to financial services is critical. For more information visit www.crownagentsbank.com.

About Surecomp
Surecomp® is the market-leading provider of digital trade and supply chain finance solutions for corporates and financial institutions. An industry pioneer for nearly forty years, we enable seamless, sustainable trade by breaking down barriers and fostering collaboration. Our award-winning portfolio of cloud and on-premises solutions streamlines the trade finance lifecycle for frictionless transaction processing, enhanced risk mitigation, compliance, decision support and growth. Underpinned by numerous global offices and an extensive partner network, our prestigious customer footprint spans over eighty countries across the world. For more information visit surecomp.com.

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