Unlock smoother global trade with an import letter of credit. Avoid upfront payments, easily manage shipping dates and inventory, and build trust with your trading partners with protection for both buyers and sellers. Apply for and manage your import letters of credit online anytime with TRADEXPRESS elite® Plus ².

Streamline your imports with Scotiabank’s documentary collection. Pay only when you receive shipping documents. Help reduce costs and improve cash flow, giving you more control and assurance for efficient business operations.

Secure payment for your shipped goods with an export letter of credit. Enhance collection capabilities and improve cash flow with predefined payment terms, allowing you to confidently expand into new markets.

Arrange prompt payment for your goods with our export documentary collection service. Buyers pay before receiving shipping documents, reducing the risk of non-payment.

Leverage a working capital loan to support your production expenses for export goods. Ideal for large orders, this solution can help you manage production costs and facilitate smoother payment terms with buyers, enhancing your competitive advantage.

Strengthen your financial position in business transactions and bank loans with standby letters of credit and demand guarantees from a trusted bank. These solutions enhance your ability to secure international deals and facilitate foreign bank loans, giving you the confidence to expand your business.

Provide security for your contractual obligations with an irrevocable bank guarantee. Strengthen your counterparty relationships with this alternative to cash collateral.

Sell your accounts receivables to improve working capital and accelerate cash flow with our receivables purchase financing. This solution helps reduce your cash conversion cycle and facilitates timely payments from larger clients.

Enhance your negotiating power with approved payables financing, allowing your suppliers to sell your payment obligations to a bank. This solution can strengthen your relationships with suppliers and may help you negotiate more favourable payment terms while ensuring timely payments for your regular payables.

With our bills of exchange purchase program, your suppliers can boost cash flow by selling your payment obligations to a bank, while you secure better payment terms for your larger, less frequent trade payables. The result? Stronger supplier relationships and optimized working capital.