KCB facilitates local and cross-border trading through operations and liquidity financing, as well as mitigating risks inherent in trade.
Choose from our range of Trade finance solutions based on your unique needs.
Letters of Credit help reduce the various risks that come with local and international trade. We support you by guaranteeing payment to your supplier if specified terms are met.
Benefits
Payment is guaranteed by the issuing bank to the confirming bank, as long as compliant documents are presented.
Risks usually encountered by the buyer are mitigated.
Allows for multiple/continuous shipments as long as quality of products and price are guaranteed by an independent pre-shipment inspection company.
Allows access to other products e.g. pre-shipment finance and structured finance
Ensures delivery is done within schedule and payment
This short-term offer is primarily offered to exporters. We help finance your products and base your repayments on your export proceeds or funds owed by your buyers.
Benefits
Helps to generate additional working capital to enable the client meet production demands
Security requirements to take up this loan are dependent on amount.
It facilitates the taking of very large orders
Offers affordable rates compared to other borrowing facilities
Accommodates re-borrowing after a specified period of time
Sometimes your payments to your suppliers fall due before you are paid by your customers. With the Post-Import Finance Facility, KCB will bridge the financing gap and give you flexibility with additional time on your credit.
Benefits
The Bank allows its client an undisclosed extended credit period, allowing for negotiation for better rates with the seller.
Enjoy lower lending rate (LIBOR, plus a small margin)
Used by importers to pay the LC Bills as they fall due instead of debiting the current account.
It is ideal to use when client account is not in credit balance as the fees charged are much lower than the O/D.
When you receive an order from a known buyer but are unable to finance it from your own resources, KCB will offer you LPO Financing to enable you fulfil the order.
Benefits
Get financing of up to 70% of cost of items to be supplied.
Security requirements to take up this loan are dependent on amount.
Enjoy low interest rates on your loan
Enjoy a quick approval process for your loan
Disbursement takes a maximum period of 90 days depending on the terms of the LPO
When you sign a business contract and need a guarantor, KCB Bank will step in on your behalf to reduce the risk of non-payment or non-performance. KCB Guarantees are accepted both locally and internationally.
Benefits
Client obtains credit hence increasing their level of liquidity
In case the customer defaults on payment, the beneficiary gets immediate compensation
Don’t stall your project due to any unreceived payments. Our working capital loan facility allows you to stay liquid pending any receipts or collection of payment for work already invoiced. This facility offers the benefit of managing working capital and cash flow requirements for the contractor such as wages, salaries and other supplier payments pending collections.
Benefits
Immediate access to the proceeds of sales regardless of unreceived payment from customers
Enjoy a simple application process for this credit facility
Enjoy additional working capital with simplified security requirements
This credit facility is extended to producers of products who do not have access to Balance Sheet Lending. The producer obtains liquidity by leveraging his inventories well before the goods are sold into the market.
Benefits
Immediate access to the proceeds of sales regardless of unreceived payment from customers
Enjoy a simple application process for this credit facility
Enjoy additional working capital with simplified security requirements
We enable the importation and exportation of goods by handling the documents presented in the required order. This could be cash against documents, acceptance documents and/or the banks guarantee.
Benefits
They are cheaper than LC’s in terms of lower bank charges
Enjoy short processing periods and speedy payments
If documents are against acceptance (DA), it allows an importer a period of credit while assuring the exporter of payments
The drawee has flexibility on settlement of bills (especially for documents against acceptance)
5.No impact on customer’s credit lines
It bears no impact on the customer’s credit lines
This is cross-border trade using non-standard security where the intention is to get repaid by the liquidation of a flow of commodities.
Benefits
Gain access to financing where no other financing is in place
Financing facility is tuned to the producer’s production and trade cycle
It operates on off balance sheet financing, keeping debt to equity low.
Allows producer to benefit from his track record in a reduced risk environment
This credit is extended to a seller who obtains financing and receives funds immediately after providing a sales document, which is sent to the buyer’s bank on behalf of the seller.
Benefits
There is no need to get a Letter of Credit to get funded.
The product can convert forward receivables into cash on demand so as to accelerate capital turnover and relieve the pressure of finance.
Enjoy a simple financing process upon application