PAYMENTS FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
Keep trade moving across currencies.
Collect payments from overseas buyers and pay suppliers in the currencies your trade requires. Bring collections, conversion and settlement together with competitive commercial terms.
- No setup fees
- No integration fees
- Clear pricing
How can we collect overseas invoices and pay foreign suppliers?
Trend Digital lets a trading business collect buyer payments and pay suppliers through one partner. Buyers pay into supported receiving accounts, including virtual IBANs where they are enabled for your business. Trend converts the amount you need at a quoted rate and pays your supplier’s verified bank account in a supported currency. You can use fiat throughout. Each collection and payment has a transaction record for reconciliation.
Payments across the order cycle.
Buyer collections
- SITUATION
- An exporter invoices an overseas buyer for a shipment.
- PAYMENT NEED
- The buyer pays in its own currency, such as EUR, and the exporter needs to match the receipt to the invoice.
- TREND'S ROLE
- Business Payments and Virtual IBANs give the buyer supported bank payment details and connect the receipt to your records.
- BUSINESS OUTCOME
- Finance sees which invoice has been paid and converts the proceeds when needed.
Supplier deposits
- SITUATION
- An importer places an order, and the supplier asks for a deposit before production.
- PAYMENT NEED
- The deposit is due in the supplier’s currency, often before the importer’s own customers have paid.
- TREND'S ROLE
- Trend quotes the conversion and pays the deposit to the supplier’s verified bank account through Fiat Payouts.
- BUSINESS OUTCOME
- The order moves forward with a known cost and a payment record to share with the supplier.
Final invoice balances
- SITUATION
- The goods are ready and the final balance of the supplier invoice falls due.
- PAYMENT NEED
- A larger balance needs a usable quote and clear settlement timing.
- TREND'S ROLE
- Business Payments, or our OTC desk for larger amounts, converts the funds and coordinates settlement to the supplier.
- BUSINESS OUTCOME
- The business pays the balance with the quote confirmed before funds move and reconciles it against the invoice.
From buyer payment to supplier payment.
Example payment flow
Example payment flowThe overseas buyer pays your EUR invoice into your supported receiving account.
Trend identifies the incoming payment and adds it to your transaction records.
You request a quote to convert the amount your supplier needs.
Trend completes the checks and conversion.
Trend pays the supplier’s verified bank account in its currency, such as USD.
The services behind this flow.
Connect with support from our team.
Start with your business details and the payment flows you need. We guide verification, agree your pricing and help connect the right services. Trend charges no setup or integration fees.
Share requirements
Complete onboarding
Connect the approved services
Begin processing
A team that gets to know your business.
We take the time to understand how you get paid, who you pay and where you want to grow. Our team helps you get connected and stays involved as your payment needs develop. Clear pricing and a familiar point of contact are part of the relationship.
Samuel Labuschagne
Chief Financial & Trading Officer
Ashton Brown
VP Operations & Client Strategy
Corné Naudé
Head of Legal & Compliance
Malcolm Ramsay
Founder & Director
Dan E. Eddy
Head of US Market Operations
Llewellyn Morkel
Head of Technology and Product
Your questions. Clear answers.
Everything you need to know about moving money with Trend Digital, from global accounts and international payments to digital assets, settlement and integration.
Can overseas buyers pay us by bank transfer?
Yes, through supported receiving accounts and payment routes enabled for your business. We confirm the currencies and account details available during setup.
Do we need to use stablecoins?
No. Trend supports straightforward fiat FX and business payments.
Do you provide trade finance or letters of credit?
No. Trend provides collections, currency conversion and payments. It does not provide trade finance, letters of credit or credit facilities.
How quickly will the supplier receive the funds?
Timing depends on the currency, route, banking calendar and required checks. We confirm the expected timing for your transaction.
How are fees calculated?
Trend charges no setup or integration fees. Your agreed fee schedule stays fixed, and transaction and conversion costs are explained before you proceed. Market exchange rates can change.
Are there extra setup or integration charges?
No. Trend charges no setup or integration fees, and no charges beyond your agreed pricing.
Pay overseas suppliers without turning every invoice into a currency project.
Tell us where your buyers and suppliers are and the currencies you trade in. We'll help you connect the right payment flow.
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