This document describes a new trade finance product called ClearAF that allows importers in the UK to pay international suppliers quickly and easily. ClearAF provides a pre-approved credit limit that can be used to pay suppliers from anywhere in the world with just a click of a button. Importers can use the credit limit to import goods or services and have up to 4 months to repay the funds, at which point the credit becomes available again. ClearAF offers advantages over traditional trade finance products like letters of credit by providing working capital, allowing payment in minutes with no fees, and strengthening business partnerships through a simple online system.

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Trade finance
revolutionized
For Importers into the UK

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What is it?
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Is it a Letter of Credit?…. No!
Is it Invoice Discounting?... No!
Is it Invoice Factoring?... No!
IT’S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT FROM THAT….
INCLUDING ABSOLUTELY NO SET UP COSTS!

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How is it different?
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How is Trade Finance used?
Trade Finance focuses on you (the Buyer), being
able to pay your clients (the Sellers) anywhere in
the world for their goods or services, at the click of
a button.
A pre-agreed limit is available to you on a rolling
basis.
E.g. if you have a £250k limit, you can use this to
pay for goods/services. When you repay the sum
in up to 4 months time, you then have another
£250k to available again, automatically.

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How is it different?
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What is Trade Finance used for?
Many uses, you decide! It can be used to purchase
and good you want (or even services!)
Many Buyers for example use it to import stock,
that they will then sell on to their clients.
You the Buyer would then pay the money back
between 1 to 4 months later, often after you have
sold the goods on and been paid. So, it’s very
good for your cash-flow!

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Have you spotted the big business
opportunities here?...
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For example
…You can now import a greater amount
of goods that your business otherwise
may not have been able to do!
This will increase your turnover, sales
and profits in one easy step.

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Plus…..
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… it also brings a much-improved cash-
flow to your business!

7. It’s a non-bank, secure, online,
immediate solution
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The advantages…..

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As a buyer, what does it
give you?
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 Gives you a new source of working capital – a cash
injection!
 Can be used for goods and/or services
 You can settle bills in minutes
 No set-up, admin or maintenance costs
 It turns you into a ‘cash buyer’, giving you more
bargaining power
 Off-balance sheet
 Paperless administration
 No securitization required

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As a seller, what does it give you?
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 You can receive immediate cash settlement
 You pay no set-up fees, admin or maintenance costs
 You can receive any transaction size within Buyer’s
credit limit
 Doesn’t affect existing invoice discounting/factoring
facilities
 No credit assessment of your company
 Paperless administration – very efficient, very green

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What does it give you both?
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 UK and international payments
 Simple, fast, secure, web-based
transactions
 Strengthens your trading
partnerships
 A greatly-enhanced alternative to
outdated alternatives such as letters
of credit and stocking finance

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How do I get started? (Buyer)
6 easy steps
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1. You are credit cleared for an agreed amount, which
you can then use on an on-going basis.
2. You will be set up on the secure web portal with a
login
3. You will receive a short training session (only 30 mins
required)
4. Tell us the names of the companies you wish to make
payments to. They will be contacted to inform them of
set-up procedure (no credit clearance required)
5. They will be set up on the system
6. You can start making payments

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The system is
easy and
intuitive to use.
The secure, user-friendly platform
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A complete end-to-end transaction,
from invoice to payment can be
completed in just 20 minutes

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Discover how we can help your
business.
Talk to Clear now, we’d be
delighted to help you:
+44 (0)1277 239932
chris.barker@clearaf.co.uk
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