We help importers and exporters make and receive payments to and from their overseas suppliers and customers. Our Trade Finance service mitigates the risks, facilitates the negotiation of favourable credit terms, optimises cash flow and allows business owners to capitalise fully on the opportunities the African markets have to offer.

No matter how large or small your business may be, if you want to trade inside or outside of Sub-Saharan African, we can provide the banking services you need. Our solutions include payments and collections, working capital, foreign exchange risk management and optimised cash management. And with on-the-spot teams in West Africa, the UK and China, your instructions will be expedited quickly and efficiently.

Utilising our treasury services can give you a competitive advantage. Effective cash management strategies, foreign exchange expertise and imaginative currency hedging solutions reduce your costs and the time spent on treasury management administration.

As well as helping high net worth individuals capitalise on offshore investment opportunities, our wealth management service encompasses tax mitigation advice, guidance on property acquisition, wealth protection strategies, establishing philanthropic structures, tax-efficient estate planning and personalised private banking facilities.

Our corporate banking services include: offshore corporate and trade finance, international private banking, investment management, fiduciary services and brokerage facilities. We help businesses transact efficiently, quickly and profitably throughout West Africa, Africa, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.