Posted on June 9, 2025
DP World Trade Finance and J.P. Morgan are collaborating to improve access to working capital in emerging markets, where supply chain disruptions and limited credit continue to hinder trade.
The world is facing a US$2.5 trillion global trade finance gap, hindering the growth of global trade and impacting businesses worldwide. Many businesses are underserved by traditional financial institutions due to limited data on their creditworthiness, making it challenging for businesses to secure affordable credit. This collaboration aims to address this gap and enables both companies to share the risk on trade finance transactions.
The first transaction supported a leading global food company in procuring cocoa from Ivory Coast, one of the world’s most important agri-export regions. This collaboration unlocked over US$70 million in annual procurement opportunities for the client, and brought significant value into an emerging economy like Ivory Coast.
Raj Jit Singh Wallia, Board Member, DP World Trade Finance, said: “This is a significant step in our mission to bridge the global trade finance gap and help businesses tap into new sources of funding. By leveraging risk-sharing mechanisms and combining them with logistics in one ecosystem, we reduce the overall credit risk profile and enhance liquidity in emerging markets.”
“This is one of many transactions stemming from our collaboration with J.P. Morgan. As regions like Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa continue to grow, we anticipate our work with J.P. Morgan will continue expanding into new markets.”
James Fraser, Global Head of Trade & Working Capital at J.P. Morgan said, “At J.P. Morgan, we are committed to supporting global trade. Our collaboration with DP World Trade Finance allows us to offer innovative financing solutions that provide working capital to businesses while mitigating risk through DP World’s expertise. Looking ahead, we are excited to work together to explore and broaden access to structured trade finance in pivotal markets through innovative financial frameworks.”
DP World Trade Finance’s purpose is to help businesses grow by providing them with access to the much-needed working capital for trade. We leverage DP World’s global infrastructure and ecosystem to gain transparency, visibility, data and control over cargo, and mitigate the risks inherent to financing international trade. Our approach of embedding trade finance solutions within DP World’s ecosystem enables us to provide trade finance to businesses, directly or in collaboration with our partner financial institutions, and enable seamless trade flow for everyone.
Since its launch in July 2021, DP World Trade Finance has partnered with 32 financial institutions and has financed over US$1 Billion of trade. DP World Trade Finance (DP World Financial Services Limited) has obtained its lending license in June 2022 and is engaged in providing credit via structured short-term working capital solutions. DP World Trade Finance participates in risk with existing lenders on the platform to ensure that working capital requirements of clients are adequately met.
The platform is operated by DP World Financial Services Limited, which arranges and provides credit for clients who are based in the UAE. DP World Services Limited arranges credit for clients outside the UAE.
