Trade Finance & Services

With an international trade network covering 37 countries, we support your development projects by securing and financing your international transactions.

Supporting exporters & importers across the globe

Our teams are here to support you in every step of the way whether you are seeking to:

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For each of your objectives, we provide you with a full range of innovative and responsible documentary solutions as well as structured and tailor-made solutions.

To mitigate risks, we implement products covering a wide range of situations such as documentary credits, international guarantees, stand-by letters of credit (SBLC), operations backed by export credit agencies, transactions covered by supranational entities or by private insurers and syndications.

Leveraging a 37-country Trade Finance network, our extensive network of correspondent banks and in-depth knowledge of local markets, our teams are perfectly able to provide you with their expertise wherever you operate.

Committed to a more sustainable economy, we offer Trade Finance CSR solutions to support your green projects and your CSR transition.
 

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Trade finance has a key role to play globally to contribute to the transition to a more sustainable, more inclusive and greener economy. We have developed innovative sustainability linked trade finance solutions to contribute to our clients’ positive impact strategy.

Marie-Laure GASTELLU
Head of Trade Services

Transaction Banking related solutions

Cash Clearing & Correspondent Banking
More than 1,000 financial institutions rely on Societe Generale to process a wide range of international transactions...
FOREX linked to transactions
Our trading room specialists offer tailor-made solutions for exchange issues that meet the needs of your business.
Payments & Cash Management
As your long-term business partner, we offer global and local payments and collections, liquidity management and...
Receivables & Supply Chain Finance
Factoring and supply chain finance offer many advantages for a secure client-supplier relationship. With our global...

Latest Transaction Banking News

11
Jun
2026
Societe Generale honored with six awards by Global Finance
At the 2026 Treasury & Cash Management Awards, Global Finance praised Societe Generale’s excellence, awarding the bank...
Awards
At the 2026 Treasury & Cash Management Awards, Global Finance praised Societe Generale’s excellence, awarding the bank six major distinctions in transaction banking and cash management.
Societe Generale honored with six awards by Global Finance
05
Jun
2026
A Partnership to Streamline Cross-Border Payments for Global Trade
On June 4, 2026, XTransfer, the world’s leading B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and Societe Generale announced...
Cash Management
On June 4, 2026, XTransfer, the world’s leading B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and Societe Generale announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during Money20/20 Europe 2026 in Amsterdam to enhance cross-border payment infrastructure and develop integrated financial solutions supporting international trade flows.
A Partnership to Streamline Cross-Border Payments for Global Trade
12
May
2026
UNIVERSFINANCE 2026
This year, Universwiftnet becomes UniversFinance. We are once again delighted to take part, as an official sponsor, in...
Expert views
This year, Universwiftnet becomes UniversFinance. We are once again delighted to take part, as an official sponsor, in the 22nd edition of UniversFinance, organized by AGEFI, which will take place on May 19 at the Palais Brongniart.
UNIVERSFINANCE 2026
11
May
2026
Scaling sustainable trade finance through common standards: from ambition to execution
Over the past two years, sustainable trade finance has moved decisively from policy debate to operational reality. What...
Expert views
Over the past two years, sustainable trade finance has moved decisively from policy debate to operational reality. What was once dominated by frameworks and commitments is now about implementation: embedding sustainability criteria into real transactions, real workflows and real client conversations. The release of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC)...
Scaling sustainable trade finance through common standards: from ambition to execution
27
Apr
2026
Beyond speed and cost: The push for transparency in cross-border payments
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale...
Expert views
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.
Beyond speed and cost: The push for transparency in cross-border payments
17
Apr
2026
When Treasury Meets Digital Assets: A Strategic Turning Point for Liquidity
With the only regulated euro and US dollar stablecoins issued by a major banking entity, Societe Generale-Forge...