Business

SME and trade finance

Small firms need working capital fast; sale-based finance needs the bank to own the goods first.

SMEs finance stock, raw materials and shipments through murabaha, salam, istisna and agency-based services. Each needs documents in the right order: purchase orders, invoices, ownership and delivery. IslamicOpenFinance™ links those documents to the contract so the financier decides on real transactions and the evidence is ready for audit.

Financial products

What you build on IslamicOpenFinance™

1

Stock murabaha

The bank buys the stock from the supplier, records ownership, and sells it to the SME on deferred terms.

2

Salam for production

The buyer pays in advance for precisely specified goods delivered later, with delivery tracked against the contract.

3

Istisna for manufacturing

A manufacturer is financed through stage payments for a specified item, with each stage evidenced.

4

Wakalah trade services

The bank acts as agent for purchases or collections for a disclosed fee.

5

Kafalah guarantees

Guarantees for suppliers or tenders are issued and tracked with their expiry and claims.

Value chain

The actors in this chain

IslamicOpenFinance™ connects them with one contract model, one policy and one evidence trail.

SMESupplierBuyerIslamic bankLogistics providerShariah Supervisory Board

Standard setters and regulators in the directory

Typical flow

A typical flow, step by step

  1. Purchase order
  2. Bank buys the goods
  3. Ownership recorded
  4. Sale to the SME
  5. Delivery
  6. Instalments
  7. Reconciliation

Live demo

See it in the terminal

Khuzama Foods finances inventory by murabaha (demo): the supplier invoice and ownership event come before the sale. Demo data

DemoAll institutions, people, amounts and events are fictional demonstration data. Nothing here is a Shariah ruling, an offer or advice; approving a product is for each institution's own Shariah board and regulator.

Glossary

Key terms for this sector

Build SME and trade finance on IslamicOpenFinance™.