Lloyds Bank has partnered with Cleareye.ai, an artificial intelligence platform, using AI to streamline the processing and compliance checking of trade finance documentation to drive efficiencies for clients.

The advanced technology will use optical character recognition, machine learning and natural language processing algorithms to extract critical information from trade documentation. This includes digital and paper-based import and export documentary letters of credit, documentary collections, undertakings and trade loans.

Cleareye.ai’s ClearTrade technology will be implemented from this month

The AI-powered technology will also conduct automated examinations of documents, in line with the International Chamber of Commerce Rules for Documentary Credits and Collections, as well as critical compliance checks, including trade-based money laundering checks.

Rogier van Lammeren, head of trade and working capital products at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “We’re continually looking for ways to help our clients trade simpler, faster and more efficiently and our partnership with Cleareye.ai enables us to deliver this. Using their AI technology, we will streamline critical parts of trade finance processes that we know are important to our clients.”

Mariya George, CEO and Co-founder at Cleareye.ai, added: “Lloyds Bank is a global trailblazer in digital trade – something that, in part, has been achieved through its ability and appetite to forge strategic partnerships. We’re proud to be working together to apply our technology to its trade finance and compliance processes and look forward to seeing the benefits for the bank’s clients and its colleagues who serve them.”

The partnership with Cleareye.ai follows a number of UK and global firsts achieved by Lloyds Bank. In February 2024, Lloyds Bank became the first UK bank to complete an entirely digital documentary collection, utilising both electronic Bills of Lading and digital Promissory Notes. This reduced the time to complete the transaction from 15 days to 24 hours, also cutting working capital costs.

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