The Trade Receivable Standards Board

At the Trade Receivable Standards Board, we believe trade shouldn’t be limited by liquidity constraints.

The TRSB is a charitable foundation that maintains standards for the management and financing of receivables in order to promote
the certainty and flexibility of trade, while protecting the privacy of all parties involved.

The right amount of finance at the right time.

The TRSB promotes the provision of the right amount of finance at the right time for all its members; while seeking that it is executed in relation to the quality of a company’s products and/or services.

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The driving force of the economy.

While entrepreneurship is the driving force of the global economy, entrepreneurs’ access to finance isn’t always designed for their needs. The TRSB focuses on them, and promotes financing upon the quality of their products and services.

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Finance and knowledge to promote trade.

Access to finance and financial education helps people develop their own standards of living. The TRSB promotes open communication between all participants in trade to align their interests and distribute financial knowledge.

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Standards for transparent finance and trade.

At the TRSB, stakeholder’s engagement and transparency is key. The TRSB promotes the use of information technology to ensure transparency in finance and trade, whilst protecting the privacy of individual companies.

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The right amount of finance at the right time.

The TRSB promotes the provision of the right amount of finance at the right time for all its members; while seeking that it is executed in relation to the quality of a company’s products and/or services.

Learn more

The driving force of the economy.

While entrepreneurship is the driving force of the global economy, entrepreneurs’ access to finance isn’t always designed for their needs. The TRSB focuses on them, and promotes financing upon the quality of their products and services.

Learn more

Finance and knowledge to promote trade.

Access to finance and financial education helps people develop their own standards of living. The TRSB promotes open communication between all participants in trade to align their interests and distribute financial knowledge.

Learn more

Standards for transparent finance and trade.

At the TRSB, stakeholder’s engagement and transparency is key. The TRSB promotes the use of information technology to ensure transparency in finance and trade, whilst protecting the privacy of individual companies.

Learn more

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TRSB Stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement is managed by the Secretaries of the Committees promoted by The Standards.

The primary stakeholders of the TRSB Standards are companies and financiers, and they are directly engaged in and with the TRSB.

With a desire to trade efficiently and effectively at a minimum risk, Companies provide each other trade credit and commercial receivables; while financiers (including banks, securitization companies, fund managers, micro-finance companies and factoring companies) provide finance seeking a fair risk return.

Additional stakeholders of  the TRSB are:

Insurance companies, wishing to absorb credit risks

Collection companies, assisting in collection of debts

Advisors to companies, including cash flow optimisation and accounting

Investors in securities supported by trade receivables.

Service providers, implementing platforms that use the standards.

All additional stakeholders are engaged through the operating committee requirements of the Standards.

The indirect stakeholders of TRSB are:

Employees of companies using the Standards

Investors of financiers on the platform

Governments

Associations

Certification authorities and regulators

Media & Opinion Leaders

Rating agencies and their regulators

Bank regulators