Marubeni Corporation has made a strategic investment of US$30 million in ZMA Smart Capital to enhance trade finance services for SMEs in the growing B2B sector.

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Marubeni Corporation has concluded an additional joint investment of US$30 million in ZMA Smart Capital Pte. Ltd. (ZMA), a company established in 2019 as a joint venture between Marubeni and Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd. (Zall Group). ZMA specializes in providing trade finance services to international business-to-business (B2B) online trade platform users, which are operated by Commodity Intelligence Centre Pte. Ltd. (CIC), a subsidiary of the Zall Group, among others.

Since its inception, ZMA has observed a consistent rise in transaction volumes, highlighting an increasing demand for trade finance services in the B2B sector. This latest investment will bolster ZMA's equity capital, enabling it to better serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that struggle with foreign currency procurement and letter of credit issuance, thereby improving their access to international trade opportunities.

Industry Overview in Singapore

The B2B online trade finance sector in Singapore has been witnessing rapid growth, driven by the increasing digitalization of trade and the rising importance of e-commerce. The city-state is strategically positioned as one of Asia's leading