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ABOUT US

Transforming Global Trade Finance Through Intelligent Automation.

Traydstream is redefining global trade finance through intelligent automation built for modern financial operations. Backed by industry experts with deep trade and banking experience, our platform simplifies complex trade documentation, accelerates compliance workflows, and helps enterprises process transactions with greater speed, accuracy, and confidence.

From reducing operational friction to enabling seamless global trade execution, Traydstream empowers institutions to move faster in an increasingly complex financial world.


Who Are We?

Driven by trade expertise. Powered by intelligent automation.

We are ambitious people who like to challenge what’s possible. There’s no blueprint to what we’re doing; nobody has ever done it before. We take ownership and find a better way to tackle real issues and find innovative solutions for our clients.

Our Mission

Our mission is to simplify trade finance using innovation to automate laborious manual processes and deliver unrivalled quality and accuracy. Our document checking platform is the first part of the journey.

Our Vision

Our vision is to reimagine global trade as a connected, intelligent ecosystem where execution, financing and risk work together seamlessly to drive speed, transparency and trust.

TIMELINE

Our Journey in Transforming Global Trade

UK – Traydstream

Limited

We have a wonderfully diverse range of bright minds from all parts of the trade documentation, export finance, banking, and technology fields. Approachable, practical, and determined, you'll find our team a pleasure to do business with.

India – Traydstream

Private Ltd.

Our platform and people provide you with an ever-innovating service that digitises and stores your trade finance documentation, extracts the data into structured information, and checks it against over a quarter of a million trade and compliance rules. We've won many awards for our cloud-based platform with its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.

Pakistan – Traydstream

Pakistan Private

Limited, 20th August

We have a wonderfully diverse range of bright minds from all parts of the trade documentation, export finance, banking, and technology fields. Approachable, practical, and determined, you'll find our team a pleasure to do business with.

Series A funding of $8M

The US $8m raised was led by Spearhead Capital in a round from institutional and private investors, including AFG Partners and several European Family Offices.

Japan – Traydstream

Japan Inc

Together, our platform and people provide you with an ever-innovating service that digitises and stores your trade finance documentation, extracts the data into structured information, and checks it against over a quarter of a million trade and compliance rules. We've won many awards for our cloud-based platform with its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.

PARTNERS

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USA – Traydstream

LLC, Series B funding

of $21M

Together, our platform and people provide you with an ever-innovating service that digitises and stores your trade finance documentation, extracts the data into structured information, and checks it against over a quarter of a million trade and compliance rules. We've won many awards for our cloud-based platform with its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.

PARTNERS

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UAE – Traydstream

Technologies Middle

East

We have a wonderfully diverse range of bright minds from all parts of the trade documentation, export finance, banking, and technology fields. Approachable, practical, and determined, you'll find our team a pleasure to do business with.

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Passionate Minds

Our Team

Our team comprises industry leaders whose combined knowledge and expertise are leveraging change in the world of trade finance documentation.

Sameer Sehgal
Sameer Sehgal

Chief Executive Officer

Sameer leads Traydstream’s global strategy and mission to transform trade finance through intelligent automation. He brings more than three decades of international banking and trade finance experience, including 21 years at Citi across India, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Before joining Traydstream, Sameer was Citi’s Regional Head of Trade, Commodity Finance, Supplier Finance and Export Agency Finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

David Frye
David Frye

Managing Director & Business Head – TraydAccess

David leads the global strategy, growth and client partnerships for TraydAccess, Traydstream’s embedded trade finance offering. He brings more than 25 years of experience across trade finance, working capital, banking and digital transformation. Before joining Traydstream, David was Chief Executive Officer of Levantor Capital and previously held senior roles at Citi, including Head of Sales Finance. He also advised global financial institutions during his time at McKinsey.

Tom Spurgeon
Tom Spurgeon

Chief Financial Officer

Tom leads Traydstream’s global financial strategy, governance and operational controls, supporting the company’s continued international growth. A Chartered Accountant, he has extensive experience helping high-growth, technology-led businesses scale sustainably. Before joining Traydstream, Tom was Chief Financial Officer at Threads Styling, where he led financial strategy and performance management through a period of significant growth. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Desmond Lee
Desmond Lee

Co-CXO and Head of Origination – APAC, Japan, India, Middle East, Turkey & Africa

Desmond leads Traydstream’s client experience and origination strategy across some of the company’s most important international markets. He brings nearly three decades of leadership experience spanning banking technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, client service and digital transformation. Desmond previously held senior roles at RBS and SMBC, including CIO for Asia Pacific and Head of APAC Infrastructure Services.

Asif N. Ali
Asif N. Ali

CXO and Head of Origination – North America, LATAM & Europe

Asif leads Traydstream’s origination strategy across North America, Latin America and Europe. With more than three decades of trade finance experience, he has worked across business management, product development, client engagement, operations and risk control. His deep understanding of trade processing and bank operations helps ensure that Traydstream’s technology addresses real industry challenges while delivering measurable efficiency, accuracy and risk-management benefits.

Tarun Rishi
Tarun Rishi

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Tarun leads Traydstream’s end-to-end product and technology strategy, including platform architecture, artificial intelligence, data engineering, security and ecosystem integration. He brings extensive experience in fintech, banking technology and the delivery of secure, scalable enterprise platforms. Tarun is focused on advancing Traydstream’s cloud-native infrastructure and strengthening the AI-powered document intelligence, risk and compliance capabilities used by financial institutions worldwide.

Anand Iyer
Anand Iyer

Chief People, Risk & Compliance Officer

Anand leads Traydstream’s global People, Risk and Compliance functions, helping the company scale with strong governance, an inclusive culture and a clear focus on operational resilience. He brings extensive international leadership experience from S&P Global, IHS Markit, the Central Bank of the UAE and Citigroup Global Markets. Anand is passionate about building high-performing organisations in which people strategy, responsible growth and effective risk management work together.

Martin Hobbs
Martin Hobbs

Chief Business Affairs Officer and General Counsel

Martin oversees Traydstream’s legal, commercial and wider business affairs, providing practical guidance as the company expands its international client and partner ecosystem. He has more than 18 years of in-house legal and commercial experience and has advised Traydstream’s leadership since its early development. His expertise spans intellectual property, commercial contracts, licensing, joint ventures and cross-border technology agreements.

Sambit Patnaik
Sambit Patnaik

Head of Client Performance Management

Sambit leads Traydstream’s client engagement and performance management activities, helping clients successfully adopt, embed and scale the platform. He brings more than 30 years of international experience across banking, financial services, fintech and technology-enabled transformation. Before joining Traydstream, Sambit held leadership roles at Citi and other major financial institutions, delivering complex programmes across trade finance, corporate banking, operations and client implementation.

Yutaka Izawa
Yutaka Izawa

Managing Director – Sales

Yutaka leads Traydstream’s business development and strategic client relationships across Japan and North Asia. He brings extensive international banking experience gained through roles at Citi, BBVA and Banco Santander, spanning technology, corporate banking and client coverage. Having worked in Tokyo, London, São Paulo and Hong Kong, Yutaka combines deep regional insight with a global perspective on trade finance and banking transformation.

Oscar Mazza
Oscar Mazza

Managing Director – Sales

Oscar leads Traydstream’s commercial engagement with financial institutions and corporates across the Americas. He has more than 20 years of banking experience, including a long career at Citi covering the United States and Latin America. Oscar specialises in digital transformation, cash management, procure-to-pay and order-to-cash solutions, helping clients modernise complex financial processes and identify opportunities for efficiency, control and growth.

Denise Bands
Denise Bands

Product Head – TraydAccess & TraydFund

Denise leads product strategy and development for TraydAccess and TraydFund. She works across product, technology, origination and client teams to translate market requirements into scalable financing and trade-asset distribution capabilities. Her role is central to ensuring that Traydstream’s financing solutions are simple to adopt, commercially relevant and designed around the needs of banks, corporates, funders and distribution partners.

Emma Davies
Emma Davies

Vice President – Head of Marketing

Emma leads Traydstream’s global marketing strategy, spanning brand development, go-to-market planning, product positioning, digital marketing, content, events and demand generation. She brings more than a decade of experience in fintech and B2B marketing. Before joining Traydstream, Emma spent five years at Demica in content, digital, product marketing and corporate-solutions roles. She holds a degree in English Language and Linguistics from Queen Mary University of London.

Sidharth Pajnee
Sidharth Pajnee

Vice President – Head of Regional Client Success Management

Sidharth leads regional client success management, helping financial institutions achieve measurable value from Traydstream’s technology. He has more than two decades of banking and financial services experience, with particular expertise in transaction banking, client engagement, operational efficiency and transformation. Before joining Traydstream, Sidharth held senior roles with Citi in India and the United Kingdom.

Alina Frye
Alina Frye

Head of Revenue Operations & Finance Director

Alina leads Traydstream’s revenue operations and finance activities, aligning commercial strategy, implementation and financial performance to support sustainable global growth. She brings two decades of experience across financial services and technology. Before joining Traydstream, Alina was Managing Director of Revenue and Implementation at Levantor Capital. Earlier in her career, she held roles at Lehman Brothers, State Street and Putnam Investments.

Anjali Khanna
Anjali Khanna

Vice President – Head of Regional Client Success Management

Anjali leads regional client success management, working closely with clients to support adoption, user engagement and the continued expansion of Traydstream’s solutions. She helps ensure that technology implementation is translated into clear operational outcomes, stronger processes and sustained business value. Anjali works across client, product and delivery teams to resolve challenges and build long-term relationships with financial institutions.

RECOGNISED FOR INNOVATION

Our Achievements

We are proud of our achievements and have been honoured with recognition by several industry bodies for excellence in innovation.

Most Innovative Technology Company UK and Best Trade Finance Technology Firm UK 2025

Most Innovative Technology Company UK and Best Trade Finance Technology Firm UK 2025

The Sunday Times ‘100 Top Tech’ List

GTR Leaders in Trade 2017: Shortlisted

GTR Leaders in Trade 2017: Shortlisted

Best Trade Finance Software Provider

Best Trade Finance Software Provider

Most Innovative Technology Company UK 2024: Winner

Most Innovative Technology Company UK 2024: Winner

Best AI-Driven Trade Finance Services

Best AI-Driven Trade Finance Services

RECOGNISED FOR EXCELLENCE

Our Clients' Awards

We celebrate the success of our clients and partners who have been recognized by industry bodies for their exceptional innovation and digital transformation.

Outstanding Digital CX in FX Services

Outstanding Digital CX in FX Services

National Bank of Fujairah

National Bank of Fujairah

RMB Botswana

RMB Botswana

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