BRAC Bank deploys Finastra and Conpend for trade finance upgrade

BRAC Bank has implemented Finastra's Trade Innovation and Conpend's Trade AI solutions. The Bangladesh-based lender is using the tools to improve its trade finance operations.
BRAC Bank, a lender in Bangladesh, has adopted Finastra’s Trade Innovation and Conpend’s Trade AI as part of an effort to strengthen its trade finance work. The bank is using the two vendor systems to support that area of operations. The move fits a broader pattern in banking, where institutions turn to specialized software and AI tools to handle trade-related processes more effectively. Because only the deployment and its intended operational focus are known, the announcement does not disclose further details about scope, timing, or results.
The upgrade could affect businesses and customers that depend on BRAC Bank for trade-related services, potentially through faster or more consistent processing if the new systems work as intended. Bank staff may see changes in how trade finance tasks are handled. Wider supply-chain participants could also feel indirect effects, though the scale and direction of any impact remain uncertain.