Mitigram Acquires eexpand to Revolutionize Digital Trade Finance for Banks and SMEs
By Lauren Towner · 22 July 2026

Quick Summary
Mitigram has acquired eexpand to integrate digital trade finance with advanced trade intelligence. This move allows financial institutions and SMEs to identify export markets, connect with verified counterparties via AI-driven matchmaking, and execute financing transactions within a single, unified ecosystem to accelerate global trade growth.
How Does Mitigram Solve Trade Finance Fragmentation?
Mitigram addresses the gap between market discovery and financial execution by merging its digital trade finance platform with eexpand’s intelligence tools. Historically, businesses struggled to transition from identifying an export opportunity to securing the necessary capital. By acquiring eexpand’s core assets—including Trade Pilot and Trade Club Connect—Mitigram provides a seamless end-to-end journey.
- AI-driven matchmaking connects 700,000 registered businesses with potential global counterparties.
- White-labelled solutions enable over 50 major banks to engage customers earlier in the trade cycle.
- Verified counterparty intelligence reduces risk for financial institutions entering new markets.
What Results Has the Mitigram Ecosystem Delivered?
The integration of these two entities creates a powerhouse for digital trade finance, leveraging Mitigram's massive transactional reach. In 2025 alone, Mitigram facilitated over $40 billion in transactions across more than 120 global markets. This scale, combined with eexpand's network of 50+ financial institutions like Lloyds Bank and Santander, ensures that SMEs have the data-driven insights needed to scale.
- 6,000 trade flows supported worldwide through the existing Mitigram platform.
- 700,000 registered businesses now have a direct path to transactional execution.
- Real-time market insights integrated directly into the trade finance decision-making process.
How Will Banks Benefit from the eexpand Acquisition?
Financial institutions gain a powerful demand engine that identifies companies ready to expand internationally before they even request financing. By providing market intelligence tools to their corporate clients, banks can foster deeper loyalty and capture trade finance business at the point of origin. This proactive approach transforms the bank from a passive lender into a strategic partner in the digital trade finance landscape.
FF NEWS TAKE:
This acquisition is a significant move that definitely moves the needle for the industry. By bridging the gap between "finding a buyer" and "funding the deal," Mitigram is solving a major friction point in digital trade finance. Integrating intelligence with execution is the only way to truly digitize the $5 trillion trade finance gap, making Mitigram a formidable orchestrator in the global trade ecosystem.
Companies in this story: Royal Bank Of Canada, Mitigram, Bank of China, Export Enterprises SA, eexpand, Santander
People in this story: Adeline Ee McNary, Joshua Kroeker