FIMBank p.l.c. is a leading provider of trade finance, factoring, and forfaiting solutions, with a global presence across important financial and trading centres. A customer-driven bank focused on optimising business performance, FIMBank develops tailor-made trade finance solutions that provide exporters with accelerated receivables and importers with extended credit. The Bank is at the forefront of introducing and developing innovative receivable finance techniques in emerging markets.

The FIMBank Group began in 1994 with the establishment of First International Merchant Bank Ltd, which commenced operations in 1995. In June 2001, shares were listed on the Malta Stock Exchange; the Bank was renamed FIMBank p.l.c. in 2005. In 2013, Burgan Bank SAK and United Gulf Bank BSC — both part of the Kuwaiti conglomerate KIPCO Group — acquired an 80% stake in FIMBank, opening new business opportunities and strengthening the Group’s operating performance.