Trade Finance Woven for Textiles
Tantu bridges UK buyers and Indian exporters with fast, transparent trade finance. Get paid in days, not months — without the bank paperwork.
Trade finance is broken for UK–India textiles
The $5.5B annual UK–India textile corridor is held back by outdated financial infrastructure built for large corporates — not the SMEs that power the industry.
Settlements That Move at a Crawl
International wire transfers between UK buyers and Indian exporters take 3–5 business days on average, freezing capital that should be reinvested immediately.
Catastrophic Working Capital Gaps
Indian exporters ship goods and then wait up to 9 months for full payment. That gap forces them to turn down orders, take predatory loans, or shut down entirely.
Hidden FX Costs Eroding Margins
Banks and payment providers embed spreads of 1.5–2.5% into every cross-border conversion. On a $500k shipment, that's up to $12,500 silently taken from your margin.
From application to funds in 48 hours
A three-step process designed for the realities of UK–India textile trade — fast, digital, and built for your business, not a bank's.
Connect
Apply online in under 5 minutes. Share your export invoices and basic business details. No branch visits, no fax machines, no months-long due diligence.
Digital onboarding · KYC in 48 hrs · No collateral
Transact
Tantu verifies your buyer, runs compliance checks, and structures a financing facility tailored to your trade terms — all within 24 hours of document submission.
Automated verification · Transparent pricing · Fixed fees
Get Paid
Exporters receive payment on Day 0 via SWIFT into their Indian bank account in USD. Buyers pay on their usual 60-90 day terms. Tantu bridges the gap.
Day 0 payment · SWIFT to India · Authentic eBRC docs
Ready to unlock your working capital?
Start your application today — no commitment required.
Ship today.
Get paid in 48 hours.
Stop waiting 120-270 days for UK buyers to pay. Tantu pays you on Day 0 against verified purchase orders, so you can take on more orders and grow without touching a bank loan.
Tantu is built for Indian textile exporters shipping to UK buyers. We understand your business because our family has been in UK fashion supply chains for two generations.
Apply for Trade Finance
Takes 3 minutes. We'll get back to you within 24 hours.
Source Indian Textiles
Tell us what you need. We'll match you with the right exporter within 48 hours.
Access India's best
textile exporters.
Tantu lets UK fashion brands keep their existing 60-90 day payment terms while their suppliers get paid immediately. Full compliance and documentation handled.
Categories We Cover
Built for the corridor that powers UK fashion
USD value of annual UK–India textile and apparel trade
25–30% projected corridor growth under the UK–India Free Trade Agreement
From application submission to fully onboarded and financed
Completely transparent pricing — what we quote is what you pay
Connecting two great
textile traditions
The word Tantu (तन्तु) means "thread" in Sanskrit — the fundamental element that binds fabric together. We are that thread between UK buyers and Indian exporters: invisible infrastructure that makes trade flow seamlessly.
Two Generations Deep
Our founder grew up in UK fashion supply chains. We carry two generations of buyer-supplier relationships — and the trust that comes with them.
Built for This Corridor
Every feature, every workflow, every pricing structure is designed specifically for UK–India textile trade. We're not a generic fintech bolted onto your business.
Relationship-First
Every exporter gets a dedicated trade finance manager who understands their business — speaking their language in English and Hindi.
Regulatory First
Built on IFSCA and MAS-regulated infrastructure with full KYC/AML compliance. Every transaction generates authentic export documentation.
Founder
Will Matthews
Founder & CEOWill brings two generations of UK fashion supply chain relationships to Tantu — warm access to sourcing and payment teams at M&S, Primark, Next, River Island, and 20+ other major buyers. Previously: first employee at Hearth (fintech, scaled to $12M ARR), Founder & CEO of Fellow Health ($20M+ ARR, 150K+ patients/year). Stanford Mechanical Engineering.
Get in Touch
Whether you're an exporter looking for faster payments or a buyer wanting to strengthen your supply chain, we'd love to hear from you.
contact@tantu.io