Trade-reference automation
Send consistent requests, follow up on outstanding responses, and keep confidential payment-experience information connected to the right commercial credit application.
Less chasing
Manual reference checks disappear into individual inboxes, phone notes, and spreadsheets. TradeCredit.ca sends each request from the application, tracks its status, and shows the credit team what still needs attention.
Comparable responses
Structured responses make it easier to compare relationship length, normal terms, credit limits, high credit, balances, and payment experience without deciphering different email formats.
Controlled sharing
Reference respondents verify their email and act through a business account. Access is limited to the applicable case, and confidential reference information is not exposed in ordinary transactional email messages.
A connected process
The application captures comparable suppliers and current credit contacts.
TradeCredit.ca sends a secure task to each reference contact.
Reminders and response status appear in the supplier work queue.
The credit team reviews structured answers alongside the application.
TradeCredit.ca organizes the application, reference responses, follow-up, and audit trail. Your team evaluates the evidence and makes the credit decision.
Questions credit teams ask
It replaces manual email, phone, and spreadsheet tracking with a consistent process for requesting, reminding, receiving, and organizing supplier payment references.
Many corporate credit applications request three references. The appropriate number and type depend on the supplier's policy, the credit requested, and the relevance of each relationship.
Confidential reference responses are collected for the requesting supplier's credit review and are not presented as applicant-facing account information.
No. References provide direct relationship and payment-experience context. A supplier may use them alongside bureau reports, financial information, and its own policy.
Canadian supplier pilot
Join the TradeCredit.ca pilot for Canadian supplier credit teams.