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Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises (UBAF) is a French registered bank established in 1970. Its shareholders originate from 19 Arab countries along with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. UBAF activity focuses on financing the trade between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

With its international network in Asia, in the Arab World and in Europe, UBAF has become a key player in the area of Trade Finance with Arab countries.

UBAF is able to meet with the needs of both importers and exporters and to secure the flows of payments and goods from industrial or trade commodity companies. The core business of UBAF is International Trade Financing, with a focus on financial flows and flows of goods from and to the Arab world.

Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises have two business lines stand out: first, all forms of documentary activity; and second, the issuance of guarantees for transactions signed with countries in the areas in which UBAF is active. Operating through a network of branches and representative offices, mainly in Asia and the Middle East and the Hong Kong subsidiary, UBAF has directly met its clients’ needs for security and financing through its network of correspondent banks.

In Japan, the Financial Services Agency (金融庁, Kin'yūchō) is responsible for overseeing banking services in order to ensure the stability of the financial system of Japan. Bank of Japan (BOJ) is not a regulatory authority under the Banking Act, but it conducts on-site examinations in order to maintain a safe and sound financial system. These examinations are based on bilateral agreements between the BOJ and financial institutions that have current accounts with it under the Bank of Japan Act.