The Compagnie française d’assurance pour le commerce extérieur (Coface) is founded by the French government, which instructs Coface to insure its political, monetary and exceptional trade risks.
Keeping your world open
Global trade is at a crossroads. Once seen as the engine of prosperity, it’s now clouded by caution.
Crises, disruption and shifting priorities have tested confidence.
Some say the bold days of international trade are over. We don’t believe that.
Because progress still belongs to those who move forward. To the businesses that keep looking outward, adapting faster, reaching further. To those who see risk not as a reason to stop – but as something to anticipate, understand and overcome.
And that’s where Coface comes in.
How Coface keeps your world open
For 80 years, we’ve stood shoulder to shoulder with businesses through moments of extraordinary change – economic upheaval, digital disruption, and shifting global dynamics. We’ve stayed constant while the world moved – giving our customers the insight, protection and confidence to keep going, even when the way ahead wasn’t clear.
But we’re not standing still.
In a market still shaped by legacy mindsets and sluggish innovation, we’ve chosen a different path – reshaping risk management around you. Modern, digital–first journeys that make it easy to make the right strategic decision. Smarter, predictive tools that help you spot early signals and stay ahead of risk. And a powerful blend of human expertise and cutting–edge tech – keeping us close to the risks and realities that shape your world.
All built to give you a more connected, intuitive experience. One that’s fit for the future, built for risk that moves in real time, and ready for whatever comes your way.
We’re proud of how far we’ve come – but we’re not done yet.
We’re building a new model for credit and risk – one that’s seamless, digital and connected. A smarter system designed to move with markets, flex with ambition and reflect the real pace of global trade today.
Because trade is about more than transactions. It’s about connection, resilience and ambition.
When the world feels uncertain, we keep yours open.
Our purpose
Our guiding principle: We believe that trade is a force for good in the world, contributing to its prosperity and stability.
Our mission: To facilitate trade by supporting companies to develop their international business.
Coface works with companies wherever they operate and helps them take the right commercial decisions. The services and solutions we offer our clients consolidate their ability to sell by protecting them against the risks of non-payment in their domestic and export markets.
We share a passion for trade, working in close collaboration with our clients to build thriving, dynamic and growing businesses. By helping our clients build stronger companies, we contribute to the smooth-running of the economy – and that’s our purpose!
Driven by essential values
Shared by over 5,200 employees worldwide, our company culture is built on four values.
- Client focus: we are fully dedicated to our clients, who we see as genuine partners. We strive to develop constructive and long-term relationships with them.
- Expertise: our expertise in credit insurance and risk management has been developed over more than 75 years. Today, it defines and positions us as a world-class player.
- Collaboration: collaboration is essential to the success of our business. This is why we work to build strong, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders, internal and external.
- Courage & Responsibility: In today’s uncertain economic world, our experts act as a compass for our clients. To guide them effectively, we must constantly demonstrate courage and responsibility.
Our history
1946
1992
Coface starts to take on an international dimension: Italy (1992), United Kingdom (1994), Germany (1996), Austria (1997), United States (2002)… and in 100 countries worldwide today!
2006
Delisted in 2004, Coface becomes a subsidiary of Natixis, the financing, management and financial services bank that is part of the BPCE group.
2014
Coface is listed on the French stock exchange on compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market.
EasyLiner - a 100% digital package for SMEs - comes online.
2020
The Build to Lead strategic plan is launched, designed to consolidate the Group's leading role in credit insurance and develop adjacent businesses (information services, debt collection, bonds, factoring and single risk insurance).
With the acquisition of GIEK Kredittforsikring AS, Coface strengthens its position in the Nordic market.
2021
Coface incorporates its strategy into the global framework of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Natixis sells part of the capital of Coface SA to the Arch Capital Group Ltd, which now holds 29.5% of the shares.
2023
Coface augments its databases with the acquisition of Rel8ed, a company specialising in data analysis in North America, and consolidates its analytical capabilities on behalf of our credit insurance and business information clients.
2024
Launch of our Power the Core 2024-2027 strategic plan, which aims to expand and strengthen Coface's franchises, with the ambition of developing a benchmark global credit risk management ecosystem.
Online services for customers and brokers
- Coface Business Information
Business Information
Access the business insights you need to manage credit risks across your entire business-partner portfolio and make strategic decisions with confidence.
- Customer Portal - Cofanet
Customer Portal - CofaNet
Coface online platform for managing your trade receivables. Full monitoring of your risks. Direct access to all tools according to your contracts.
- Broker Portal
Broker Portal
Platform dedicated to brokers for monitoring your business and managing your customer portfolio (in all countries where legally available).
Innovative and digital solutions
- Coface API Portal
Coface API Portal
Stop juggling between software applications. Explore Coface API Catalogue and Integrated Solutions for Business Information by Coface and trade credit insurance.