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From funding to infrastructure: why receivables finance is becoming embedded…

For much of its history, receivables finance has been defined by one question: how quickly can a business access funding…


World Factoring Yearbook 2026 specialist articles chart the next phase…

New expert perspectives connect artificial intelligence, data quality, fraud prevention, market infrastructure and policy-led growth  The specialist articles in the…


Bibby urges government to widen SME funding beyond traditional loans

The UK government’s plans to expand access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises should be matched by greater awareness…


Why the ICC Trade Register’s and FCI’s factoring expansion could…

This article accompanies BCR's exclusive interview with FCI Deputy Secretary General Betül Kurtuluş and Deutsche Bank's Christian Hausherr, Business Product…


The post-First Brands era: how receivables finance is changing after…

The collapse of First Brands has become more than one of the largest alleged invoice frauds in history. It is…


WFY’26: When due diligence is not enough

Lessons from Greensill, First Brands, and HPS/Carriox Recent failures at Greensill Capital, First Brands, and HPS/Carriox have exposed fundamental weaknesses…


Halfway through 2026, is the UN’s global trade warning proving…

When the United Nations published its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report in January, its message was cautious rather…


What IFC and Santander’s supply chain finance deal could mean…

The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Banco Santander launched a supply chain finance risk-sharing…


IsDBI annual report highlights smart countertrade as trade resilience tool

The Islamic Development Bank Institute’s 2025 Annual Report has highlighted progress on its Smart Countertrade System, pointing to growing interest…


What supplier finance disclosures are revealing about corporate working capital…

For years, supplier finance programmes operated largely behind the scenes. While they provided an important source of working capital for…


Receivables finance is becoming a tariff hedge, not just a…

For years, receivables finance was primarily viewed as a liquidity product. Businesses sold or financed invoices to improve cash flow,…


Digital trade: the key to unlocking supply chain finance

Digitalisation as an ecosystem priority Digitalisation is no longer a peripheral issue in trade finance. It is central to the…


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