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ETR Digital and Investec complete digital working capital note transaction

ETR Digital and Investec Capital Solutions have completed their first Working Capital Notes transaction, releasing earlier liquidity for a UK…


Price Ridge Capital launches to bring private credit into working…

Price Ridge Capital has launched with a model designed to connect private credit investors with trade finance and working capital…


Nifina founders target next generation of working capital finance

Nifina’s founders are positioning the company around a new generation of working capital finance infrastructure, as corporates and financial institutions…


Twinco raises €165mn to scale purchase order finance

Twinco Capital has raised €165mn to expand its purchase order finance model, in a deal that points to growing investor…


Africa Specialty Risks investment signals growth in political risk cover

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to make a strategic investment in Africa Specialty Risks, the developing markets-focused reinsurance group, in a…


Late payment report exposes working capital strain across receivables

A new accounts receivable report has highlighted the continuing pressure late payments place on business cash flow, with companies still…


New York digital bill law gives trade instruments fresh momentum

New York’s adoption of legal reforms recognising digital bills of exchange has taken effect, giving electronic trade instruments stronger legal…


Gunvor raid puts commodity trader compliance back under scrutiny

Swiss prosecutors have raided Gunvor’s Geneva offices as part of a criminal investigation linked to suspected bribery, putting compliance controls…


Convex Lloyd’s syndicate adds fresh capacity for political risk and…

Specialty re/insurer Convex Group has received approval to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate with a portfolio that includes political risk and…


US regional banks seek collective answers to trade finance pressure

US regional banks are exploring closer collaboration as changing trade flows, correspondent banking pressures and rising client demand reshape the…


ART Business Loans lending rises as Midlands SMEs seek growth…

ART Business Loans has reported further growth in lending to small and medium-sized businesses across the West Midlands and adjoining…


Court ruling sharpens South Sudan oil finance dispute

A London court has rejected BB Energy’s attempt to block the sale of three South Sudanese oil cargoes worth around…


FCA warns firms to strengthen sanctions compliance controls

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…


Agentic AI moves into accounts receivable as firms target late…

The agentic era has arrived, and it’s rewriting cash flow rules  Author: Dave Ruda, VP Product at Billtrust  “We were…


Lloyds commits £2bn to support UK exporter growth

Lloyds Banking Group has committed up to £2bn of trade finance support for UK exporters as businesses face an increasingly…


Finastra launches analytics tool to reduce loan application abandonment

Finastra has launched Data Insights 2.0, a new analytics platform designed to help lenders identify where borrowers abandon mortgage applications…


NatWest and Validis automate borrower data for invoice finance

NatWest has partnered with Validis to automate the collection and standardisation of borrower financial data within its invoice finance business.…


India reviews MSME lending as trade disruption raises working capital…

India's finance ministry is reviewing lending conditions for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as policymakers seek to protect credit flows…


Trade investigations create new compliance challenge for exporters and banks

Governments are increasingly using trade investigations as a foundation for retaliatory measures, creating a more complex compliance environment for exporters,…


UNCTAD warns geopolitical shocks continue to threaten global trade

The global economy remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, energy market disruption and financial instability despite signs of resilience in early…


US strikes near Hormuz raise fresh commodity finance risk

Fresh US military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz have added a new layer of uncertainty for commodity finance markets…


ADB trade finance activity jumps as Hormuz crisis squeezes Asian…

The Asian Development Bank has reported a sharp rise in trade finance activity as Asian markets face pressure from the…


South Sudan oil sales expose commodity finance risk after debt…

South Sudan sold US$731mn of oil despite debt arrears, raising fresh questions over prepayment structures, creditor protection and commodity finance…


Afreximbank expands Zimbabwe SME export finance push

Afreximbank has extended a US$15mn SME finance facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe to support small businesses operating in export value chains.…


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