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PAPSS and Interstellar unveil African currency marketplace eliminating US$5bn trade…

Building on the successful rollout of its groundbreaking continental payment infrastructure, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), in strategic…


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Atradius announces changes in Management Board

With effect from 1st September, Atradius has announced changes in the distribution of responsibilities and the composition of the Management…


Mandula Moments: Risks and opportunities in an AI-driven world (Part…

Continuation from Part 2 Concentration of Power: The question of “who will own and control” the world’s data is not…


WFY’25: Preventing factoring fraud through workflow automation

Dr. Wolfgang Goldammer, Managing Director of e-trusco GmbH, explains in his article included in the World Factoring Yearbook 2025 (WFY'25)…


EBA opens consultation on definition of default under CRR

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on its draft amended Guidelines on the application of the definition…


Propel Finance completes £1.5bn funding round

Propel Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing asset finance lender, has announces the completion of a £1.5bn funding round to provide finance…


Liquify secures US$1.5m seed round to tackle Africa’s trade finance…

Liquify, a female-founded trade finance platform, has successfully raised US$1.5m in a seed funding round led by Future Africa. The…


IFC commits US$50m to Victory Park Capital to expand SME…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a US$50m follow-on investment in Victory…


AFA announces new board President, Ryan Jaskiewicz

The American Factoring Association (AFA) announced the election of Ryan Jaskiewicz as its new board President. Jaskiewicz previously served as…


SBI launches global trade finance centres in Kolkata and Hyderabad

In a decisive move to modernise its trade finance operations, the State Bank of India (SBI) inaugurated two specialised Global…


ORIX USA agrees to acquire majority stake in Hilco Global

ORIX Corporation USA (“ORIX USA”) and Hilco Global, a diversified global financial services firm headquartered outside of Chicago, IL, today…


RXIL TReDS platform surpasses INR 2tn in MSME invoice financing

The Receivables Exchange of India Ltd (RXIL), a TReDS platform jointly promoted by SIDBI and the National Stock Exchange (NSE),…


Solifi acquires lease and loan management technology company Leasepath

Solifi, a global SaaS leader for secured finance, announced the acquisition of Leasepath, a leading middle-market provider of global equipment…


Allianz Trade collaborates with Stripe to foster order-to-cash process

Allianz Trade, the world’s leading trade credit insurer, has selected Stripe, the company building programmable financial services, to transform the…


EIB Group and CaixaBank to provide SMEs with access to…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €450m risk-sharing guarantee agreement with CaixaBank. This agreement will enable CaixaBank reduce…


Matt Williams begins as CEO of Allianz Trade in UK&IE

Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, announces Matt Williams has today taken up his role as CEO…


Channel raises over US$200m to fund high growth innovators

Channel Capital Advisors (Channel) has successfully raised over US$200m in new commitments from leading institutional investors, including blue-chip financial services…


Mandula Moments: Risks and opportunities in an AI-driven world (Part…

Continuation from Part 1 Risks and Threats in a Data-Saturated World The other side of the data boom is an…


Gibraltar Business Capital expands Prodigy Health’s ABL to US$35m

Gibraltar Business Capital (GBC) has increased its asset-based line of credit for Prodigy Health, a rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical distributor,…


Ebury partners with Aston Villa to
power global business operation

Aston Villa is pleased to announce Ebury as the club’s Official FX Partner. The financial technology firm’s global platform will…


Metro Bank supports Hepworth Clay with £20m ABL package

Metro Bank has completed a £19.725m, comprehensive asset-based lending (ABL) deal with Hepworth Clay and its new owners 4D Capital…


BCR Publishing releases World Factoring Yearbook 2025

Featuring factoring statistics, market reviews, and company directories from 35 countries around the world—plus 8 specialist articles—the World Factoring Yearbook…


Oracle empowers banks with new cloud trade and SCF services

Oracle has launched new cloud services aimed at modernising trade finance and supply chain finance (SCF) operations for banks and…


Cauris Finance deepens investment in Jetstream Africa to bridge trade…

Cauris Finance, a private credit fund with a focus on Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming African trade by…


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