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White Oak and UKEF back Hull pharma exporter

Hull-based GMP Manufacturing has secured more than £500,000 in funding from White Oak UK, backed by UK Export Finance, to support export growth and expand production capacity. The pharmaceutical manufacturer will use the funding to meet demand from clients in...

#export finance#pharmaceuticals#sme finance

CBI pushes Request to Pay into corporate collections market

CBI is extending Request to Pay into the corporate market, giving Italian payment service providers a new tool to help…

#Cash flow#CBI#collections


UK SME lending reaches post-pandemic high as working capital...

Lending to UK small and medium-sized businesses reached its highest level since 2021 in the first quarter of 2026, underlining…

#alternative finance#Business lending#invoice finance


Finmid and myPOS bring embedded working capital finance to...

More than 90,000 merchants across Italy will gain access to embedded working capital finance following a new partnership between embedded…

#alternative finance#embedded finance#finmid


Independent factors reshape UK receivables finance as major banks...

The UK receivables finance market is undergoing one of its most significant structural shifts in decades as major high street…

#alternative finance#factoring#receivables finance


UK and New Zealand trade reaches record £4bn under...

UK and New Zealand goods and services trade reached a record £4bn in 2025, as businesses continued to make strong…

#digital trade#exporters#Free Trade Agreement


UK trade deficit widens as import costs outpace export...

The UK’s trade deficit widened sharply in the three months to April 2026, as rising imports outpaced export growth and…

#exports#imports#supply chains


Greek factoring market nears €30bn as receivables finance growth...

Factoring turnover in Greece rose to €29.4bn in 2025, reinforcing the sector's growing role in supporting business liquidity and working…

#export finance#factoring#Greece


UK SMEs warn Iran war could push exporters towards...

UK SMEs trading internationally are warning of severe financial pressure as disruption linked to the Iran war drives up logistics,…

#FX risk#Iran war#sme finance


Lex Greensill handed nine-year UK director ban

Lex Greensill has been banned from acting as a company director in the UK for nine years, bringing a major…

#Credit Suisse#Greensill#Katerra


ETR Digital and Investec complete digital working capital note...

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

#digital trade#ETR digital#food supply chains


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…

#FMO#purchase order finance#Santander

Convex Lloyd’s syndicate adds fresh capacity for political risk...

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

#Convex#CPRI#Lloyds

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