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Longer payment terms increase pressure on SME cash flow

Payment terms are continuing to extend across key sectors, increasing pressure on SME cash flow and driving demand for working capital finance solutions. Businesses in industries such as construction, manufacturing and wholesale are reporting longer settlement cycles, with invoices taking...

#Cash flow#invoice finance#payment terms

Banks pull back from SME lending as alternative finance...

Banks are continuing to scale back lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), creating opportunities for alternative finance providers to…

#alternative finance#factoring#invoice finance


Trade credit insurers tighten risk appetite as insolvency pressures...

Trade credit insurers are becoming more selective in their risk appetite as insolvency pressures continue to affect businesses across key…

#credit risk#factoring#insurers


Private credit funds increase exposure to receivables finance assets

Private credit funds are increasing their exposure to receivables finance and other short-duration working capital assets, as investors seek stable…

#ABL#alternative finance#asset based lending


Late payments drive renewed demand for invoice finance among...

Persistent late payments are continuing to drive demand for invoice finance among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as businesses look…

#alternative finance#Cash flow#factoring


Factoring moves further into the mainstream as global volumes...

Factoring is continuing its shift into the financial mainstream, with global volumes approaching €3.9tn as businesses increasingly turn to receivables…

#alternative finance#factoring#fintech


EBRD and Bank CenterCredit launch €18mn supply chain finance...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kazakhstan’s Bank CenterCredit (BCC) have launched an €18 million supply chain…

#Air Astana#Bank CenterCredit#BCC


UK E-Invoicing Mandate: Building the Digital Highway for Invoice...

Jane Cullen, Managing Director of Jointine Products, shared key insights from a roundtable discussion at the UK Invoice Finance and…

#ABL#accounting platforms#asset based lending


AI and Cybersecurity: Why Lenders Need a Holistic Approach...

David Raw, Managing Director of Commercial Finance at UK Finance, shared insights from a roundtable discussion on cybersecurity, resilience and…

#AI#asset based lending#cybersecurity


WFY’25: Dutch factoring industry saw slight contraction in 2024

Rudy Plugers (pictured), Head of Risk, Bibby Financial Services B.V., shares insights on the Dutch factoring market in the regional…

#factoring


EIF supports BNP Paribas to boost financing for sustainable...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has expanded its guarantee support for BNP Paribas, increasing the facility by €250m and bringing…

#sme finance


ING strengthens UK Transaction Services unit with new senior...

ING Group has expanded its UK Transaction Services division with several new appointments as the bank seeks to deepen its…

#trade finance

Solifi joins NACFB to strengthen support for the UK...

Solifi, a global provider of secured finance software solutions, today announced it has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers…

#commercial finance

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