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Atradius warns UK inflation dip may not ease trade...

A fall in UK inflation to 2.6% may provide only limited relief for businesses facing persistent financing, energy and customer-credit pressures, according to trade credit insurer Atradius. The Consumer Prices Index rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June,...

#Atradius#customer credit risk#liquidity

Bank of England excludes coal-linked bonds from lending collateral

The Bank of England will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral in key lending operations from October,…

#Bank of England#banking regulation#central banking


Ebury becomes Ipswich Town’s official foreign exchange partner

Ebury has signed a multi-year agreement with Ipswich Town Football Club to manage the club’s international payments and foreign exchange…

#cross-border payments#currency risk#Ebury


YouLend brings embedded finance to 15,000 German merchants through...

YouLend has partnered with German e-commerce software provider JTL to give more than 15,000 merchants direct access to working-capital finance…

#e-commerce finance#embedded finance#fintech


Marsh finds 76% of UK businesses have suffered late-payment...

More than three-quarters of UK businesses have experienced financial losses caused by late payments, according to new research from Marsh…

#bad debt#late payments#Marsh


UK confirms mandatory VAT e-invoicing from April 2029

The UK government has confirmed that VAT invoices will have to be issued in a prescribed electronic format from April…

#e-invoicing#factoring technology#HMRC


UK sets aside £500m guarantee capacity for IP-rich SME...

The British Business Bank is making up to £500m of existing guarantee capacity available to support lending to intellectual property-rich…

#alternative finance#British Business Bank#CDFIs


FCA brings £13bn buy now, pay later market under...

Buy now, pay later providers have come under Financial Conduct Authority supervision as new affordability, disclosure and consumer-support rules take…

#buy now pay later#consumer credit#FCA


Bibby urges government to widen SME funding beyond traditional...

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

#Bibby Financial Services#Growth Guarantee Scheme#invoice finance


Bibby Financial Services secures €250m HSBC facility for SME...

Bibby Financial Services has agreed a €250m facility with HSBC UK to expand its financing support for small and medium-sized…

#back-to-back financing#Bibby Financial Services#HSBC UK


UK targets deeper trade ties with Indonesia, Philippines, UAE...

The UK government has opened a call for evidence on strengthening trade relationships with Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Arab…

#CPTPP#export finance#Indonesia


Late payment law will fail without cultural change, Time...

New UK late-payment legislation will have limited impact unless larger companies change how they treat smaller suppliers, according to Time…

#invoice finance#late payments#Small Business Protections Bill

UKEF and British Business Bank launch guarantee plan for...

UK Export Finance and the British Business Bank are developing a joint portfolio guarantee scheme designed to increase access to…

#British Business Bank#export finance#portfolio guarantees

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