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UK profit warnings hit 65 in Q3 2026 as...

UK-listed companies issued 65 profit warnings in the third quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly total in nearly two years, as the Middle East conflict, rising costs and weaker demand intensified pressure on corporate earnings. The total increased from 59...

#asset based lending#company restructuring#corporate credit risk

Bibby SME Confidence Tracker: 54% delay investment before October...

More than half of UK small and medium-sized businesses surveyed by Bibby Financial Services are delaying major investment decisions until…

#Andy Burnham#Autumn Budget 2026#Bibby Financial Services


Private credit targets English football clubs with squad-value loans...

Private-credit lenders are increasingly targeting English football clubs with loans calculated against the estimated value of their playing squads, introducing…

#23 Capital#asset-backed finance#collateral valuation


Intuit agrees to acquire Sequence to expand AI-driven B2B...

Intuit has agreed to acquire London-based revenue management company Sequence, expanding its presence in business-to-business invoicing, collections and automated revenue…

#accounts receivable#artificial intelligence#B2B invoicing


UK SME late payments rise to 63%, government survey...

Late payments became a problem for 63% of UK small and medium-sized employers offering credit to customers in 2025, an…

#factoring#invoice discounting#late payments


UKEF backs £150,000 Nighthawk Export Finance loan for HydroSurv...

UK Export Finance has guaranteed a £150,000 trade loan provided by Nighthawk Export Finance to HydroSurv, an Exeter-based manufacturer of…

#export working capital#government guarantees#HydroSurv


eCapital survey: 15% of UK B2B SMEs face survival-threatening...

More than one in seven UK business-to-business SMEs surveyed by eCapital say severe cash-flow pressure is threatening their survival, while…

#business survival#eCapital#invoice finance


TEG SmartPay processes £478m in UK freight payments, including...

TEG's SmartPay platform has processed £478m in payments to UK haulage businesses since launch, with £418m of that total handled…

#early payments#embedded finance#freight factoring


Jefferies fund alleges US$900m Radiant World receivables fraud

A trade-finance fund managed by Jefferies-linked Point Bonita Capital has alleged that documents supporting almost US$900m of iron ore receivables…

#commodity finance#Glencore#invoice verification


Trafigura wins US$11m trade-finance fraud appeal over forged coal...

Commodity trader Trafigura has defeated an appeal by Rasmala Trade Finance Fund in a dispute arising from more than US$22.6m…

#commodity finance#counterparty risk#Court of Appeal


Bank of England reports further fall in UK SME...

UK small and medium-sized businesses faced a further contraction in bank credit availability during the three months to August, according…

#alternative finance#Bank of England#Business lending


BT acquires TalkTalk debt-free from administration in £400m rescue

BT Group has acquired TalkTalk's consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration on a debt-free basis, committing to an estimated…

#administration#Ares Management#BT Group

Manchester City £830m sponsorship ruling: lessons for receivables finance

When £830m of sponsorship revenue is not what it seems: the lesson for receivables finance Manchester City's financial-rule case appears…

#commercial contracts#credit risk#debtor verification

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