No products in the basket.
Harvey Nichols has warned that it could run out of money within the next year without fresh investment, raising the credit-risk stakes for suppliers as bidders circle the UK luxury department-store group. Directors said the business was not a going...
#credit risk#Frasers Group#going concern
Allianz Trade is reducing credit-insurance limits available to suppliers trading with UK housebuilder Vistry, with cover on some new business…
#Allianz Trade#credit limits#receivables finance
For years, one of the uncomfortable questions surrounding supply chain finance has been whether the product helps suppliers get paid…
#Commercial Payments Bill#dynamic discounting#late payments
BlackRock TCP Capital is moving US$523m of private loans into a Pantheon-backed continuation vehicle, offloading exposure representing almost half of…
#BlackRock TCP Capital#business development companies#continuation vehicles
Almost four in 10 UK exporters reported higher costs in June as concern over international conflict, shipping disruption and energy…
#Ebury#energy prices#exporting costs
Metro Bank increased its commercial lending book by 30% year on year to £4.02bn after providing £1bn of new gross…
#balance-sheet rotation#business finance#commercial lending
UK manufacturers increased production at the fastest rate in almost two years during July, although precautionary inventory building and renewed…
#CIPS#energy costs#export orders
Barclays, HSBC and Santander have been challenged to invest a combined £30m in community lenders that provide finance to small…
#Barclays#CDFIs#community finance
UK insolvency-related activity fell during the second quarter of 2026, but a parallel decline in company formations points to continuing…
#business failures#Cash flow#company formations
Lloyds Banking Group has completed three live tokenised deposit transactions under Project Agorá, advancing the banking industry’s effort to test…
#Bank for International Settlements#cross-border payments#foreign exchange
The Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75%, but a widening split among policymakers has increased the risk…
#Bank of England#Bank Rate#Business lending
British clothing producer LS Manufacturing is on course to increase annual turnover from £3m to £4m after using a £400,000…
#Cash flow#export growth#invoice finance
Lloyds Banking Group plans to provide more than £45bn of new finance directly to small and medium-sized businesses between 2027…
#Accelerate 2030#business banking#digital banking