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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 that points to widening trade credit and supply chain exposure despite high levels of corporate confidence. The insurance broker’s 2026...

#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


UK tokenisation roadmap targets wholesale financial markets

The UK’s Wholesale Digital Markets Champion has published a new roadmap aimed at accelerating the tokenisation of wholesale financial markets.…

#collateral#digital assets#HM Treasury


UK confirms end of customs duty relief for low-value...

The UK government has confirmed the next stage of reforms that will remove customs duty relief from low-value imports worth…

#e-commerce#import finance#low-value imports


UK unlocks billions in SME finance as Growth Guarantee...

The UK government has announced a major expansion of the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme, aiming to unlock an…

#alternative finance#British Business Bank#Business lending

UK regulators bring Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle under...

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority will begin direct oversight of four major technology providers…

#Amazon Web Services#Bank of England#banking technology

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