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ART Business Loans lending rises as Midlands SMEs seek...

ART Business Loans has reported further growth in lending to small and medium-sized businesses across the West Midlands and adjoining counties, as demand for alternative finance remains strong outside mainstream banking channels. The Birmingham-based community lender said lending increased by...

#alternative finance#ART Business Loans#British Business Bank

UK SME lending slump exposes embedded finance opportunity

UK bank lending to businesses has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades, intensifying concerns over whether traditional…

#alternative finance#embedded finance#fintech


Citi and BlackRock strike €15bn European private credit partnership

Citi has struck a €15bn private credit partnership with BlackRock’s HPS Investment Partners, adding another sign that banks and asset…

#alternative finance#BlackRock#Citi


Private capital expands further into SME and working capital...

Private capital is continuing to expand its role in SME and working capital finance, as non-bank lenders and alternative investors…

#alternative finance#asset based lending#private credit


ABL demand rises as SMEs shift toward structured, multi-product...

Demand for asset-based lending (ABL) is rising as SMEs increasingly explore structured financing solutions to manage cashflow and support longer-term…

#ABL#alternative finance#asset based lending


Private credit targets trade cycle finance as banks pull...

Private credit funds are accelerating their push into trade cycle finance, targeting opportunities across receivables, inventory and pre-shipment funding. The…

#ABL#alternative finance#private credit


Banks continue retreat from SME lending as funding gap...

Banks are continuing to scale back lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), contributing to a widening funding gap in…

#alternative finance#bank lending#factoring


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


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


The Evolving Role of Brokers and Intermediaries in Invoice...

Matthew Davies, Director of Commercial Finance at UK Finance, shared insights from a roundtable discussion on broker and intermediary partnerships…

#ABL#alternative finance#asset based lending

Reward Funding breaks £350m lending landmark

Reward Funding, the original lender in the alternative finance industry, has broken through the £350m loan book landmark for the…

#alternative finance#lending landmark#Reward Funding

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