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Republic Business Credit provides US$15m factoring facility after bank...

Republic Business Credit has provided a US$15m factoring facility to a Midwest US staffing company after an unexpected tax liability disrupted its finances and prompted the temporary freezing of its existing bank credit line. The financing provides a 90 per...

#bank credit freeze#credit facilities#factoring

WFY’26: Portugal’s factoring market passes €50bn as penetration reaches...

Portugal’s factoring industry reached a historic milestone in 2025, with total turnover surpassing €50bn for the first time as domestic…

#ALF#confirming#factoring


African Development Bank and Mashreq sign African trade finance...

The African Development Bank Group has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Mashreq allowing the bank to obtain guarantees covering up…

#AfDB#African trade#confirming banks


Kampala Capital expands O’Connor warehouse facility to up to...

Mexican non-bank lender Kampala Capital has extended and increased a warehouse financing facility with private funds managed by O'Connor Capital…

#Cantor Fitzgerald#export finance#import finance


WFY’26: Netherlands factoring rebounds to €165bn as new law...

The Dutch factoring market returned to growth in 2025, with total transferred volume rising 5.3% to €165bn after declining the…

#Bibby Financial Services#factoring#fintech


UpTik invoice financing disbursements jump 275% in six months

Indian invoice-financing platform UpTik has reported a 275% increase in monthly disbursements over six months, providing a measure of the…

#alternative finance#financing volume#fintech


AIRA Factoring exceeds THB1bn in digital supply chain finance...

Thailand's AIRA Factoring has surpassed THB1bn (approximately US$29.8m) in cumulative digital supply-chain financing transactions through a platform developed with NEC…

#AIRA Factoring#digital factoring#digital supply chain finance


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


WFY’26: Croatia’s factoring market jumps 25% to €1.9bn as...

Croatia’s factoring market recorded its strongest growth in five years in 2025, with total turnover rising by around 25% to…

#Croatia#factoring#fintech


IFC backs Mizuho US$1bn APAC supply chain finance facility...

Mizuho Bank and the International Finance Corporation have launched a US$1bn risk-sharing facility designed to expand supply chain finance for…

#Asia-Pacific#IFC#Mizuho Bank


WFY’26: France’s factoring market reaches €439.4bn as international volumes...

France’s factoring market recorded a third consecutive year of growth in 2025, with total receivables transferred to factors rising 1.9%…

#ASF#e-invoicing#factoring


Oxbury gets up to £500m British Business Bank guarantee...

The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Guarantee transaction of up to £500m with agricultural specialist Oxbury Bank, using…

#agriculture finance#British Business Bank#Davidson Kempner

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange launches InvoiceX 48-hour invoice discounting market

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has launched a regulated invoice-discounting marketplace targeting payment to suppliers within 48 hours, with individual invoices…

#CBZ RedSphere Finance#invoice discounting#InvoiceX

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