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Afreximbank expands Zimbabwe SME export finance push

Afreximbank has extended a US$15mn SME finance facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe to support small businesses operating in export value chains. The facility is being provided under Afreximbank’s Export SME Development Programme and will support working capital and capital expenditure for...

#AfCFTA#Afreximbank#Ecobank Zimbabwe

Africa trade finance gap tops US$74bn as banks retreat

Africa’s trade finance gap has widened to more than US$74bn, underlining the pressure facing exporters, importers and banks across the…

#Africa#African Development Bank#correspondent banking


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


ByzFunder launches $165mn small business ABS deal

US specialty finance company ByzFunder has launched its first small business asset-backed securitisation, creating a $165mn structure backed by business…

#asset-backed securitisation#ByzFunder#private credit


BCRS passes £5mn Midlands Engine lending milestone

BCRS Business Loans has passed £5mn in lending through the British Business Bank’s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, supporting SMEs…

#BCRS Business Loans#British Business Bank#Midlands Engine Investment Fund


A.B.S. Global Factoring turns to efcom software for European...

A.B.S. Global Factoring has signed a software licence agreement with efcom as the German receivables finance provider looks to scale…

#A.B.S. Global Factoring#Efcom#Europe


Capital4Trade and Tech Cargo complete digital trade finance deal...

Capital4Trade and Tech Cargo have completed what the companies describe as a market-first non-bank trade finance transaction using a WaveBL…

#Capital4Trade#DeFi#electronic bill of lading


Trade finance gap widens as SMEs struggle with longer...

Small and medium-sized exporters are facing growing pressure from longer working capital cycles as volatility, tariffs and supply chain fragmentation…

#liquidity#receivables finance#sme finance


UKEF backing helps UK pharma exporter unlock Saudi working...

UK Export Finance has backed a Hertfordshire pharmaceutical exporter with insurance that helped unlock additional HSBC UK working capital for…

#export finance#HSBC#Saudi Arabia


Citi says tariff disruption and regional trade shifts are...

Citi has warned that tariff pressure, geopolitical fragmentation and regional supply chain shifts are continuing to reshape global supply chain…

#AI#Citi#sme finance


From Transactions to Intelligence: How is AI Transforming Working...

Authored by Andrew Betts: Chief Growth Officer, CredAble Global trade has always adapted to disruption, and the current phase of…

#AI#lending technology#sme finance


4Syte secures GB Bank facility to expand UK invoice...

4Syte has secured a new funding facility from GB Bank to expand its invoice finance support for UK SMEs, strengthening…

#4Syte#GB Bank#invoice finance

Prime Bank secures $30m OPEC Fund loan to boost...

Prime Bank has signed a $30 million term loan agreement with the OPEC Fund to strengthen trade finance support for…

#agriculture finance#Bangladesh#OPEC Fund

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