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UK insolvency-related activity fell during the second quarter of 2026, but a parallel decline in company formations points to continuing caution among entrepreneurs and a mixed outlook for commercial lenders, suppliers and receivables-finance providers. R3’s quarterly business health report, based...
#business failures#Cash flow#company formations
The UK’s Commercial Payments Bill is turning payment terms into a working capital compliance issue for large businesses and their…
#Commercial Payments Bill#late payments#Payables finance
The United Nations has put access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises back in focus, warning that many…
#invoice finance#MSME finance#smes
Late payment is creating a hidden operational burden for UK small businesses, with owners spending an average of 86 hours…
#late payments#receivables finance#Sage
Artificial intelligence could help reduce trade facilitation costs across Asia and the Pacific by improving compliance, document processing and risk…
#ADB#AI#Asia-Pacific
For years, receivables finance was primarily viewed as a liquidity product. Businesses sold or financed invoices to improve cash flow,…
#export finance#factoring#invoice finance
Digitalisation as an ecosystem priority Digitalisation is no longer a peripheral issue in trade finance. It is central to the…
#customs#digital trade#EBRD
Lloyds Banking Group has committed up to £2bn of trade finance support for UK exporters as businesses face an increasingly…
#export finance#Lloyds#smes
The UK government has put late payments back at the centre of its small business agenda, with new legislation expected…
#late payments#receivables finance#regulation
Scottish SMEs are facing mounting cashflow pressure, with new data from Bibby Financial Services showing that 39% of businesses have…
#bad debt#Bibby Financial Services#Cash flow
UK business insolvencies have increased by 7% month-on-month, highlighting mounting pressure on SMEs as cashflow conditions tighten. Businesses are now…
#Bibby#Cash flow#insolvency
IFC and C2FO have launched a new supply chain finance platform in Nigeria, marking a shift from funding commitments to…
#C2FO#IFC#Nigeria
Pulse Finance has announced the appointment of Rachael Burling (pictured) as Business Development Manager (BDM), reinforcing its commitment to supporting…
#business confidence#invoice finance#Pulse Finance