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WFY’26: Brazil’s factoring market jumps 22.5% to BRL245bn

Brazil’s receivables finance market expanded sharply in 2025 despite a difficult economic backdrop of high interest rates, tighter credit conditions and rising corporate distress. In this country report, João Costa Pereira, Head of Trade Finance at Ouribank S.A. Banco Múltiplo,...

#Brazil#duplicata#electronic invoicing

WFY’26: Georgia’s factoring market reaches €235m as digitalisation accelerates

Georgia’s factoring market remains relatively young, but increasing digitalisation, stronger bank participation and growing awareness among SMEs are helping the…

#digital factoring#factoring#Georgia


Maldives and ITFC sign US$1.5bn trade finance framework for...

The Maldives has agreed a new five-year trade-finance framework with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation that could mobilise up…

#commodity finance#imports#International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation


WFY’26: Australia’s invoice finance market reaches AUD95bn but remains...

Australia’s invoice finance sector continued to expand in 2025, with estimated market volume reaching AUD95bn and active funding deployed to…

#Australia#factoring#invoice finance


Ping An Digital Bank launches US$5m export factoring for...

Ping An Digital Bank has launched a financing product for cross-border ecommerce exporters offering eligible businesses funding of up to…

#ecommerce#export finance#factoring


AfDB gives MCB up to 100% non-payment cover for...

The African Development Bank has brought Mauritius Commercial Bank into its Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Instrument, offering up to 100%…

#African Development Bank#correspondent banking#Mauritius Commercial Bank


UK business failures fall 6% but start-up appetite weakens

UK insolvency-related activity fell during the second quarter of 2026, but a parallel decline in company formations points to continuing…

#business failures#Cash flow#company formations


Late payment reform turns payment terms into a working...

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


UN puts MSME finance gap back in focus as...

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 ‘hidden hours’ show receivables pressure beyond cash...

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


ADB report says AI could cut Asia-Pacific trade document...

Artificial intelligence could help reduce trade facilitation costs across Asia and the Pacific by improving compliance, document processing and risk…

#ADB#AI#Asia-Pacific


Receivables finance is becoming a tariff hedge, not just...

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

Digital trade: the key to unlocking supply chain 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

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