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UK bank lending to businesses has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades, intensifying concerns over whether traditional finance is reaching SMEs at the point they need capital. Boston Consulting Group data cited in recent coverage shows lending...
#alternative finance#embedded finance#fintech
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 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
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
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
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has acquired FGI Worldwide, giving the investment group a stronger position in working capital finance, asset-based lending…
#asset based lending#FGI#Goldman Sachs
The ICC Banking Commission is shifting its focus toward education and guidance after efforts to revise trade finance rulebooks failed…
#digital trade#ICC#Letters of Credit
Riyadh, KSA: Abhi Saudi, powered by Alraedah Digital Solutions, has partnered with Qlub, a leading fintech platform revolutionizing payment experiences,…
#financial inclusion#fintech#Middle East
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
Speedinvest has launched its first dedicated Middle East and Africa (MEA) fund, backed by Mubadala Investment Company, Qatar Investment Authority…
#EIB#embedded finance#fintech
CapBay has partnered with CGC Digital to launch a dual-facility digital guarantee scheme aimed at expanding access to financing for…
#CapBay#CGC Digital#guarantees
BCRS Business Loans has generated more than £53 million in economic impact across the West Midlands and Wales, as lending…
#BCRS#British Business Bank#community lending
Total Metal Recovery has expanded its operations by acquiring skip hire firm A-Z Skips, supported by funding from ART Business…
#acquisition finance#ART#BCRS