Register today to access recent news and articles.

SME finance

Ireland doubles EIB-backed SME loan scheme to €1bn until...

Ireland has doubled the capacity of its government-backed Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme to €1bn, adding €500m in potential lending for businesses and extending the programme until 30 June 2029. The expansion, announced on 12 October, follows strong demand for...

#AIB#Bank of Ireland#business investment

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


AfDB provides Family Bank US$10m trade finance line for...

The African Development Bank has provided Family Bank with a US$10m trade-finance line aimed at increasing foreign-currency funding for Kenyan…

#African Development Bank#Family Bank#foreign currency


Planworth launches digital SCF platform after RM4bn (US$980m) of...

Planworth Global Factoring has launched a digital supply chain finance platform connecting corporate and public-sector buyers, Malaysian MSME suppliers and…

#digital finance#invoice finance#Malaysia


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


ANNA and YouLend launch embedded SME revenue finance in...

UK business-account provider ANNA has embedded YouLend financing directly into its app, allowing eligible small businesses and sole traders to…

#ANNA Money#Cash flow#embedded finance


Enova amends Headway Capital US$535m receivables securitisation facility

Enova International has reset the revolving receivables facility funding its Headway Capital small-business lending portfolio at US$535m, reducing commitments by…

#Enova International#Headway Capital#HWC Receivables 2023


YouLend and Dojo pass £2bn SME funding as volumes...

YouLend and payments provider Dojo have passed £2bn of cumulative funding to UK small and medium-sized businesses, doubling the volume…

#Dojo#embedded finance#Merchant finance


Pakistan increases Export Finance Scheme 50% to PKR1.5tn and...

Pakistan has increased the size of its Export Finance Scheme by 50% to PKR1.5tn for the 2026-27 financial year and…

#Agri-SMEs#digital trade finance#EFS


Vision Bank launches platform-led Shari’ah SME trade finance for...

Vision Bank has launched a Shari'ah-compliant short-term trade-finance proposition for SMEs, using fintech and trade-finance platforms to originate working-capital opportunities…

#ADGM#cross-border trade#exporters


Capital on Tap readies Series 4 securitisation as UK...

Capital on Tap is preparing its fourth securitisation of UK business credit-card receivables as the fintech's domestic receivables book reaches…

#ABS#Capital on Tap#credit card receivables


Pak EXIM adds PKR3bn SME risk pool and ICIEC...

Pakistan's Export-Import Bank has added two layers of risk support for exporters, signing a reinsurance agreement with the Islamic Corporation…

#buyer default#export credit insurance#Export Development Fund

British Business Bank increases Compass Business Finance facility to...

The British Business Bank has increased its funding facility with Compass Business Finance by 50% to as much as £45m,…

#asset finance#British Business Bank#Compass Business Finance

Our Sponsors
Our Events
View All
To top
BCR Publishing
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.