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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, reduce debtor concentration risk and release working capital tied up in unpaid receivables. In 2026, that role is beginning to...

#export finance#factoring#invoice finance

UK SMEs pivot back to Europe as US tariff...

UK SMEs are shifting trade focus back towards Europe after suffering average losses of £59,000 over the past year from…

#Bibby Financial Services#Brexit#Europe


BrightView extends receivables facility as refinancing pressure eases

BrightView Holdings has extended the maturity of its receivables financing facility by two years, giving the US commercial landscaping group…

#asset based lending#BrightView#corporate finance


White Oak and UKEF back Hull pharma exporter

Hull-based GMP Manufacturing has secured more than £500,000 in funding from White Oak UK, backed by UK Export Finance, to…

#export finance#pharmaceuticals#sme finance


CBI pushes Request to Pay into corporate collections market

CBI is extending Request to Pay into the corporate market, giving Italian payment service providers a new tool to help…

#Cash flow#CBI#collections


UK SME lending reaches post-pandemic high as working capital...

Lending to UK small and medium-sized businesses reached its highest level since 2021 in the first quarter of 2026, underlining…

#alternative finance#Business lending#invoice finance


Iran ceasefire could ease commodity finance and trade risk...

The emerging ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran is beginning to reshape expectations across commodity, shipping and trade…

#commodity finance#energy markets#Iran


Corporate cash pressure moves up investor agenda as working...

Corporate cash generation is moving back to the centre of investor scrutiny as companies face higher financing costs, uneven demand…

#Cash flow#corporate finance#liquidity


Finmid and myPOS bring embedded working capital finance to...

More than 90,000 merchants across Italy will gain access to embedded working capital finance following a new partnership between embedded…

#alternative finance#embedded finance#finmid


Independent factors reshape UK receivables finance as major banks...

The UK receivables finance market is undergoing one of its most significant structural shifts in decades as major high street…

#alternative finance#factoring#receivables finance


Gunvor closes US$1.37bn Asian revolver as commodity finance demand...

Gunvor Singapore has closed a US$1.366bn sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility, marking the trader’s largest Asian revolving credit facility to…

#commodity finance#Gunvor#revolving credit facility


HSBC launches document-free finance product for receivables

HSBC has launched a digital post-shipment finance product that allows companies to draw funding against buyer invoices without uploading supporting…

#digital trade#HSBC#invoice finance

UK trade deficit widens as import costs outpace export...

The UK’s trade deficit widened sharply in the three months to April 2026, as rising imports outpaced export growth and…

#exports#imports#supply chains

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