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Late payment report exposes working capital strain across receivables

A new accounts receivable report has highlighted the continuing pressure late payments place on business cash flow, with companies still spending significant time chasing overdue invoices. The report from Chaser found that 92% of businesses say their invoices are typically...

#accounts receivable#collections#late payments

ART Business Loans lending rises as Midlands SMEs seek...

ART Business Loans has reported further growth in lending to small and medium-sized businesses across the West Midlands and adjoining…

#alternative finance#ART Business Loans#British Business Bank


Agentic AI moves into accounts receivable as firms target...

The agentic era has arrived, and it’s rewriting cash flow rules  Author: Dave Ruda, VP Product at Billtrust  “We were…

#accounts receivable#AI#collections


NatWest and Validis automate borrower data for invoice finance

NatWest has partnered with Validis to automate the collection and standardisation of borrower financial data within its invoice finance business.…

#invoice finance#NatWest#onboarding


India reviews MSME lending as trade disruption raises working...

India's finance ministry is reviewing lending conditions for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as policymakers seek to protect credit flows…

#banking#India#MSME finance


UNCTAD warns geopolitical shocks continue to threaten global trade

The global economy remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, energy market disruption and financial instability despite signs of resilience in early…

#geopolitical risk#global trade#trade finance


Afreximbank expands Zimbabwe SME export finance push

Afreximbank has extended a US$15mn SME finance facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe to support small businesses operating in export value chains.…

#AfCFTA#Afreximbank#Ecobank Zimbabwe


Africa trade finance gap tops US$74bn as banks retreat

Africa’s trade finance gap has widened to more than US$74bn, underlining the pressure facing exporters, importers and banks across the…

#Africa#African Development Bank#correspondent banking


UK SME lending slump exposes embedded finance opportunity

UK bank lending to businesses has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades, intensifying concerns over whether traditional…

#alternative finance#embedded finance#fintech


Drip Capital and YES BANK target MSME trade finance...

Drip Capital has partnered with YES BANK to expand trade finance access for Indian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, adding…

#Drip Capital#export finance#fintech


BYD supply chain finance shift puts supplier payments under...

BYD is moving away from a long-running supplier payment model that relied heavily on extended payment cycles, putting renewed attention…

#BYD#China#EV supply chains


ByzFunder launches $165mn small business ABS deal

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 passes £5mn Midlands Engine lending milestone

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

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