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New California disclosure rules reduce capital available to small businesses

USA
In a poll conducted by a leading trade association, since new CA disclosure rules were implemented in December 2022, 40% of respondents were found to be “no longer lending” to prospective borrowers who fall within the regulations’ threshold of less than US$500,000.  The poll was conducted by The Secured Finance Network (SFNet), an 80-year-old nonprofit with membe 22/03/2023

UK inflation's rise will affect more SMEs to access to finance

UK
Commenting on UK inflation's surprise rise as long-term liquidity concerns intensify for SMEs, Douglas Grant (pictured),  Group CEO at Manx Financial Group PLC, said: 22/03/2023

EU Federation & FCI announces 2023 Factoring Summit

Global
The 8th EU Federation (EUF) & FCI EU Factoring Summit will take place on 20-21 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany. We have selected the beautiful Hyatt Regency as the setting for this edition of the Annual Event. FCI and EUF represent over 98% of all European market players. This eighth Summit is a unique opportunity for Industry Leaders to network and address topics that really matter for the Factoring Industry. 22/03/2023

Afreximbank enhances financing facility for Fidelity Bank to US$180m under AFTRAF

Nigeria
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the enhancement of the financing facility provided to Fidelity Bank plc, Nigeria under the Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF). 22/03/2023

Standard Chartered launches digital working capital and lending capability on Straight2Bank

Global
Standard Chartered announced the global launch of the working capital and lending capability on its Straight2Bank (S2B) platform, the Bank’s online banking platform for businesses to manage their transaction banking needs. 22/03/2023

India’s credit insurance market welcomes new partnership

India
Origin, a major trade credit insurance broker in India, and AU Group – one of the world's leading independent brokers specialised in trade receivables, headquartered in Paris ,-  have announced a strategic partnership. 21/03/2023

Paystand launches new cash management tools in wake of SVB failure

USA
Paystand, the blockchain-enabled B2B payment network, has announced a new suite of Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) tools designed to help businesses manage their full cycle treasury and to better optimise their cash flow under any set of market conditions: 21/03/2023

AfDB grants Kenya’s Family bank USD30m trade & SME finance facility

Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$30m Trade & SME Finance Facility for Family bank Limited (FBL) in Kenya. 21/03/2023

Richard Carter, former BFS boss, joins Finativ

UK
With more banking and commercial finance organisations seeking to grow outside their traditional product boundaries, specialist consulting and corporate finance firm Finativ have expanded their “finance native” expertise with the appointment of Richard Carter as Consulting Director. 21/03/2023

SHB and IFC collaborate to grow lending to Vietnam's smaller businesses

Vietnam
Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) is the latest Vietnamese bank to join IFC in expanding access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially women-owned businesses. 21/03/2023

New study calls Bank of England for more proportionate approach to new SME lending capital rules

UK
Allica Bank, the leading fintech SME challenger bank, is urging the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) to consider changes to proposed new bank capital rules to ensure small businesses have access to finance and the UK’s SME challenger bank sector continues to thrive. 20/03/2023

Castlelake supports TradeBridge expansion with £100m facility

UK
Castlelake, L.P. (Castlelake), a global alternative investment manager specialising in asset-backed private credit with 17 years of experience investing in asset-rich opportunities, and fintech lender TradeBridge, today announced Castlelake has agreed to provide a facility of up to £100m to TradeBridge. 20/03/2023

Goldman Sachs provides US$150m BNPL securitisation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Nakhla for Information Technology Systems LLC (Tamara) has landed a US$150m warehouse securitisation of BNPL receivables round from Goldman Sachs. 20/03/2023

Factoring Companies Canada launches new portal

Canada
Factoring Companies Canada (FCC) facilitates the connection between firms and factoring providers. The aim of FCC is to connect businesses, no matter what size they are or what industry they operate in, with the best financial partner. 17/03/2023

Iran facilitates factoring services via newly launched banking scheme

Iran
In a ceremony in Tehran this week, Iran’s finance minister Ehsan Khandouzi has announced the launch of the first banking scheme to allow businesses to use factoring services. This launch is part of a larger government programme to support private and state companies to get funds without relying on finances generated from the oil export revenues. 17/03/2023

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