trade credit

Capital One Acquires Trade Credit Firm BlueTarp
Capital One Acquires Trade Credit Firm BlueTarp
June 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. In a press...

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Payday Lending, P2P And Innovation Topped The Week’s News
Payday Lending, P2P And Innovation Topped The Week’s News
May 17, 2019  |  News

Were you able to keep up with all the news that happened this week? We at PYMNTS are here to make sure you didn’t miss...

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Trade Credit’s $3.1T Squeeze On US Businesses
Trade Credit’s $3.1T Squeeze On US Businesses
May 14, 2019  |  SMBs

There are few areas of the economy in which millions of dollars in goods and services could be received solely with an IOU. Yet, such...

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The Convergence Of Trade Finance And Trade Credit Insurance
The Convergence Of Trade Finance And Trade Credit Insurance
April 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While use of trade finance continues to climb, the International Chamber of Commerce‘s Banking Commission has warned the financial services market that small and medium-sized...

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Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
October 12, 2018  |  Debt

Stock markets around the globe seem to be in freefall. Interest rates are marching higher. Sears, at least at the time this article, is prepping for...

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Suppliers Are Unhappy With Toys R Us’ Bankruptcy Proceedings
Suppliers Are Unhappy With Toys R Us’ Bankruptcy Proceedings
March 21, 2018  |  Retail

While Toys R Us said that it would try to honor its payments to suppliers and lenders, over 50 suppliers, such as Lego and Mattel, are...

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Extending Payment Terms A Competitive Edge — And A Cash Flow Burden
Extending Payment Terms A Competitive Edge — And A Cash Flow Burden
September 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Extending payment terms to corporate buyers is painful. Not only does it impose a cash flow burden on the supplier, but, in some cases, those...

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Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
September 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A few years ago, Sameer Sehgal, the new CEO of trade finance firm Traydstream, said he probably wouldn’t have agreed that banks are playing a...

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