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India Could Let More Financial Firms Enter The Factoring Business

July 21, 2021
India Could Let More Financial Firms Enter The Factoring Business
Finding Invoice Finance’s Fit In The Late B2B Payments Fight
B2B Payments // May 28, 2021

On its surface, the late B2B payments fight is a clear-cut effort to get large corporates to stop abusing small suppliers that lack the leverage necessary to get paid more quickly. But take a deeper look at the issue, and it quickly becomes convoluted and...

Easing Late B2B Payments Pains With Invoice Finance — Responsibly
B2B Payments // May 20, 2021

Trade finance gradually developed a complicated reputation in recent years as FinTech and alternative lending innovation opened availability of various means of financing B2B transactions to more businesses, both large and small. Some avenues, like factoring, involve a supplier waiting on payments to sell an...

How Corporations Can Do Good — And Do Well — By Financing Supplier Invoices
B2B Payments // February 08, 2021

It’s no hyperbole to describe cash flow as the lifeblood of a business. Even when small businesses are able to churn a profit, major pain points, like receiving delayed payments from large corporate customers, continue to throw a wrench in company cash flows, threatening the...

SMB Funding Looks Ahead Towards A Post-Pandemic Market
B2B Payments // November 12, 2020

The small business financing market is in a unique position: despite market volatility and an economic downturn, funding availability remains strong for SMBs thanks to government funding initiatives. In the U.K., one of the largest aid programs is the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), which...

Interviews & Exclusives
Alt-Lending Back On Top (Just Not In The US)

September 23, 2016
Alternative finance is back in the game! After a few months of lackluster performance with venture capitalists, alternative lending startups have won big this week thanks to two deals totaling more than $80 million — a figure expected to rise even higher. The startups that secured the investments aren’t based in the U.S., however. Find […]

Quick Reads
UPS Capital Expands Trade Finance For SMBs

January 17, 2018
UPS Capital is ramping up its focus on small business finance. The company, a subsidiary of UPS, announced on Tuesday (Jan. 16) that it is expanding its UPS Capital Cargo Finance solution, which provides small- and medium-sized businesses with credit lines to finance goods as they are shipped. UPS Capital is increasing the amount an […]

Reward Finance Doubles SMB Loan Capacity With Foresight Investment

September 11, 2017
Alternative lending hasn’t completely lost its edge with investors. U.K.-based invoice and trade finance firm Reward Finance Group recently reported it had raised more than $51 million from Foresight Group....

Aztec Exchange May Be Headed For Liquidation

August 24, 2017
A company news message at Irish invoice financing company Aztec Exchange suggests the firm is headed toward liquidation. Aztec Exchange has called for a meeting of creditors, according to a company...

Basware Gives SMEs A Speedy Cash Flow Option

November 03, 2015
Providers of digital invoicing and procure-to-pay automation tools are all about giving businesses the power to manage cash flow. But even with these solutions, SMEs can still struggle with gaps...