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...
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...
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...
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...
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 […]
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 […]
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....
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...
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...
