Balancing credit sales and liquidity is an unavoidable paradox for all businesses. Small businesses, in particular, might find the task a tall order. It requires diligent management of cash inflows and outflows to ensure the availability of sufficient working capital for the firm’s day-to-day operations. Invoice finance is a short-term borrowing facility that helps to […]
Can Supply Chain Financing Resolve Capital Issues for MSMEs?
Small businesses are the foundation of the Indian economy. The micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector contributes to about 30 percent of India’s GDP. But despite being the largest employing faction of the country, they suffer from a lack of financial and regulatory security. Businesses thrive when they have enough funding and a stable […]
How Buy Now Pay Later in B2B Transactions Is Unlocking SME Growth
In the business-to-business (B2B) world, it often seems like big companies have all the advantages. They have more resources, more customers, and more experience. But in recent years, a new trend has emerged, giving smaller businesses a chance to compete: buy now, pay later (BNPL) in B2B. From Amazon to Afterpay, this type of payment […]
Is B2B Buy Now Pay Later Really Changing the Game for SMEs?
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have always struggled with the traditional banking system, and their lack of credit history and low credit scores have been tagged as high-risk borrowers. A report in June 2019 by the U K Sinha Committee involving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) noted that the credit gap in the micro, […]
The RBI’s ban on non-bank PPIs will affect India’s credit card industry.
The FinTech industry has been evolving quickly over the last decade. 11 of India’s 65 unicorns operate in the FinTech space. The industry is quickly disrupting traditional and established BFSI players. However, the regulatory regime is slowly catching up to technological developments. The RBI has recently released a circular which bans banks from offering credit […]
5 Reasons Driving Global Digital Lending Rise
Digital lending has been gaining popularity all around the world. Not only are FinTech start-ups adopting digital lending, but even established multi-national banks are leveraging digital tools for the purposes of lending. The financial sector, in India and around the world, is now in the midst of digital transformation. All processes of such institutions are […]