Time out with… Laura O’ Gorman
What drew you to a career in marketing? My first two years studying business at Waterford Institute of Technology were more around general business: economics, accounting, law and marketing. This gave me a flavour of the business industry as a whole. In the third year we were encouraged to pick a stream to specialise in […]
Talking Trends February 2021
This blog forms part of a series where we identify common themes and trends over the previous month. Positive Business confidence in the UK appears to be improved as uncertainties around Brexit are made clear and there is a roadmap out of the Covid-19 crisis Recovery Loan Scheme to be rolled out in UK in April, but SME’s are expected to return to non-covid finance options Continued strong demand for US$ in Ireland, UK […]
Supporting SMBs during Lockdown – how Fintechs will provide a lifeline in 2021 and beyond
While the UK is still ranked in the top ten most competitive economies by the World Economic Forum, this is far from assured after Brexit. If the response in the past few months to Covid-19 is anything to go by it is our small business entrepreneurs who will have the agility and ability to respond to […]
Time out with… Peter Thomas
What attracted you to join AP? My background initially was as an assistant portfolio manager, and I battled to get the more traditional risk averse investors and investment managers to buy into tech firms. So, a couple of years ago I decide to sit on the other side and work in the fintech space. I haven’t (fully) looked back […]
Time out with… Kara Kane
Tell me a little bit about yourself? I joined the client management team at AP in November to take over from Ciara during her maternity leave. It’s kind of crazy, a typical pandemic job, my first foray back into the working world – I have actually been out for 15 years or so. I made […]
Talking Trends January 2021
This blog forms part of a series where we identify common themes and trends over the previous month. Positive Introducers in the UK market returning to invoice finance as a core solution as CBILS draws to a close There is strong demand for US$ in Ireland, UK and Canada, highlighting the continued interest in SMEs to look beyond Europe post-Brexit. Businesses appear to be paying […]
Time out With.. Josephine Stanley-Milnes
A little bit about your background: Firstly, can you tell me more about your role within AP? I am on the client management team, so I get involved in processing all the new applications and doing all the relevant compliance checks including money-laundering and “Know Your Client (KYC)”. It gives me the chance to build […]
Talking Trends November 2020
This blog forms part of a series where we discuss common themes and trends that have been identified over the previous month. Positive There has been a marked increase in demand from companies that are new to Invoice Finance, from both early-stage & more mature businesses. This bucks the trend of the wider (full book) […]
How to Stay Afloat while Exporting
There are a lot of benefits to a business selling invoices overseas, but there can also be a lot of financial risks as well. It is important to fully understand the risks and how they may affect your business before selling overseas. Export Finance is ideal if your business has customers overseas who have extended payment […]
An Alternative View of SMB Funding with Accelerated Payment’s CEO, Ian Duffy
Getting funds to SMEs is the new imperative across the globe as nations look to reopen businesses and get people back to work. The pandemic has thrown accessibility of funding for SMEs into sharp relief and alternative financiers are stepping up to the plate. I talked to one such financier, Ian Duffy CEO of Accelerated […]
