Supporting SMEs 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 […]
The Need for Collaboration
Access to finance for SMEs is a drum that is continuously beaten across the world. Many SME finance providers jumped headfirst into the market in the last decade with the common goal of fixing exactly that systemic fault. It is evident that FinTech’s have already altered the market, however, the combined effects of Brexit and […]
Navigating the Alternative and Speciality Finance Landscape for Canadian SMBs
What does the current SMB finance landscape look like in Canada? The Alternative/Specialty Finance industry in Canada remains a fragmented marketplace with both strong regional and national brands active today. The dominance of the large public financial services providers remain solidly in place, however the nimbleness, risk-tolerance factor and technology orientation of the Specialty Finance […]
Ian Duffy Opinions on Brexit
In this article, Ian Duffy, CEO of Accelerated Payments gives his opinion on the impact that Brexit will have on various areas of businesses trading with or through the UK. From 1 January 2021, regardless of the outcome of the ongoing negotiations, the UK will no longer be part of the EU’s Single Market and […]
An Alternative View of SME 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 […]
Dispelling 5 Common Invoice Finance Myths
Introduced over 4,000 years ago, when King Hammurabi ruled over Mesopotamia, invoice finance is one of the oldest forms of commercial finance. The modern-day version of invoice financing can be traced back to the 1300s when money in Italy was offered against payment and delivery of grain. Fast forward to 2019 and the estimated volume of invoice finance […]