Talking Trends September 2021 – Broker Edition
This blog forms part of a series where we identify common views and trends within the broker market over the previous 3 months. Funding enquiries General market feeling is that overall level of enquiries from new and existing clients has remained relatively static. Some (43%) have seen an uptick in the number of Invoice […]
Export Terms of Trade
One of the most important aspects of your export business is your terms of trade. You must have a clear understanding of the various methods of payment available. This includes costs, risks, marketing implications and, of course, when you will actually receive payment. It is also important to know that your terms of trade should […]
Why don’t more businesses use Selective Receivables Finance?
Upon completion of a deal, one of our introducers said to us, “Selective Invoice Finance is fantastic – why don’t more businesses use it?” We are struggling to think of reasons why – especially when you consider what all SME business owners are looking for: Business growth The cliché “cash is king” is said for […]
Are you ready to export?
Though the potential rewards are great, exporting is not without risks. Businesses that jump in too early run the risk of jeopardizing their current business activities. The questions are: are you ready to do that? And are you ready to export? You need to be realistic about what exporting entails and what it takes to […]
Talking Trends April 2021
This blog forms part of a series where we identify common themes and trends over the previous month. Positive Steady increase in business enquiries following removal of government support funding High proportion of enquiries from mature businesses who are new to invoice finance in the UK and Ireland Continued strong demand for export finance beyond the EU and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
€210Million of receivables financing!
As we celebrate our third anniversary we are proud to announce we have advanced €210 million worth of invoice financing to SMEs in the UK, Ireland and Canada! This milestone comes as we triple our work force and extend our global reach, with plans to further expand into America from our Toronto base next year. […]
