Archive for Supply Chain Finance
Even though the starting points by Taulia+Ricoh and Readsoft+Billentis are completely different, they come to the same conclusion: as a standalone feature, e-invoicing creates less value. The true value of e-invoicing emerges when it is use as an enabler for other value added services: AP automatino, dynamic discounting, supply chain finance and so on.
Read MoreWe dug up this interesting post from Andrew Jesse (Vice President Basware in London). He focusses on the fact that late payments can pose a serious risk to a small supplier’s financial health, given that they have less of a financial ‘buffer’ than their larger counterparts. So, it’s unsurprising that extended payment policies are putting pressure on buyer-supplier relationships. The combination of e-invoicing and new e-payment solutions like Basware and VISA helps solve these extended payments and supplier cash flow issues.
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The Board of Tungsten has received approval from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for the formal change of control in the recently acquired FIBI. The fully UK authorised Bank will be re-named tot the Tungsten Bank and will soon start offering supply chain finance: a major opportunity for UK SME’s as well as entire supply chains.
And there is more good news: Tungsten has today begun providing invoice discounting services to selected US customers.
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Cash is king. Run out of cash and your business is history. And yet, many finance professionals still do not have the level of visibility and control they would like. By providing a far more accurate view of your company’s working capital, you reduce the need for expensive borrowing. As a result, you have more agility to make the right decisions for your business.
That is why Basware came up with the The Purchase-to-Pay Manifesto. This will help you to..
Every now and then OB10 Tungsten provides us with an update on their transition from an e-invoicing service provider to a supply chain finance provider. As as a supply chain finance provider the e-invoice is just a means (though a very important one) to provide the valuable services in the near future.
Read MoreFundbox acts as a microlender for small businesses that cannot afford to wait for money from clients that can often take up to 90 days to arrive. Fundbox identified this as an underserved space, in that banks tend to be reluctant to lend to small businesses, particularly in small amounts.
Fundbox says that the business-to-business invoice area is worth $74 trillion, a much bigger market than the $3 trillion business-to-consumer one that includes competitors like Visa, Paypal and Square.
eFinans,provides e-Invoice Integration, tailor-made e-Invoice support, e-Invoice archiving, e-Ledger application services – as well as online banking solutions through its e-Commerce portal in Turkey. Since September 2013, companies in Turkey have to comply to new mandatory requirements in e-invoicing. Please click here to download and examine the detailed offering of eFinans, especially for BCCT (Britisch Chamber of Commerce of Turkey) members.
Read MoreSome of the achievements sofar are listed in this article. Like its compliance in 44 countries. But also: Their focus on a purely digital approach means that Tungsten shall be shutting down the legacy interoperability arrangements that benefit its competitors more than they benefit Tungsten’s customers and which could introduce non-compliant invoices into the Tungsten network. Hmmmm, interesting.
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Today Tungsten (the organisation that acquired OB10 last year September) announced that Blackstone Tactical Opportunities has agreed a $200mln funding deal that will allow Tungsten to provide customers supply chain finance. Tungsten, valued at $225mln before this deal was made public, is aiming to acquire the UK arm of the First International Bank of Israel to create an invoice discounting business.
The deal shows that OB10, now a Tungsten company, is looking what lies well beyond e-invoicing: supply chain finance.
