Finance Types

Raising finance is often a long game, and there are many different mechanisms, structures and ways to fund the growth of a company. We see that sometimes there are alternative… read more →

The United Kingdom, and in particular London, has been at the helm of entrepreneurship within Europe, even rivalling Silicon Valley. Of Europe’s technology start-ups worth $1bn of more, the UK… read more →

Top 10 questions on trade finance, covering Letters of Credit, Bills of Lading, Avalization, Documents, Reverse Factoring and Bank Guarantees. Read our Q&A.

What is the difference between Red Clause and Green Clause Letters of Credit? Definition and explanation of Red and Green LCs by Trade Finance Global

We spoke to Jacco de Jong, Managing Director, essDOCS Consulting about his history and career in trade finance, as well as his views on recent changes and the future of… read more →

Invoice finance in Australia: Introducing Skippr, Innovating and Disrupting the Australian Invoice Finance Market Australia’s debt finance market is booming, although invoice finance is still in its infancy. Total invoice… read more →

There is much talk over what is behind the low prices and where the market is going. At TFG we see that there is rising energy demand and supply pressure.… read more →

What is export factoring? When a deal or trade happens between a buyer and a seller, the seller will ship the goods and raise an invoice for the buyer to… read more →

Gary Howes from Pound Sterling Live gives a market update for Trade Finance Global. The most recent Commitments of Traders report issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shows the… read more →

We spoke to Natalie Jonk, the founder of Walacea, a crowdfunding platform for science projects. Natalie previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry, working primarily in a “science behind the sales/compliance… read more →

We spoke to Sarah Walker, who is the UK Lead of Alternative Finance at KPMG about her thoughts on the alternative finance sector and where it is headed, following NESTA’s… read more →

Why should I compare invoice factoring or invoice discounting providers? There are several bank and non-bank providers of invoice finance, from large instutions to small alternative funders, each offering different… read more →

#PanamaLeaks Leaked documents of hidden money from Putin, his friends and the world’s rich have got everyone talking! It has been outlined that secret offshore deals and huge loans worth… read more →

The relentless decline in sterling, witnessed since December 2015, appears to be slowing. Those watching currency markets in wait of a stronger British pound for their international payments have given… read more →

Fleximize, established in 2014, is a lender pledging to ease the funding crunch hitting up-and-coming businesses. We spoke to Max Chmyshuk about how Fleximize came about, and how it plans… read more →