Spend Matters Almanac: Trade Financing

ApexPeak improves the cash flow for companies large and small by providing alternative finance. Working capital is provided via a suite of digital platforms making cash advances fast and easy. ApexPeak was founded in 2012. Its headquarters are in Singapore and it has offices in Dubai and Africa. It is majority locally owned. To find out more about invoice discounting

APVelocity quick-payment service is a fast and flexible way for buyers to swiftly pay their suppliers. With APVelocity as the financing source, buyers benefit from improved working capital, and suppliers benefit from instant payment on approved invoices. We are industry leaders in smooth supplier onboarding. We utilize comprehensive education, allowing for seamless integration with any eInvoicing and procurement system. With

Fluent is the financial operating network for global commerce. Fluent’s enterprise blockchain network is powering applications built to transform trade and the financial supply chain, including real-time B2B payments, supply chain financing, and a peer-to-peer working capital marketplace.

Greensill Capital is an independent finance company that unlocks working capital and generates margin improvement for our global clients via better management of trade payables, receivables and inventory. In addition to delivering some of the industry’s largest investment-grade supply chain finance programmes, Greensill Capital is the leading provider for non-investment grade obligors as well as delivering solutions to reach the

InvoiceBazaar meaning “market of invoices” is an attempt to bridge the supplier-buyer relationship, by digitizing the transactions which are done manually in the real world. This digitization helps in providing finance to a supplier by actually taking buyer-risk. We have seen the struggle SMEs go through at banks in terms of submitting various documents and still waiting for credit approvals.

Taulia drives innovation in the Financial Supply Chain through a comprehensive and interconnected set of solutions to strengthen supplier relationships and uncover the value within financial supply chains. One Platform, Unlimited Options. By turning every invoice into a revenue opportunity, Taulia enables organizations to strengthen supplier relationships while adding millions to the bottom line. Some of the smartest brands in

Founded in 2010, Tradeshift is the world’s largest business commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers. Tradeshift connects over 1.5 million companies across 190 countries, processes over half a trillion USD in transaction value yearly, and has a marketplace containing 28 million SKUs. It offers solutions for procure to pay, supplier engagement and financial services, and enables companies and partners