Deep-Tier SCF is Magical, But Here’s Why It Doesn’t Work
Deep-tier Supply Chain Finance (DTSCF) is often sighted as a magic spell that could transform the funding landscape for SMEs. While the concept has caught attention, scaling DTSCF is proving to be difficult. As you scratch the surface, several challenges become evident
The Pandemic – Supply Chain disruptions and lessons for SCF practitioners
Pandemic has disrupted the Supply Chains. This brings both challenges and opportunities for industry as well as Supply Chain Finance practitioners including Fintechs. However, its the technology that will drive the future of SCF.
Lessons from Greensill’s insolvency: Nothing to do with Supply Chain Finance
Greensill Capital, a UK based SCF company, filed for insolvency early this month. The company’s SCF business was ostensibly built on ‘Reverse Factoring’ (RF) arrangement. While media reports and regulators evaluate what went wrong, we as practitioners need discern facts from fiction and pick up our lessons. Amit Balooni share the learnings this case has for bankers
Navigating SME Lending Strategy: Two key pointers
‘What is an SME?’ has no all-encompassing answer. Any standardised approach to building SME Lending strategy is therefore fraught with risks. We deep dive into two important factors that can be guiding lights- variance in SME definitions and the role legal ecosystem plays. Amit Balooni shares the pointers