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DATA AND INNOVATION KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF TRADE FINANCE

There is a fundamental shift in how trade finance is taking place, with the use of data-driven decision-making to support more democratic access, beyond company size.

Trade finance’s traditional focus has been that the larger the company, the easier the access to finance and borrowing terms based on balance sheets. This supported the growth of bigger companies and left smaller companies with fewer opportunities at higher rates, stymying their growth prospects.

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OPEN FINANCE – HOW TO MAKE MAKING TAX DIGITAL TRULY SUCCEED

With Making Tax Digital (MTD) now in full swing, HMRC is one of the most digitally advanced tax administrators in the world. But for many small business owners, MTD is new territory and HMRC is a black hole of information.

Due to COVID-19, HMRC made the swift decision to delay phase two of MTD, meaning businesses who were preparing to put digital links in place in 2020, had an extra year and were only required to have completed this by April this year.

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COMPARISON SERVICES CAN HELP THE FINANCIALLY EXCLUDED GET ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CREDIT

Covid-19 has had a profound financial impact on everyone, with 40% of people experiencing a pandemic-related income shock. While some can fall back on their savings or access credit to soften the blow, it can be much more damaging for those who are financially excluded.

This consequence can be severe and far-reaching – affecting someone’s education, health, and housing. Often, financial exclusion can result from having little or no credit history or identity information available. Recent Experian research suggests that there’s around 5.2 million UK adults in this position.

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5 THINGS THE INCOMING SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER SHOULD CONSIDER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SLOW PAYMENTS

Liz Barclay’s appointment as Small Business Commissioner was the latest development that reflected the UK’s longstanding and worsening slow payments crisis.

Liz’s new role will see her serve as guardian of invoices owed to SME suppliers, championing their prompt payment against a backdrop of drawn-out payment terms: a problem which has worsened over the past year.

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WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP DO YOU NEED?

Most businesses have some problem they need to solve at any given point in time. These days, getting stellar growth may be a challenge, and the cost of acquiring a new customer seems to go only one way.

Up. Ouch!

For others, it may be that the business you set up a few years back is no longer performing as expected, and a change is needed. But you also know it could take years to turn it around successfully through reengineering.

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