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The Critical Role of Supply Chain Finance During Economic Uncertainty (and Tariffs!)
Economic cycles fluctuate with regularity, frustrating economists and anyone who tries to predict the future. But in the past few decades, the supercharged economy has led to ever faster changes. Seemingly out of the blue, demand weakens, equity markets crater, and liquidity dries up. We may be facing yet another downturn, this time driven by the sudden imposition of tariffs and trade restrictions.
Supply Chain Resilience and Small Suppliers
A Bruising Market Hits the Smallest Hardest Peter Jacobstein, Chief Strategic Partnership Officer, The Interface Financial Group January 12, 2021 | A recent Harvard Business Review article paints a dire picture for small and mid-sized suppliers (SMEs), and
Many Fintechs Still Rely on \’Bring Your Own Bank\’ Strategy for Supply Chain Finance
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group Today, banks are by far the dominant player in providing supply chain finance, and do so in four ways: Direct credit facilities to their customers (corporate buyers) who
The Blurring of Supply Chain Finance Definitions
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial GroupNovember 20, 2018, Source: Spend Matters I often get this question about how factoring and supply chain finance differs from traditional invoice finance. And the real answer is it\’s
Virtual Cards and Early Payment Solutions
PETER JACOBSTEIN, Chief Strategic Partnership Officer, The Interface Financial Group February 10, 2020 B2B Virtual Card (V-Card) payments are attracting a lot of attention right now — from incumbent commercial payments providers and from fintech
Risk Management in Early Payment Solutions
PETER JACOBSTEIN, Chief Strategic Partnership Officer, The Interface Financial Group January 14, 2020 Buyer-led early payment programs are growing fast. Fully 55% of companies surveyed in PWC’s 2018/2019 Supply Chain Finance Barometer are running some form of