From the Atacama Desert to the Amazon rainforest and from the high peaks of the Andes to the Great San Julian Depression, Latin America is so vast, so diverse and such a fascinating place that
it would be impossible to define it in words. It’s a land that has given rise to ancient civilizations
and modern metropolises, natural wonders and feats of engineering, and great thinkers, artists (more…)
On May 12 and 13, the Spanish Factoring Association held its XL General Assembly at the NH Finisterre Hotel in La Coruña. The event was sponsored by Alvantia, which has not hesitated to once again support this important meeting of the trade finance sector in our country. (more…)
Within the Confirming activity, the management of sending remittances is a process that, a priori, can be trivial. However, this is a key phase in which different business areas of the entity are involved (such as Operations, Sales and Technology) and in which it is essential to successfully address one of its main problems: the management of the large variety of formats that have emerged over the years. (more…)
A few years ago, Factoring in Colombia was a non regulated activity and its reputation was not very good (in some cases, it was even related with a lack of financial health). These conditions made the development of this product very difficult. In fact, as it is said in Actualícese, less than a 5% of SMEs accesed to this financial tool in 2019. (more…)
Christmas is one of our favourite seasons of the year, and even though the current ones continue to be restricted, at Alvantia we are living them with a great deal of hope. This year not only are we celebrating these Christmas holidays but also our “coming of age”. This month our company celebrates its 18th anniversary! (more…)
Undoubtedly, technology is one of the undisputed protagonist of the 21st century. It has undergone a meteoric evolution during the last decades and without this unstoppable development, our lives would be completely different today. (more…)
On 21 and 22 October, the Spanish Factoring Association (AEF) held its thirty-nine General Meeting in Granada. Once again, Alvantia sponsored this event, which brings together the main players in the commercial finance industry in Spain. (more…)
Roberto Gutiérrez (CEO – Alvantia)
For the World Factoring Yearbook – BCR publication in association with FCI
Just over a year ago in April 2020, Spain was in the throes of the first wave of the pandemic and plunged into a state of economic semi-paralysis. The vast majority of companies were closed, people were working remotely and the figures for unemployment, furloughs and temporary redundancy plans were growing each day. It seemed as if, to add insult to injury, an economic virus was following in the footsteps of the coronavirus.
Leadership, a word that is difficult to define in a single definition, always subject to the need to transform itself to adapt to new contexts and, in this last year, with the pandemic we have experienced, this adaptation and transformation has become even more important and, above all, to the rapid need for the leader to respond to transform himself and his team to a new and different way of working that has never been experienced before.
