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 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…)
On January 26th and 27th, the “Supply Chain Finance Summit” was held once again, BCR’s annual event where the latest trends in the sector are shown and where the leaders of the trade finance industry share their ideas.
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The Factoring Congress is one of the most important events in the calendar of factoring and finance managers and professionals in Poland. This year, due to the circumstances surrounding Covid-19, the congress has been held through an online event divided into two sessions.
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There is a key aspect managing the financing of trade credit, in general, and reverse factoring, in particular, which is not always well designed and used, from a trade, operational and risk point of view, in contrast to other financing arrangements: big data.
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From this forum of opinion and ideas, that is the Alvantia Blog, we would like to put forward our humble vision of the situation in which we are currently embroiled, and will continue to experience over the next few days and weeks. We will look at this in a strictly economic and financial context and particularly from the point of view of a simple analysis and forecast of what may happen in the coming months, specifically, the liquidity that the network of SMEs and the self-employed will need.
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It’s a fact that there are new technological trends that are currently revolutionising the financial markets. The term Blockchain has become an everyday word in practically everyone’s vocabulary, as it refers to the technology being used by the banking sector to reinvent itself.
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For the fourth consecutive year, Alvantia has participated, as Gold Sponsor, in the Receivables Finance International Convention (RFIx), a key event in the trade finance sector that this year celebrated its nineteenth edition at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London. (more…)
As we saw previously in the first post, Fintechs (business players that combine ICT and finance) undoubtedly offer multiple advantages to consumers by positioning them at the heart of financial products and services. However, some concerns are arising with regards to regulation, supervision, compliance and security.
