On January 24th and 25th, Alvantia participated in the Supply Chain Finance Summit 2023, a meeting that was held at the Cecabank offices in Madrid and brought together the main players in the Confirming sector at an international level.
The event, organized by BCR Publishing, in collaboration with FCI and the Spanish Factoring Association (AEF), had an interesting program focused on the latest trends in the SCF industry. (more…)
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…)
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.
On September 26, the Mexican Factoring Association (AMEFAC) held its 11th annual convention, which brought together the sector’s main representatives from around the world. Different companies, authorities and institutions involved in factoring addressed topics related to global trends in its regulations, international experience, legal framework, macroeconomic perspectives, new markets, as well as funding alternatives.
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Since September 1st, Fintech Finalbion moves to the avant-garde on innovation after implementing the Alvantia commercial financing platform into its own systems, backing up its disruptive business model with the most innovative technological solution on the market. Finalbion, who specializes in the financing of working capital, now operates under Alvantia platform, which has been implemented with huge success by Alvantia’s team and will be used by Finalbion from now on to manage their receivables and payables services, among others.
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