Despite the influx of neobanks and fintechs into most financial markets worldwide, SMEs haven’t rushed to switch from incumbent banks to new digital players. However, Accenture’s global SME survey indicates that this may change in the near future as digital platforms target SME customers with...
Bank financeAccess to financeTransitionThis paper deals with finance of the SME sector in Croatia. After review of the literature, bank lending to the SME sector in Croatia is investigated. Attitudes and experience of managers of the SME in the Split-Dalmatian County are analyzed. Finally, ...
Trade finance tools like bank guarantees help boost the reputation of SMEs by assuring partners that contractual obligations will be met. With the support of these mechanisms, SMEs can instill confidence in collaborators or clients who may have reservations about engaging with lesser-known entities....
” They proved to be a great convenience for customers unable to go to the bank branch during working hours, and provided the banks with an automated low-cost way to meet customers cash needs. As transactions increasingly go cashless, ATMs are likely to diminish in number, but they occupy ...
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Using unique matched data on SME-bank relationships from 19 European countries, we examine the effects of bank-level market power on SME finance. We show novel evidence that bank market power at disaggregate level reduces SMEs閳 ccess to bank finance and worsens their credit constraints. Whilst,...
Another SME client undertakes significant work with government and semi-governmental bodies. Many of these customers request bank guarantees for additional assurance, but each has its own specific format and conditions for such guarantees. By taking the time to understand these differin...
The regulation of banks in UK depends on 3 different set of provisions which 2 of them Capital Requirements Directive IV and the Capital Requirements Regulation (jointly CRD IV) and the Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive (BRRD) are the products of EU legislation. An entire exit from the ...
And several airlines have partnered with the buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Uplift and CBW Bank, to offer customers installment loans for flight purchases.These are just a few products that contribute to embedded finance in the United States, which McKinsey research...
worth of loans to SME clients in a range of sectors – from agriculture and aviation to recycling and renewables. “We want to build client relationships that stand the test of time,” said Davies. “With Salesforce, we can strengthen the already strong service we provide to our customers....