With Capital Chains’ support, De Heus implemented SCF first in Vietnam, then applied those lessons across Indonesia and Europe, creating liquidity, supplier consistency and a scalable rollout model in markets.
The supply chain finance industry is approaching a crossroads. Though widely touted as a way of freeing up cash for corporates and their suppliers alike, the practice faces growing pressure from authorities over accusations of misuse and lax disclosure rules. Coupled with better data sharing and analytics, some SCF providers say it is time for the [...]
The African market has typically had a muted response to supply chain finance compared to the far wider take-up in Europe - but there have been some landmark deals in the last couple of years that suggest companies are starting to recognise the benefits of SCF. Fintech firms such as Addendum in South Africa have been [...]
When Eric Woons, global head of cash management at SABIC, the Saudi Arabian petrochemicals producer, first raised the idea of setting up a supply chain finance programme he met with some resistance, or at least a lack of awareness of the product. From his perspective, a supply chain finance programme was an effective way of helping [...]