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The COVID effect: Four ways the pandemic is transforming trade credit insurance

6th November 2020

46% of UK invoices are paid late; a major problem for businesses of all sizes and the reason Trade Credit Insurance (TCI) has surged in popularity in recent years. In the first three months of 2019, 5114 claims were made by UK businesses – the... read more

Trade Credit Insurance in 2020: Time to make it mandatory?

6th November 2020

Compulsory insurance isn’t a new concept. In the UK, drivers have been obliged to take out motor insurance since 1930, while companies require employers liability insurance to cover workplace accidents. Given the massive risks that businesses face in... read more

The Ledger: In conversation with Flemming Bengtsen, CEO at Nimbla

22nd September 2020

This month, we were pleased to welcome Flemming Bengtsen to The Ledger studio. Flemming is founder and CEO of Nimbla – the pioneering digital trade credit insurance platform providing single-invoice and whole-book cover to lenders and... read more

From Open Banking to Open Accounting: A New Chapter for Commercial Lenders?

30th July 2020

Across the board, lenders’ and clients’ practices and expectations have been turned upside down by the COVID crisis. Selling and doing business now happens digitally, not physically. Digital systems have swept away paper-based... read more

Now or never: Why today is time for SME lenders to optimise their customer journey

15th July 2020

Lenders have faced a fierce battle over the last six months, as COVID-19 put domestic and international marketplaces under immense, extraordinary pressure Here in the UK, banks strained raced to issue issuing £41 billion of... read more

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