Uptick in Supply Chain Finance to Meet Holiday Inventory Demands
In the summer months, trade finance providers tend to see a rise in utilization from retailers and their vendors looking for a working capital boost for holiday season [...]
Global Shipping Delays Affecting Buyer Working Capital
The aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to rattle global supply chains as retailers and manufacturers attempt to keep up with resurgent consumer demand, tying [...]
Harbor Provides SCF Program to Mexican Seafood Processor
Supply chain finance program allows a Mexico-based seafood importer and distributor to improve working capital. DELRAY BEACH, FLA. – Trade finance provider Harbor announced the closing [...]
What is Supply Chain Finance?
What is Supply Chain Finance? When businesses that trade – that is buy and sell goods - are looking to boost their working capital, they [...]
Supply Chain Finance on the Rise in the Middle Market
2020 was a record year for supply chain finance (SCF) as corporate buyers strived to bail out suppliers hit by the pandemic by providing earlier payments. Even [...]
5 Frequently Asked Questions About Supply Chain Finance with Harbor
All businesses need working capital to fuel growth. When considering a supply chain finance program to improve liquidity, importers tend to raise the same questions. We thought [...]
RCEP Signing to Offer Mixed Fortunes for U.S. Importers and Exporters
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement (FTA) was signed in November following nearly a decade of negotiations. The FTA is arguably the largest in history, encompassing one-third [...]
How Asset Based Lending and Supply Chain Finance Can Coexist
Whether it’s to release working capital to add new inventory, or to ensure operational continuity, businesses will always require financing to reach their potential. Asset Based Lending [...]
A Digital Transformation of Global Trade in a Post-Pandemic World
Billions of people were sent home from work as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold and digital solutions marked the way forward for most of us. The international [...]
HarborTrade Platform Overview
The HarborTrade platform not only injects liquidity into the supply chain, but it allows for better vendor and procurement management by allowing buyers and suppliers to interact [...]