Supply Chain Finance and Reverse Factoring
Supply chain finance lets suppliers get paid early while buyers extend payment terms — a win-win funded by the buyer's credit rating
- Supply Chain Finance and Reverse Factoring
- Setting Up a Supply Chain Finance Program
- Measuring Program Success
Supply Chain Finance and Reverse Factoring#
Reverse factoring: the buyer approves invoices, a financial institution pays the supplier early (at a discount), and the buyer pays the institution at the original due date. The supplier gets cash in 2-3 days instead of 60-90 days. The discount is based on the buyer's credit rating (typically 1-3%), not the supplier's (which could be 5-15%). Both parties benefit.
Setting Up a Supply Chain Finance Program#
Platform providers: Taulia, PrimeRevenue, C2FO, and Orbian. Setup: buyer connects AP system to platform, invites suppliers, sets approved invoice criteria. Timeline: 3-6 months from decision to first transaction. Minimum scale: $50M+ in annual payables to justify platform costs. ROI for buyer: extended DPO by 30-45 days without harming suppliers.
Track: supplier adoption rate (target >60% of eligible spend within year 1), average early payment days (target 45+ days early), discount rate achieved (target <2%), buyer DPO improvement (target +30 days), and supplier satisfaction scores.
Measuring Program Success#
Track: supplier adoption rate (target >60% of eligible spend within year 1), average early payment days (target 45+ days early), discount rate achieved (target <2%), buyer DPO improvement (target +30 days), and supplier satisfaction scores. A well-run program improves buyer working capital by $5-15M on $100M payables while reducing supplier financing costs by 50-70%.
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