Primary risks in invoice factoring include potential client defaults, impacting the factor's recovery; high costs due to fees and interest rates; customer relationships strain from third-party involvement; and hidden fees or contractual obligations.
Invoice factoring The finance provider will advance to you up to 90% of the value of your invoices almost instantly instead of waiting 30 days, 60 days, or longer for payment by your customers. It will also manage your sales ledger and be involved in collecting payment for your invoices direct from your customers.
What is bank factoring? The name, bank factoring, might suggest that it is the bank that provides factoring services, but this is a simplification. It is not the banks, but actually companies specifically delegated by them to use bank capital, that offer factoring.
Documents you will have to provide: Factoring application. Articles of Association or registered Amendments to the Articles of Association of your company. Annual report for the previous financial year. Financial report (balance sheet andf profit/loss statement) for the current year (for 3, 6 or 9 months, respectively)