Friday 24th May, 2013

The Euro Banking Association  (EBA) has lunched, during the EBAday conference a market guide on Supply Chain Finance. The guide analyses the current trends and characteristics in Supply Chain Finance. The market guide describes the current Supply Chain Finance (SCF) ecosystem and analyses which drivers are propelling or constraining the take-off and adoption of this part of the supply chain management. It also defines and explores market opportunities for possible SCF services .

The  guide also identifies and explains key risk and regulatory issues that are impacting the SCF market. By combining explanatory material with an analytical framework, the guide aims at fulfilling two major objectives: to provide comprehensive background information as well as a discussion basis for relevant stakeholders.

Erkki  Poutiainen of Nordea Bank Finland, Chairman of the EBA Supply Chain Working  Group.  Said; “We created the market guide to help our community gain a better understanding of this complex subject and to explore the underlying trends and business opportunities in SCF”,

“As a pan-European forum for payment practitioners, the EBA is in a good position to support the financial industry in leveraging the potential of this emerging market.”

The EBA market guide on supply chain finance has been compiled with the support of a  dedicated  working  group,  which  consists  of  experts  in  supply  chain  finance and e-invoicing  as  well  as product  experts  with a background  in  transaction  banking.

Furthermore,  the aim of the study was to explore the links between e-invoicing  and SCF as a starting point for optimising financing structures.