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SIDBI becomes C2FO’s latest financier to C2treds, the company’s first national funding platform.
Kansas City, USA (July 30, 2024) — C2FO, the world’s leading on-demand working capital platform, announced that the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the latest financier to join C2treds. This national funding platform enables the early payment of invoices to provide much-needed liquidity to India’s micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs).
C2treds operates under the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) initiative, facilitating the financing and discounting of MSMEs’ trade receivables through an online bidding process with multiple financiers. TReDS is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to support the growth and sustainability of the MSME sector in India.
SIDBI is the principal financial institution engaged in promoting, financing, and developing MSMEs in India. Through this strategic collaboration, C2treds aims to enhance liquidity for MSMEs at competitive interest rates typically reserved for larger enterprises.
“As the apex institution for the promotion and development of MSMEs, SIDBI is fully committed to increasing the flow of credit to MSMEs. TReDS has become an effective tool for the prompt realization of MSMEs’ receivables, and SIDBI is onboarded on all operational TreDS platforms,” said SIDBI Deputy Managing Director Prakash Kumar.
“We are confident that C2FO will leverage its network to bring in more buyers and MSMEs on its TreDS platform to meet the Government objectives to mitigate delays in payments to MSME suppliers,” said Kumar.
C2FO is the only fintech platform of scale in India offering both Early Pay (dynamic discounting) and TReDS functionalities. This unique combination enhances liquidity and finance accessibility for MSMEs and enables large enterprises to create sustainable supply chains and achieve incremental savings. Additionally, it connects financiers with India’s largest network of AA and higher-rated enterprises requiring Supply Chain Finance.
“SIDBI joining the C2treds platform will significantly amplify our efforts to support the growth of MSMEs, which are our country’s employment engines,” said C2FO’s Country Head in India, Basant Kaur. “By providing MSMEs with more access to the capital they need to grow, we are not only unlocking their potential but also driving the nation’s economic growth,” Kaur explained.
The MSME sector is crucial for India’s economic growth and sustainability, being the second-largest employer after agriculture. The Government of India (GOI) is intensifying its focus on the uptake of the TReDS platform. The recent union budget underscores this initiative by reducing the revenue threshold for mandatory onboarding of buyers on the TReDS platform from ₹500 crore to ₹250 crore. As a result, more MSME suppliers will now find the liquidity they need at competitive rates through TReDS.
C2FO is the world’s on-demand working capital platform, providing fast, flexible and equitable access to low-cost capital to nearly 2 million businesses worldwide. Using patented Name Your Rate® technology and a suite of working capital solutions, companies can get paid sooner by the world’s largest enterprises — unlocking billions in risk-free capital. With a mission of ensuring that every business has the capital needed to thrive, C2FO has delivered more than $350 billion in funding around the world. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kansas City, USA, with offices around the globe, C2FO is working to build a better, more inclusive financial system every day. To learn more, visit C2FO.com.
C2treds is an RBI-approved TReDS platform by C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform. We understand the pivotal role Indian MSMEs play in India’s growth story. The MSME sector contributes close to 30% of the country’s GDP yet faces critical challenges such as restrictive debt cycles, high interest rates, and delayed payments all of which impede business cash flow. With around 50,000+ Indian MSMEs as part of C2FO’s India network, C2treds is poised to overcome these barriers for a significant number of MSMEs. To learn more, visit C2treds.com
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