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Late payments don’t just hurt individual businesses Late payments are sometimes viewed as a minor inconvenience, a simple delay that businesses can manage with a bit of financial juggling. The reality however, is that late payments have far-reaching impacts that extend beyond the immediate frustration of cashflow issues. In tightly interconnected local economies like Merseyside, these delays can cause significant knock-on disruptions, affecting not only the individual businesses involved but also the wider community. …

This article was published as a thought leadership piece in Liverpool Chamber of Commerce’s Well Connected Magazine Summer Edition. It feels like there’s a lot missing. Secure prospects for the future. Proportionate action on the climate crisis. A sense that collaboration is more than a buzzword, and will really yield material rewards. …

I was delighted to give a five minute ’lightning pitch’ at this year’s FinTech North conference in Manchester’s Whitworth Hall, appearing in the FinTech Showcase alongside twelve other up-and-coming and established companies. The presentation started out by introducing our work as a leader in adapting powerful ‘clearing’ tools used by the banks in service of SMEs and communities. …