2025 Award Winners

Gold Award Winner

Hepsiburada: Gold Award for Best Working Capital Programme

The Gold Award for Best Working Capital Programme goes to Hepsiburada for an outstanding merchant financing initiative that swept the floor at this year’s awards. The Turkish e-commerce leader also won the Best Integrated Working Capital Award and commendations for Best Use of Supply Chain Finance and Best Use of Technology in a Working Capital Project. Judges praised the technical sophistication, supplier-centric design

Afakto: Working Capital Startup

This year’s Working Capital Startup award goes to Afakto, an inventive softwareS-as-a-service (SaaS) provider whose intelligent platform accelerates,

Matthias Corke at Rewe

Interview: Rewe’s Matthias Cork on sustainability and resilience

May 18, 2026

Rewe Group’s Matthias Cork speaks to Ellie Duncan about the future of alternative payments and artificial intelligence in…

UK Government plans toughest payment terms regime with 60-day maximum

UK Government plans toughest payment terms regime with 60-day maximum

May 19, 2026

The UK government has unveiled what it describes as the toughest crackdown on late payments in more than…

Middle East Companies Tighten Grip on Working Capital says KPMG

Middle East Companies Tighten Grip on Working Capital says KPMG

May 21, 2026

Companies across the Middle East are continuing to prioritise liquidity, resilience and operational efficiency as they navigate a…

Glencore receivables finance

Glencore picks FIS for $2.55bn receivables securitisation programme

May 13, 2026

Glencore has selected FIS to support one of the largest trade receivables securitisations seen in the oil and…

Carillion supply chain finance

FRC sanctions ex-Carillion finance chiefs over Supply Chain Finance failures

May 12, 2026

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council has highlighted the governance and disclosure risks surrounding supply chain finance programmes after…

sami altaher, ceo FGI

Goldman Sachs private equity arm buys FGI

May 14, 2026

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has acquired FGI Worldwide, in a deal that signals growing institutional investor appetite for working…

New York conference ushers in the age of working capital as a strategic advantage

New York conference ushers in the age of working capital as a strategic advantage

May 5, 2026

The second annual Working Capital Forum Americas took place last week at the Lotte New York Palace, bringing…

SAP Taulia at Sapphire 2026

SAP Taulia adds AI tools to working capital stack

May 11, 2026

SAP Taulia has unveiled a new suite of AI-powered working capital capabilities at SAP Sapphire 2026, signalling a…

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Global Factoring Market Surpasses €4 Trillion, Says FCI

May 5, 2026

The global factoring industry surpassed €4 trillion in volume for the first time in 2025, according to new…