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Supply chain finance, or reverse factoring, is a short-term lending arrangement that buyers establish to pay for goods and services provided to them by suppliers.
Under these agreements, a buyer enlists a financial institution to pay its outstanding invoice with a supplier. Typically, the bank makes the payment, ahead of the due date and at...