THE DEFACTO BLOG

April 7, 2026
4
min de lecture

The winning bank won’t have branches. It has APIs.

March 27, 2026
5 min
min de lecture

Credit scoring, open banking, and scoring models: how to assess SMB risk today

February 2, 2026
5 min
min de lecture

Altman Z-Score: A practical guide for SMB leaders

January 19, 2026
5 min
min de lecture

E-commerce financing: The best funding options to grow your online business

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AI & Automation
Future of Credit
April 1, 2026
4

The winning bank won’t have branches. It has APIs.

Future of Credit
March 26, 2026
5 min

Credit scoring, open banking, and scoring models: how to assess SMB risk today

Financing 101
January 28, 2026
5 min

Altman Z-Score: A practical guide for SMB leaders

Financing 101
January 15, 2026
5 min

E-commerce financing: The best funding options to grow your online business

Financing 101
November 20, 2025
6 min

Which European countries are the most business-friendly for SMEs?

Future of Credit
September 25, 2025
5 min

The quiet comeback of balance sheet fintech (& the math behind it)

Tech
AI & Automation
September 4, 2025
5 min

How we make database schema migrations safe and robust at Defacto

Financing 101
June 18, 2025
4 min

Margin of safety: Calculate your SME's cash flow vulnerability

Financing 101
June 18, 2025
3 min

Risk management: How to protect your SME's cash flow

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
June 4, 2025
6 min

Smarter lending: Inside Defacto’s breakthrough node-based credit model

Financing 101
May 21, 2025
4 min

Open-end credit facilities: how (& why) they work for SMBs

Financing 101
May 21, 2025
7 min

What French PDPs can learn from e-invoicing success in Italy

Financing 101
May 21, 2025
5

Merchant cash advances: how to keep business cash flowing

April 30, 2025
5 min

Minimum stock: alert levels, formula, and mistakes to avoid

Financing 101
April 2, 2025
5 min

What is trade credit? A lever for growth or a potential financial trap?

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
March 27, 2025
4 min

Betting big on embedded finance with Albane de Vauplane

Defacto News
Future of Credit
March 19, 2025
2 min

Defacto increases annual financing to €1.8 Billion to strengthen SMB cash flow in Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB)

Financing 101
March 19, 2025
4 min

Factoring contracts: How they work & key clauses to understand

Future of Credit
March 11, 2025
7 min

Why embedded lending is the ultimate PDP power move

Financing 101
Future of Credit
February 27, 2025
4 min

BNPL for B2B: How SMBs unlock growth without bank loans

Financing 101
February 27, 2025
4 min

Revolving credit: What is it and why is it so valuable for SMBs?

Financing 101
February 27, 2025
4 min

How to get a business loan without collateral

Financing 101
February 27, 2025
6 min

Know Your Customer (KYS): Everything you need to know

Financing 101
February 17, 2025
4 min

Days payable outstanding (DPO): Understand and optimize this financial ratio

Financing 101
February 17, 2025
5 min

Cash burn: definition, calculation & strategies

Financing 101
February 17, 2025
8 min

A glossary of key lending & financing terms for SMBs

Financing 101
February 17, 2025
4 min

What is days inventory outstanding (DIO) & how can you optimize it?

Financing 101
January 29, 2025
3 min

DSO: What it means & how to calculate and optimize yours

Defacto News
AI & Automation
January 29, 2025
3 min

Building modern compliance: How Defacto scales risk management with automation

Financing 101
January 22, 2025
5 min

How to choose a reputable supplier & manage the relationship

Financing 101
January 15, 2025
5 min

Self-funding ratio: How to calculate your self-financing capacity

Financing 101
January 13, 2025
4 min

Internal vs. external financing: Understanding the differences and choosing the right strategy

Financing 101
January 10, 2025
4 min

Solvency ratio: A crucial measure of your business's financial health

Defacto News
AI & Automation
December 19, 2024
4 min

How I took 4 months' maternity leave with no backfill, thanks to AI

Financing 101
December 11, 2024
6 min

Accounts payable (AP) financing: How it works & key examples

Financing 101
December 11, 2024
5 min

Liquidity ratio for SMBs: How to calculate & how to improve yours

Partner Case Studies
Defacto News
December 11, 2024
3 min

How Greenway enables sustainable, connected mobility with Defacto

Defacto News
Future of Credit
December 9, 2024
5 min

Future of embedded lending: Pennylane and Defacto roll out first PDP use case

AI & Automation
Future of Credit
Defacto News
December 4, 2024
5 min

Underwriting at Defacto: Beyond algorithms to transform automated lending

Partner Case Studies
Future of Credit
November 27, 2024
3 min

How GCollect improves invoice collection thanks to Defacto

Future of Credit
November 27, 2024
6 min

Embedded credit 2025: 9 stats signaling the next fintech focus

Defacto News
Future of Credit
November 20, 2024
4 min

2024 wrapped: Our year of AI, e-invoicing, and unveiling LaaS

Financing 101
November 18, 2024

The end-of-year cash flow checklist for SMBs

Financing 101
November 13, 2024
5 min

What is a reasonable profit margin for a small business? (& how to calculate yours)

Future of Credit
November 6, 2024
6 min

How fintech innovation enhances the business banking customer experience

Financing 101
November 6, 2024
5 min

Working capital financing: how fast funding answers urgent SMB needs

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
October 24, 2024
5 min

The new standard: How banks & fintechs are innovating the customer experience

Future of Credit
Financing 101
October 17, 2024
6 min

What PSD3 means for banks, fintechs, and small businesses

Partner Case Studies
Future of Credit
October 17, 2024
3 min

How RollingFunds developed a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ offer for SMBs with Defacto

Financing 101
October 16, 2024
4 min

10 pros & cons of short-term financing for SMBs

Future of Credit
Future of Credit
AI & Automation
October 10, 2024
6 min

Seizing the moment: Didier Valet on fintech, AI, and Europe’s next big opportunity

Financing 101
October 10, 2024
4 min

Everything you need to know about small business cash flow management

SMB Stories
October 10, 2024
3 min

How AML Factory gained peace of mind thanks to Defacto

Defacto News
Future of Credit
September 30, 2024
4 min

Introducing Defacto Core: Lending-as-a-Service built for lenders to better serve SMBs

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
September 30, 2024
6 min

How open banking and machine learning are shaping modern finance with Patrick Brett

Future of Credit
September 30, 2024
5 min

From competition to cooperation: the new dynamics of financial services with Aurélien Viry

September 30, 2024
6 min

The 11 best small business tools every SMB needs to try

Financing 101
September 19, 2024
6 min

60+ Small business lending statistics & industry trends for 2024

Financing 101
September 19, 2024
3 min

Alternative business lending: non-bank financing options for SMBs

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
Financing 101
September 19, 2024
6 min

Embedded lending explained: what, how, and why now

Future of Credit
September 11, 2024
6 min

Transforming SMB lending: Bank-fintech collaboration in the post-Covid era with Socheat Chhay

Future of Credit
September 11, 2024
4 min

How to choose your embedded finance partner: A 10-question checklist

Financing 101
Future of Credit
September 4, 2024
5 min

Embedded finance: how it works & key examples

Future of Credit
Future of Credit
September 4, 2024
5 min

Cowboys & sheriffs: why fintech startups must embrace regulation with Charlotte Gounot

AI & Automation
Future of Credit
September 4, 2024
6 min

How automated underwriting benefits borrowers & lenders

Financing 101
September 4, 2024
4 min

Invoice fraud: how to identify and avoid fake invoices

Financing 101
August 28, 2024
4 min

How revenue-based business loans work for SMBs

Financing 101
August 21, 2024
19 min

E-invoicing & e-reporting in France: a guide for SMEs, fintech & banks

Financing 101
August 21, 2024
4 min

Assignment of receivables: how to generate cash flow with unpaid invoices

Financing 101
Future of Credit
August 14, 2024
5 min

What is open banking? Inside this key innovation in the financial sector

Financing 101
July 31, 2024
4 min

COGS: Cost of goods sold (formula & definition)

Financing 101
July 24, 2024
4 min

Reverse factoring: a simple guide for SMBs

Financing 101
July 22, 2024
4 mins

Working capital line of credit: definition, advantages and how to access

Defacto News
July 16, 2024
2 min

We’ve upgraded our Direct Lending Dashboard   

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
June 28, 2024
3 min

Democratizing lending through innovation

Financing 101
June 26, 2024
4 min

Bridging loans: How to use bridge finance to survive & thrive

Financing 101
June 19, 2024
4 min

Small business cash flow loans: how to get fast funding

Future of Credit
June 19, 2024
4 min

Stifled growth: the funding challenges facing French SMBs

Financing 101
June 19, 2024
3 min

How to navigate post-pandemic financial challenges and optimise cash flow

Financing 101
June 12, 2024
4 min

How to optimize your cash conversion cycle (CCC) for growth

AI & Automation
June 5, 2024
6 min

AI in lending: how artificial intelligence opens the door for SMBs

Financing 101
June 3, 2024
4 min

Negative working capital: definition, interpretation and advantages

SMB Stories
May 30, 2024

Strategic financing: how Bellota-Bellota fuels international growth with Defacto

Financing 101
May 29, 2024
5 min

Inventory financing: a practical guide for smart SMBs

Future of Credit
May 28, 2024
6 min

Lending-as-a-service (LaaS): How to use white label lending

Financing 101
May 22, 2024
5 min

Seasonal business financing: 5 cash flow factors for short-term campaigns

Financing 101
May 15, 2024
4 min

How to build a financing dossier: the business loan documents you need

Financing 101
May 13, 2024
5 min

Working capital optimization: Strategies to master the cash conversion cycle

Financing 101
May 6, 2024
5 min

Why working capital management is critical to prepare SMBs for the Paris Olympics

Financing 101
May 6, 2024
5 min

Cash flow forecast: how (& why) to build an effective SMB cash plan

Financing 101
May 2, 2024
4 min

Early payment discounts: How to optimise cash flow with smarter purchasing

Financing 101
April 29, 2024
5 min

How much does invoice factoring cost for SMBs?

Financing 101
April 25, 2024
4 min

Non-dilutive financing: 5 interesting choices for SMBs

Financing 101
April 22, 2024
5 min

Working capital requirement (WCR): definition, calculation and management

SMB Stories
April 17, 2024
6 mins

How smart SMBs use working capital loans to fund growth

Financing 101
April 17, 2024
4 mins

4 short-term financing options for SMBs

Future of Credit
AI & Automation
April 16, 2024
5 min

6 bank technology trends driving change in 2024

Financing 101
April 10, 2024
5 min

Supplier relationship management: How to optimise cash flow & maintain relationships

Defacto News
April 8, 2024
3

April Digest | Navigating the waves of change: the ECB's interest rate strategy amidst inflation

Defacto News
Future of Credit
March 18, 2024
2 min

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