Welcome to the Supply Chain Finance collaborative arena

The purpose of this document is to summarise the results of the 2018-2019 research conducted by the Supply Chain Finance Observatory, which had the following objectives: measure the potential and serviced available Supply Chain Finance market at both an Italian and international level; develop credit rating models that integrate diverse credit information; monitor the provision of Supply Chain Finance solutions to SMBs; study the impact of Supply Chain Finance on business roles and processes; identify how Supply Chain Finance can be a leveraged for the development of innovation processes. The results obtained show how the Supply Chain Finance environment is progressively shaping itself as a real ecosystem, characterised by the increasing number of collaborations between its active players.

How much is the Supply Chain Finance market in Italy and Europe worth?
What is the level of awareness and degree of adoption of Supply Chain Finance solutions in Italy and Europe?
What are the main archetypes for collaborations put in place by the players of the Supply Chain Finance ecosystem? What is their value proposition, especially related to the provision of these solutions to SMBs?
How can companies exploit the opportunities emerging from fast growing markets? How much can innovative technologies help them do so?
How can Supply Chain Finance become a leverage for propagating sustainability along the supply chain?