Inventory finance uncovered - progress, innovations, and the road to growth of transparency-based financing

July 4th, 2025

Admir Imami, Zvilo Chairman and Founder, spoke on a panel at the 25^th annual Receivables Finance International Convention (RFIx25) held in London’s Canary Wharf this May. 

Organised by BCR, the 2025 Receivables Finance International (RFIx25) celebrated the 25th anniversary, bringing together key industry players from across the world for two days of thought leadership and strategic discussions on the future of receivables finance. 

BUSINESS AS USUAL TO CHANGE AS USUAL 

This year’s theme, “Business as Usual to Change as Usual” (BaU → CaU), highlighted the industry’s shift towards adaptability and innovation as constant drivers for progress. It also raised questions around the evolving nature of financing tools, for instance, could inventory finance become another form of supply chain finance or invoice finance? 

RFIx gathers the leading minds in global receivables finance, including trade banks, independent finance providers, alternative financiers, fintechs, software companies, trade credit insurers, financial consultants, lawyers, and corporate treasurers. 

ZVILO LEADING THE WAY ON INVENTORY FINANCE 

Admir was invited to speak as part of the panel for the Panel session: Inventory finance uncovered - progress, innovations, and the road to growth of transparency-based financing. 

Businesses are turning to tailored financing solutions to manage increased inventory levels, especially in response to supply chain disruptions and economic shifts. Despite growth, challenges like strict collateral requirements, credit assessments, and poor inventory management remain.  

The panel discussion evaluated recent progress in in overcoming these issues and reassessed inventory finance’s potential, covering a range of topics, including: 

• How asset-based lending (ABL) is evolving, and has become more sophisticated in evaluating and incorporating inventory as collateral 

• The technologies & data-driven innovations that are transforming inventory finance 

• How local legal considerations and improvements are facilitating its adoption across more countries 

• Practical use cases of successful implementations of inventory finance 

• How accurate collateral valuation and risk assessment are being addressed 

• Projections for the future growth of inventory finance 

The session underscored the momentum building around inventory finance as a viable and scalable solution for businesses seeking flexible working capital. As players across finance and technology continue to collaborate, inventory finance is poised to play a central role in closing the global trade finance gap, an area where Zvilo remains committed to driving innovation.