Types of receivables financing agreements
Receivables financing allows companies to unlock immediate cash from their customer invoices. Depending on your needs and business context, different types of receivables financing agreements can be structured: undisclosed or disclosed, recourse or non-recourse, invoice picking or balance assignment, spot or recurrent programmes... Each structure offers specific benefits in terms of financing, receivables management, and risk coverage.
Receivables financing agreements
Full factoring
The company assigns its invoices to a factor, which provides financing, collection, and management of the accounts receivable.
Invoice picking
The company selects the invoices it wishes to assign, enabling more targeted and flexible financing.
Balance assignment factoring
Financing is calculated on the overall accounts receivable balance, rather than on an invoice picking basis.
Recourse factoring
In the event of customer non-payment, the company is required to reimburse the financing advance to the factor.
Non-recourse factoring
The risk of non-payment is fully transferred to the factor, which assumes any potential loss.
Disclosed non-managed factoring
Customers are informed of the invoice assignment, but the company retains responsibility for managing its accounts receivable and collections.
Off-balance sheet (derecognition) factoring
Designed to improve financial statement presentation, this structure allows receivables to be removed from the company’s balance sheet.
Undisclosed factoring
Customers are not informed of the factor’s involvement, and the commercial relationship remains unchanged.