Invoice finance and asset-based lending in the UK stood at £22.2 billion at the end of 2017, up five per cent on the funds advanced at the end of 2016, figures published by UK Finance reveal.

Invoice finance and asset-based lending to small businesses increased by 19 per cent in December 2017 compared to the previous year, with advances worth a total of £833 million.

Annual sales of clients supported by invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at a record £311 billion in 2017, up four per cent on 2016.

Annual sales from clients through export invoice discounting facilities stood at £27 billion in 2017, up 21 per cent on 2016.

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