World of Open Account

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Open account business – buy now, pay later – drives economic activity worldwide. It’s a key contributor to global growth. Finance specialists fund and protect this business with receivables finance solutions. Key stakeholders work with them to create a whole open account ecosystem. WOA is their professional community. Open and accessible for all. Collaboration-based. Digitally driven. Focused on innovation and knowledge.

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Latest News

Atlantic Risk strengthens its European footprint and lands in Germany
20/09/2019
Moody's : Reverse factoring’s rising popularity comes with high, but hidden, risks
20/09/2019
Don't miss Steve Box at WOA Convention in Antwerp 8. October
20/09/2019
Trade Finance Talks Issue 3 published today
19/09/2019
Only two weeks left to register for the WOA Convention!
18/09/2019
Setting up and Growing a Receivables Finance Operation
18/09/2019
Innovation @work @WOA convention
15/09/2019

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Agenda

First WOA Community Convention - "A World of Opportunities"
07/10/19
Register now! The first WOA Convention will take place in Antwerp, Belgium on 7-8. October 2019.
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new WOA e-roundtable organised by SCF Learning Lab
29/10/19
WOA Community Experts from the SCF Learning Lab will discuss various hot topics in their domain.
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The lawyer’s perspective - Legal challenges and considerations
12/11/19
The last e-roundtable session of 2019 organized by WOA's Learning Lab on Receivables as an Asset Class. Join André Casterman together with lawyer Christian Faber for another interesting discussion
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Financing Inventory in Europe
03/12/19
This web-meeting will look into practical considerations for financing inventory in Europe. The presenters will discuss how receivable financiers can move into this Asset Based Lending (ABL) activity. What are the challenges? How to manage risks related to inventory financing?

Following topics will be addressed:
- Types of Security Interest in European Inventory
- Fundamentals of Inventory Finance: Ownership - Controls - Location - Value - Realisation
- Inventory Valuation and the concept of NOLV (Net Orderly Liquidation Value)
- How to build an Inventory Borrowing Base
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WOA New Year's Event : 16th of January 2020 at DLA Piper in London
16/01/20
The World of Open Account Community gathers in London at the start of the new year.
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