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Mastercard partners with M1xchange to offer invoice discounting solution
April 21, 2023
Payments company Mastercard on Thursday announced its collaboration with one of the Reserve Bank of India-licensed TReDs platform M1xchange to offer invoice discounting solution to farmers, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), and agri-MSMEs through its agritech platform Farm Pass.
The digital platform allows credit and working capital access along with connecting farmers and farmer producer organisations (FPOs) directly with buyers, negotiating the best price for their produce and getting paid.
As part of the collaboration, M1xchange will bring on board its network of agri-businesses and lenders. Sundeep Mohindru, CEO, M1xchange, said the large network of financiers on M1xchange will enhance liquidity flow for buyers and sellers on the Farm Pass platform.
“TReDS offers a unique proposition that discounts invoices raised by FPOs for their end customers based on their credit profile. This makes FPO business scalable as their dependence on credit for working capital financing is removed through invoice discounting. All FPOs registered on Farm Pass will get instant access to a network of more than 55 banks and NBFCs via M1xchange,” said Mohindru in a statement.
Farmers and agri-MSMEs often have to sell their goods to middlemen to avail quick payment as they face delays and follow-ups in directly engaging with buyers, said Mastercard. Moreover, FPOs also struggle with access to working capital which prevents them from procuring effectively from farmers.
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