Invoice Financing: Business Funding Solutions

While Merchant Capital doesn’t offer invoice financing, we believe in helping business owners explore every avenue to secure funding. Here’s what you need to know.

What is Invoice Financing?

Improve Cash Flow and Keep Your Business Moving

Understanding Invoice Financing

Invoice financing is a funding solution that allows businesses to unlock the value of unpaid invoices to improve cash flow, manage expenses, and sustain growth. By leveraging outstanding receivables, businesses can access capital faster without waiting for customers to pay.

How Invoice Financing Works

  1. Submit unpaid invoices to a financing provider.
  2. Receive an advance on a percentage of the invoice value.
  3. Your customer pays the invoice as usual.
  4. The remaining balance (minus fees) is released to you.

This process helps businesses bridge cash flow gaps, ensuring your business can cover operational costs, invest in growth, and meet financial obligations without delays.

Types of Invoice Financing

  1. Factoring Invoice Financing
    Factoring involves selling your unpaid invoices to a third party (factor) at a discount. The factor then collects payment directly from your customers, providing you with immediate cash flow.
  1. Supplier Invoice Financing
    Supplier invoice financing helps businesses manage their supply chain payments by financing invoices from suppliers. This ensures timely payments and smooth operations without straining cash flow.
  1. Business Invoice Financing
    Adapted to meet specific business needs, business invoice financing offers customised solutions to access working capital. This type of financing helps maintain cash flow and supports business growth.

Is Invoice Financing Right for My Business?

Invoice financing works well for businesses that:

  1. Have customers with long payment terms.
  2. Need immediate working capital to support growth.
  3. Prefer an alternative to traditional bank loans.

Funds are typically available within 24 to 48 hours, making this a fast and efficient solution for cash flow management.

Looking for a More Flexible Alternative?

While invoice financing is one way to access working capital, it may not be the best fit for every business. If you’re looking for a simpler, more flexible funding solution, a Merchant Cash Advance could be a great alternative.

Why Consider a Merchant Cash Advance?

A Merchant Cash Advance provides businesses with a lump sum of capital upfront, repaid as a small percentage of turnover, adjusting to your cash flow.

  • No outstanding invoices required
  • Quick approval and fast access to funds
  • Repayments that align with business performance

Get Flexible Business Funding with Merchant Capital

At Merchant Capital, we specialise in alternative business funding designed for South African businesses. While we don’t offer invoice financing, we provide Merchant Cash Advances, a smart, flexible way to access working capital when you need it most.

Do You Qualify for a Merchant Cash Advance?

Minimum turnover of R50,000 per month

At least one year in business

South African citizen or have a guarantor

Interested in Applying?

Get Started with a Custom Consultation

Invoice financing can be a great tool for managing cash flow, but it’s not the only option. If you’re looking for a more flexible, revenue-based funding solution, Merchant Capital is here to help.

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FAQs: Invoice Financing

How do I Apply for a Merchant Capital Cash Advance?

There are 2 easy ways to apply: 1. Online: A great option if you keep unusual hours or if you prefer to apply when it's most convenient. Once done, you will immediately receive an email guiding you on the next steps. It will also advise you on any outstanding documentation. Just a few hours later, you can expect a call from a Merchant Capital sales executive to get your application going. 2. Face-to-face: Otherwise you might prefer to discuss things in person, in which case we also offer the option of applying directly with a sales executive. Our team is well equipped with the expertise needed to guide you through the process. During office hours simply call 011 217 2880 and receive an immediate response and follow-up email

How much do I Qualify for?

You can qualify for up to 100% of your business's average monthly credit and debit card turnover. It’s a good idea to have this amount handy to better understand what you can expect. Then, as soon as we have analysed your statements, you will be contacted with a more accurate qualification amount.

How much does a Merchant Capital Cash Advance cost?

We pride ourselves on creating a customised funding solution for each and every client. We never apply a one-size-fits-all pricing model to you or your business. It’s best to contact us so we can begin working on a structure that works best for your business.

How long does the Application Process take?

We work on a scale of 1 – fast, so strive for super-quick turnaround times. It takes 24 – 48 hours to assess the amount of funding you could access! As soon as you provide the information required to apply, we can start processing your application.

Do you run Credit Checks or Contact References?

To be fair, since we are providing an unsecured funding solution we do need to check with the supplied references as well as run personal credit checks. Bear in mind that while personal credit is considered, you don’t need a perfect credit record to qualify for a Merchant Capital cash advance. Our team may also contact you in order to better understand your business’ circumstances. Rest easy, we will always discuss our findings with you before any decisions are made and you will be kept in the loop throughout the application process.

What can I use the Funding for?

We understand that you are the one who built this business. So we respect the fact that no one understands its ‘ins and outs’ quite the way you do. With this in mind, we don’t prescribe what you use your funds for. That said, having funded billions of Rands to thousands of South African businesses, we know a thing or two. So, we highly recommend that the cash injection be used for business growth opportunities.

How do I Pay Back the Funding?

Understanding that every business is unique with specific needs, we provide two options for Merchant Capital cash advance repayments: 1. Split Processing is when repayments take place directly via your debit and credit card terminal. This means that every time a customer pays with a card, a small agreed-upon percentage of that transaction goes straight to Merchant Capital while the remainder is paid into your bank account. This continues until the amount is fully paid off. This means that if you don’t trade, you don’t pay. On the flip, side- during your busier times you repay that much faster. 2. Alternatively a daily debit order provides the opportunity of knowing exactly how much you are paying back on a daily basis, rather than paying a large single sum at month-end. This debit facility can also be designed so that it closely follows your trading pattern. Our skilled credit team will discuss both of these options with you and advise which one is best for your business.

How long after Taking an Advance do I Qualify for a Re-advance?

Once 70% of your facility has been paid back, you qualify for a re-advance. Then, since we already have all your details on file, an already seamless process becomes that much easier! All we will need are a few updated statements and the additional funds will be made available to you. Plus, should you have not taken the full amount you originally qualified for, you can also ‘top up’ your Merchant Capital Cash Advance at any point in your funding cycle. It’s no wonder that 80% of our customers re-advance with us, given the benefits of our unique working capital solution.

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