Funding type

Invoice Financing

Invoice financing turns your unpaid customer invoices into cash now. Instead of waiting 30, 60, or 90 days to get paid, you get an advance on money your customers already owe you. It is built for B2B businesses with cash stuck in receivables.

Free to compare Checking does not affect your credit
At a glance
AdvanceUp to ~90%
Of the invoice value
StructureAdvance on receivables
Time to fund1 to 2 business days
Best forB2B with unpaid invoices
Cash now for money your customers already owe
No cost to compare One conversation, every option We tell you straight if it does not fit

The cash is already yours. Your customers just have not paid yet. Invoice financing simply moves that money forward, so a slow-paying client does not hold up your payroll or your next order.

Who invoice financing is best for

This one is specific. It works for businesses that invoice other businesses and wait on payment terms. If your cash is regularly tied up in receivables, it can be the cleanest way to free it.

If you sell directly to consumers rather than other businesses, invoice financing does not apply, and a line of credit or working capital is the better route. We will point you to the right one.

How it works

Get paid now, not in 60 days

There are two common forms. The difference is mainly about who collects from your customer, and we help you pick the one that fits.

01

You have unpaid invoices

You have delivered the work or the goods and sent the invoice, and now you are waiting on net-30, net-60, or net-90 terms.

02

You get an advance

The financer advances a large share of the invoice value up front, commonly around 80 to 90 percent, within a day or two.

03

Your customer pays

When the invoice is paid, the financer releases the rest to you, minus their fee. The fee depends on how long the invoice took to pay.

04

You choose the structure

With factoring, the financer collects from your customer. With invoice financing, you keep collecting yourself. Each has tradeoffs we walk through.

The real numbers

What invoice financing actually looks like

Ranges, not promises. The exact terms depend on your invoices and your customers. Here is the honest picture.

Advance rate
Commonly up to about 90% of the invoice value up front, with the remainder released, minus the fee, once your customer pays.
Cost of funds
A fee that grows the longer the invoice goes unpaid, rather than a traditional interest rate. The faster your customers pay, the less it costs.
Term
Tied to your invoice payment terms. It clears when your customer pays, so it is naturally short-term and self-liquidating.
Speed
Often 1 to 2 business days to the first advance once your invoices are set up.
Qualifying
Leans heavily on your customers' creditworthiness, not just yours, so newer businesses with strong clients can often qualify.

The figures above are general market ranges shown for education. They are not an offer, a quote, or a guarantee of approval or terms. Your actual advance rate, fees, and terms depend on the financer, your invoices, and your customers.

The honest read

Strengths and tradeoffs

What makes it strong

  • Unlocks cash that is already yours, without taking on traditional debt.
  • Fast, with the first advance often in a day or two.
  • Scales naturally with your sales, since more invoices means more available cash.
  • Approval leans on your customers' credit, so strong clients can carry a newer business.
  • Self-liquidating, because it clears when the invoice is paid.

!What to watch

  • Only works if you invoice other businesses. It does not fit consumer sales.
  • The fee grows the longer an invoice stays unpaid, so slow clients cost more.
  • With factoring, the financer may contact your customers to collect.
  • It trims the margin on the invoices you finance, so it is a tool for timing, not a free source of cash.
How to qualify

What financers look for

Invoice financing is judged a little differently from other funding. It leans on your invoices and your customers more than on you.

B2B

Business customers

You invoice other businesses on payment terms, rather than selling directly to consumers.

Their credit

Customer strength

Approval leans on your customers' creditworthiness as much as your own business profile.

Open invoices

Receivables

You have unpaid invoices on net terms that are waiting to be collected.

Working with Spark

How we get you the right invoice financing

STEP 01

Tell us about your invoices

Share who you invoice and your typical terms. A short conversation gets us what we need, with no impact to your credit to start.

STEP 02

We bring you real offers

We bring you the offers you qualify for, side by side, with the advance rate, the fee, and who collects on each made plain.

STEP 03

We go to work

We handle the setup with the financer and get your first advance moving, so your cash stops sitting in receivables.

Questions

Invoice financing FAQ

They are closely related. With invoice factoring, you sell your invoices and the financer collects payment from your customers directly. With invoice financing, you borrow against your invoices but keep collecting from your customers yourself. Factoring hands off collections, while financing keeps that relationship in your hands. We help you choose based on how you want to handle your customers.

It depends on the structure. With factoring, your customers usually pay the financer directly, so they are aware. With invoice financing, collections often stay with you, which can keep it more discreet. If keeping the customer relationship fully in your hands matters, we will steer you toward the structure that does that.

Rather than a standard interest rate, you pay a fee that grows the longer the invoice takes to get paid. If your customer pays quickly, the cost is low. If they drag it out, it climbs. We always show you the fee structure clearly so you can weigh it against the value of having the cash now.

Not necessarily. Because invoice financing leans heavily on the creditworthiness of your customers, a newer business with strong, reliable clients can often qualify even without a long credit history of its own. We read the whole picture and tell you straight where you stand.

No. Comparing your options with Spark does not affect your credit. We give you a clear picture and straight answers first, and a hard credit pull only happens later, with your go-ahead, if you choose to move forward.

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