Category: Insight

Building Financial Resilience: Credit Access for SMEs 

Building Financial Resilience: Credit Access for SMEs 

Access to credit remains a major challenge for SMEs, limiting their scalability and growth. Traditional financing often falls short due to perceived risks such as cash flow volatility and supply chain uncertainties. Air8 empowers SMEs to proactively mitigate these risks, manage counterparty exposure, and optimize working capital. Where Air8 Differentiates — More than a financing […]

International Women’s Day: Support Women Workforce for a more Sustainable Future 

International Women’s Day: Support Women Workforce for a more Sustainable Future 

International Women’s Day- the origins of this important day stem from the struggles of female workers in apparel manufacturing, who faced mistreatment and unsafe working condition a century ago. While the industry has made significant strides toward responsible manufacturing…

Role of AI in Reducing Risk and Boosting Transparency in High-Growth Sectors in India

Role of AI in Reducing Risk and Boosting Transparency in High-Growth Sectors in India

    As India pushes forward on its sustainability agenda, green finance has become a cornerstone of its economic and environmental plans. Now, with artificial intelligence (AI) entering the scene, the potential of green finance is expanding, particularly in sectors such as fashion and general merchandize industries. This technology is crucial in minimizing risk and […]

Empowering Indian SMEs: Air8’s Tech-Driven Approach to Sustainable Financing

Empowering Indian SMEs: Air8’s Tech-Driven Approach to Sustainable Financing

In a CXOToday.com Q&A interview, Ankit Verma, Business Development Lead in India of Air8 shared about how Air8 supports and enhances  financial inclusion for SME exporters in India. Air8’s agile financing solutions addresses the unique challenges of SME exporters with data-driven and insights-based approaches, enabling them to confidently pursue international opportunities and foster sustainable growth. […]

Podcast: Boosting SME trade financing with tailored solutions and ESG-focused capital distribution

Podcast: Boosting SME trade financing with tailored solutions and ESG-focused capital distribution

  Air8 was invited by IBS Intelligence in their podcast episode. Ankit Verma, Business Development Lead in India of Air8, shared how Air8 transforms trade financing for SMEs in emerging markets with its innovative approach to making working capital more accessible and fostering economic growth.   In Episode #759, the focus is about the role […]

Innovating Textile Trade: Air8’s data-driven approach to empower SME exporters

Innovating Textile Trade: Air8’s data-driven approach to empower SME exporters

In an interview by Just Style Magazine with Alvin Ho, the President of Air8, Alvin shared how innovation transforms textile trade for growth.   Just Style: Can you outline Air8’s origins and the mission and vision of Air8?   Air8 has been created in late 2021 to address the widening working capital gap, particularly for SME […]

Trade Financing explained: It’s not just about providing cash

Trade Financing explained: It’s not just about providing cash

In a recent interview with Anushruti Singh from SME Futures, Alvin Ho, President of Air8 explained the concept of trade financing.    In today’s market, goods flow seamlessly from one corner of the world to another. However, behind this seamless exchange lies a complex web of financial instruments and solutions collectively known as trade financing. […]