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CGTMSE guarantee cover for TReDS invoice financing now live
Micro and small enterprises can now get credit guarantee cover on invoices financed through TReDS platforms, the government announced on Tuesday. The mechanism, part of the Union Budget 2026-27, has been made…
Micro and small enterprises can now get credit guarantee cover on invoices financed through TReDS platforms, the government announced on Tuesday. The mechanism, part of the Union Budget 2026-27, has been made operational through the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).
The guarantee reduces lending risk for banks and financiers discounting invoices raised by micro and small firms, potentially widening access to working capital. M1xchange became the first TReDS platform to operationalise the mechanism on Tuesday and completed the first backed transaction. Financiers can now check invoice eligibility and apply for cover automatically on the platform. Rajneesh, Additional Secretary in the MSME ministry, said the move translates budget support into on-ground impact.
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The Union Budget 2026-27 measure plugs a known gap: banks often hesitated to discount MSME invoices through TReDS because an unpaid buyer, not the borrowing MSME, could default. CGTMSE already covers a range of direct MSME loans up to Rs 5 crore, but its extension to invoice discounting is new. The real change lies in automated eligibility checks on the platform, which may cut processing time from days to minutes. M1xchange's first live transaction will test whether financiers find the guarantee fee and risk cover commercially attractive enough to lower their discount rates for MSME sellers. The RBI's TReDS framework of 2026 had left the door open, the test now is how many of the four licensed TReDS platforms follow M1xchange and how quickly participation rises from the current roughly 1.5 lakh MSMEs registered across all platforms.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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