Receivables anticipation is a financial strategy commonly used by companies seeking to optimize cash flow and ensure liquidity. However, this is an operation that involves risks, such as the possibility of default by the assignor of the receivables.
Therefore, in addition to understanding the specifics of the process, having a well-structured assignor registration is essential. Automated platforms like Evertec’s StepFI allow investment fund managers to validate supplier data before anticipating receivables. This not only increases the reliability of information but also minimizes the risks of financial fraud and default.
Follow along to understand what receivables anticipation means in the context of investment funds, and how a fully automated assignor registration can reduce operational risks and generate efficiency gains for Funds.
What is receivables anticipation in investment funds?
Receivables anticipation is a common financial operation within investment funds. In this model, the fund administrator acquires credit rights from supplier companies (assignors) before they reach maturity. In exchange, the assignor receives immediate capital, with interest and fees already deducted.
This practice allows fund managers to strengthen cash flow, increase financial liquidity, balance periods of lower revenue, and even enable strategic investments aimed at business growth.
Despite its benefits, it is an operation that requires attention—particularly regarding reverse risk (risco sacado). If the final debtor does not fulfill payment, the risk of default falls on the administrator that advanced the funds, not on the buyer of the receivable.
For this reason, funds that operate with receivables anticipation require robust, well-structured processes for data analysis and validation to ensure the financial security of these operations. This is precisely where the importance of a reliable and automated assignor registration comes in.
Why an efficient and automated assignor registration is essential
For receivables anticipation with reverse risk to occur efficiently and securely, a complete assignor registration is indispensable. This is the stage in which all information about the entity issuing the receivable is collected and validated.
With this data in hand, investment fund managers can not only verify basic information but also analyze credit restrictions, financial history, and whether assignor companies comply with internal compliance requirements.
To make this possible, the data must be accurate, up-to-date, and centrally organized to enable precise, secure, and efficient risk analysis.
An automated assignor registration system also offers important benefits to fund administrators, such as:
- Operational agility: analysis and validation performed within minutes without sacrificing quality.
- Fewer errors and rework: manual processes replaced by standardized, logic-based workflows.
- Information quality and security: consistent, unified data in a single environment.
- Financial efficiency: faster, well-supported decisions to seize liquidity opportunities and maximize returns.
A fund equipped with automated assignor registration can efficiently operate even with a diversified network of assignors, scaling operations without expanding its operational team.
When integrated with external databases, an assignor registration system also reinforces the authenticity of the information and speeds up the identification of changes in assignor profiles.
As a result, it creates an additional layer of protection against default while enabling faster release of capital—ensuring efficiency without compromising financial security.
StepFI: Evertec’s solution for receivables anticipation
In receivables anticipation operations, the assignor registration stage is essential—but often bureaucratic and prone to failures, which can significantly affect a fund’s financial performance.
In this scenario, technologies such as StepFI by Evertec + Sinqia play a transformative role by bringing greater agility, transparency, and security to Funds. In addition to increasing efficiency in receivables anticipation with reverse risk, this end-to-end solution also:
- Automates registration and verification of legal data and documents.
- Enables digital and electronic signatures for contracts and documentation.
- Is natively integrated with FIDC Custódia (Fromtis), automatically registering data in the platform whenever a contract is approved and signed.
Speak with our specialists today and discover how StepFI can streamline assignor registration—making your company’s receivables anticipation operations far more efficient and secure.
