As part of the Mid-term Review of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan, the Commission is seeking to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the supply chain finance (SCF) market and applicable regulatory landscape at EU and Member State level, identifying barriers to the SCF growth and cross-border development and potential ways to overcome them, as well as best practices that can be replicated.

The tasks to be carried out are:

(i) provision of a comprehensive picture of the supply chain finance market in terms of data, developments, funding models and main market participants, as well as understanding of how the latest FinTech innovations can benefit the market;

(ii) provision of an in-depth understanding of the applicable regulatory landscape for supply chain finance at EU and Member State level, including investor protection aspects;

(iii) identification and evaluation of the regulatory and market barriers to the growth and cross-border development of the supply chain finance market and potential ways to overcome them;

(iv) creation of a repository of best practices on supply chain finance, in particular related to cross-border activities.