In Hong Kong there was a 26% increase in companies polled who had to wait longer to collect overdue payments from B2B customers.

Late payments are a clear concern for companies polled in Japan. 37% of invoiced B2B sales were overdue.

Amid a severe challenge to maintain cashflow there was an 85% increase in the number of Taiwan companies who took significantly longer to collect overdue payments.

An increasing number of companies polled in China (+22%) have reported facing cash flow challenges due to poorer payment practices of their B2B customers.