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Finance what matters with vendor financing

We believe in financing what really matters. Our flexible and simple vendor financing solutions help our vendors easily meet their customers’ needs and support them while they grow their own business. We know that affordable investment in technology and equipment is essential to creating sustainable business growth – that’s why we finance what matters. 

 

We finance a wide range of assets and business critical equipment such as, but not limited to multi-functional devices, vending machines and telecommunication equipment. If you’re an equipment manufacturer, dealer or distributor we can help you improve your sales. Contact us for a comprehensive list of assets we support or to find out how we can help you.

 

 

 

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Why work with us for vendor loans

Flexible finance packages

Our flexible packages allow vendors to offer tailor-made finance solutions to their customers for the technology they need to lease.

Our range of digital tools

Our range of digital tools provides vendors with rapid finance decisions for quick-close deals - they’re what set us apart.

Entrepreneurial thinking

We help vendors recognise the benefits of investment so they can offer affordable finance solutions to their customers.

Ease to deal with 

We are a reliable and experienced lender that believes in creating easy working relationships. We listen, so we understand what really matters. 

Available 24/7, our digital tools enable you to securely and conveniently access your finance portfolio

Digital tools

MySFS

For those who are out on road meeting clients, generate a quote quickly in only 4 steps with our award winning app.  Propose and sign deals via e-signature anytime, anywhere and on any device without needing to return to your office first.

 

Read more about MySFS here

SieSmart & E-Signature

Specially designed for our equipment, machinery and technology vendors and other business introducers, our SieSmart Portal provides comprehensive support for sales working with SFS – and ultimately means a fast and flexible  integrated financing for vendor and introducers’ customers.

 

Extensive functionality includes quotation engine, instant decisions, the ability to tailor agreement terms and generate e-documents for e-signature.

 

For vendor and introducer finance agreements already arranged via SFS, access to your own live portfolio and quick generation of upgrades to serve customers efficiently and effectively.  

 

Read more about SieSmart here

APIs

Our API allows you to streamline the proposal creating process by integrating your own CRM with our system for rapid pricing and credit decisions.

Benefits of linking to our systems via our API:

  • Greater levels of automation – Let our API do the heavy lifting for you.  You will be able to create the proposal, along with the relevant customer and asset information directly from within your own system
  • Increase your efficiency – There is now no need to enter proposal details twice.  Our flexible platform aligns with yours to deliver fast credit decisions right back to your CRM system
  • Platform flexibility – Our modern technology ensures connectivity with whatever CRM system you use
  • Adaptation and personalisation – The modern architecture of our APIs allows us to keep pace with changes and can be adapted as required
  • A human touch to technology – No technology can replace the service and guidance provided of our sales teams, who will be on hand to support you throughout 

 

                                            Read more about APIs here

Vendor financing is a combined technology and financing proposition: the vendor supplies machinery, equipment or technology and we provide the right asset finance package. This means that customers have better access to innovative machinery, equipment or technology, which in effect pays for itself as it is used.

Our vendor financing packages are powerful tools that – as used as part of your sales process – can grow your business. 

Increase your turnover

Increase your turnover

The most common barrier to closing a deal is price. This is easily overcome with an SFS leasing agreement. We pay you the full price of the equipment when the contract is activated, your customer pays us rentals across the finance period, and you get the opportunity to increase sales in terms of both unit volume and value per unit.

profitability

Enhance your profitability

Cash price negotiations with your customer can frequently develop into discount conversations. Quoting an affordable SFS rental price minimises the pressure to reduce price, maintains sell price, and delivers greater profits. 

Improve cash flow

Improve your cashflow

Reduce requests for credit terms and associated follow-up resource with and SFS financing product. Simply sit back and enjoy simple administration and immediate payments. 

customer base

Make the most of your customer base

Maximise the potential of your customer base with end-of-finance notifications and upgrade opportunities.

faster financing decisions

Faster financing decisions

Close deals faster with SieSmart and MySFS - our online multi-language, multi-currency finance application tool and app that provides instant, automated decisions.

 

Speedy processes

Speedy processes

Our range of tools make sure you can finalise deals as quickly as possible. The use of digital platforms and e-signature mean documents are rapidly processed online. 

Thousands of UK businesses choose to lease equipment through SFS because of the advantages over other forms of finance. Our tailored financing packages give your customers better access to the machinery, equipment and technology that will increase their productivity and efficiency and help them stay competitive.

working capital

Conserves working capital

Equipment and technology purchases could restrict resources. A lease option from SFS allows your customers to direct working capital into other business growth areas like marketing, training and product development. 

upgrade options

Upgrade options

SFS financing allows your customer to stay ahead of technology developments and respond competitive pressure. Our packages make it easy to upgrade their equipment - either during, or at the end of the lease - to accommodate rapid change. 

convenience

Convenience

Documentation is managed by SFS and you, the vendor. We arrange finance to suit the equipment and make acquisition simple and ensure agreement terms parallel the useful life of the equipment. 

easier budgeting

Easier Budgeting

Lease payments are fixed. Unlike an overdraft or other methods of funding, leasing allows simple budgeting for the agreed term with no unexpected outgoings. 

future credit

Future Credit

Leasing allows customers to leave existing lines of credit intact for future use, if needed. 

Tax efficiency

Tax Efficiency

100% of rental payments can be deducted from taxable profits which could reduce the overall cost of renting the equipment.*

 

*For more information about tax efficiency please contact us.

Assets we finance

We provide vendor financing for a wide range of assets essential to the growth. Contact us for the full comprehensive list.

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Photocopier leasing, printer leasing & financing for multi-     functional devices

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     Interactive terminals &     vending machine leasing 

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Telecommunication  equipment leasing

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Recycling equipment

Industrial cleaning equipment

                Telematics

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Vendor Finance solutions

Hire Purchase

Finance lease

This is an alternative to cash or bank facility. We buy the asset and retain ownership; the user has sole use by renting it for an agreed period and returns it at the end of the term. No up-front cost means cash flow is kept within the user’s business.

 

Benefits:

  • Tax advantages
  • Structured payments to spread cost
  • Retain cash flow
  • Access to the latest technology with the ability to upgrade at any time
  • Protects existing credit lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fianance Lease

Operating lease

At the start of the lease the residual value is forecasted, the user pays a fixed rental over the contract term for use of the asset and returns it at the end. This solution is usually used by - and is great for - schools and educational institutions.

 

Benefits:

  • The assumption of resale value means lower rentals
  • Small fixed payments make cash flow easy to manage 
  • Can reduce pre-tax profits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Lease

Hire purchase

At the start of the contract the user pays an initial deposit and then makes regular payments until the full cost of the asset has been paid.

 

 

Benefits: 

  • Financial predictability
  • Flexibility (of term, payments, and deposit amount)
  • Tax advantages
  • Lower interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The excellent automated processes SFS has put in place mean we can be sure that our leases are activated straight away, without worry about lost or incorrect paperwork in the post
Andrew Scully, Commercial Director, Big Change Apps Ltd

Our affiliations

Associated Vending Services

Automatic Vending Association

Talk to the team

If you have any questions about vendor finance from Siemens Financial Services, or simply want to have a conversation about its benefits, why not contact a member of our team? Our specialist finance experts will take you through the detail so you understand how our finance packages can support you and your customers.

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