Long, a jewellery and gemstone trader in Hong Kong, faced an immediate financing crisis: HKM worth of stones held in vault, a qualified buyer ready for shipment, and a confirmed 45-day T/T receivables cycle. The problem was a HKM final supplier payment due in two days, alongside a personal credit score at TU H grade from historic personal guarantees.

Traditional retail banks declined immediate facilities due to credit scoring restrictions.

SME Island structured a direct private credit intervention:

Collateral & Receivables Review: Verified the underlying gemstones alongside the irrevocable buyer purchase order and T/T timeline.
Private Fund Matching: Structured a 48-hour bridge facility through a specialized private credit partner, settling the supplier and securing delivery.
Exit & Balance Sheet Restoration: On Day 45, buyer funds settled in full. Repaid the bridge principal and interest, then used the clean transaction records to reopen conversations for conventional bank facilities.

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Loan Rejection to Private Credit: How a Jewellery Trader Refinanced in 48 Hours

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