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TReDS, Bill Discounting to Survive Slow Government Payments (SIDBI)
From sidbi.in by SIDBI explainer + platform links
Why we picked it
The single biggest killer of government-selling startups is the payment gap, not the sale. TReDS is the RBI-regulated fix, turn accepted invoices into cash in days, and SIDBI's page is the authoritative, vendor-neutral explanation of how to use it.
- TReDS discounts accepted MSME invoices online with no collateral, at competitive financier-bid rates.
- Three RBI-approved platforms operate in India, including RXIL (a SIDBI, NSE joint venture).
- CPSEs above ₹250 crore turnover are mandated onto TReDS, so many government buyers already support it.
- If a buyer defaults after discounting, liability sits with the buyer, not the supplying MSME.