This document provides an overview of factoring in India. It defines factoring as the selling of accounts receivables or debtors by a firm to a financial intermediary called a factor. Factoring originated in India in the 1980s and two major banks, SBI and Canara Bank, set up factoring subsidiaries in 1991. Factoring involves a client selling invoices to a factor in exchange for upfront payment, after which the factor takes responsibility for collection and bears the risk of non-payment. The document outlines the key parties, services, process, types (recourse, non-recourse, maturity), mechanics and advantages of factoring as well as reasons for its lack of popularity in India.