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Fast Facts and Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft works with multiple financing providers in 14 countries around the world to offer world-class financing solutions under the Microsoft Financing brand. Our financing experts work with you to define your technology-related business needs and objectives, set up a payment structure that can work with your budget, and help you maintain important cash flow. We offer payment solutions without any additional fees, typically no down payment is required, and terms range from two to five years, making it easy to match your payments to realized IT benefits immediately.

Flexible payment options allow customers to:

Spread the costs of their technology over an extended period of time, thus preserving their cash resources
Pay for additional service needs and unexpected costs
Benefit from a streamlined and responsive lending process

Fast Facts

Flexible payments allow customers to optimize their IT roadmap. By working with a Microsoft Solution Partner who understands their business, a customer can align IT costs to benefits and ensure that the solution is part of a long-term plan rather than just a quick fix. Monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual payments are available—each with the option of ramping or deferring payments to align with product deployment or cash flow requirements.
Non-Microsoft products or services can be financed under the Microsoft Financing program, as long as Microsoft software and/or services are part of the solution. There are minimum Microsoft content requirements (typically 10 to 15 percent). These vary by country and lender; check with your local representative.
Customers can finance their entire IT solution. In addition to financing their Microsoft solution, customers can also finance partner and third-party services and products under one agreement.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Microsoft Financing?

Established in 2005, Microsoft Financing provides customers with flexible, customized payments solutions tailored to their budget. This helps businesses better match budget, cash flow, and deployment schedules so they can meet their evolving business demands quickly by getting to the IT solutions they need now.

What is the benefit of choosing Microsoft Financing?

Microsoft Financing helps customers focus on what matters most: finding the best IT solution to ensure business success. Microsoft Financing enables customers to have one financing resource for IT needs, including end-to-end solutions. Depending on the business size and budget-management requirements, Microsoft Certified Partners offer Total Solution Financing and Software License Financing programs that help global businesses finance technology solutions. For organizations that already license software from Microsoft, License Financing options are convenient and spread the costs of the software over an extended period of time, preserving capital resources for other investment.

How long can the solution be financed?

Financing is for 24 to 60 months, depending on the financing program.

What is the interest rate that is being offered on the financing?

Competitive interest rates will be offered to customers, determined by the market conditions, transaction size, and customer creditworthiness.

What is the average ticket size? Is there a financing minimum or maximum (purchase)?

Purchases financed can range from several thousand dollars to several millions of dollars; customers range from small businesses to global Fortune 500 companies. Customers can apply for any amount required, providing it exceeds the minimum transaction size.

The minimum amount of an initial financing agreement is set at a program level and varies by country. In the United States, for example, the current minimum investment is US$3,000.00.

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