Global business platform Square continues to expand its partner ecosystem and now has almost 1,000 partners in its Square App Marketplace and its Square Specialists directory, the company said in a Thursday (Feb. 19) press release. The company’s partners offer tools that sellers can access...
Payments platform Paysafe expanded its program that provides training and support to independent sellers who want to build a career in payments. The company’s U.S. Agent Recruitment Program is now accepting applications from early career professionals and community-connected sellers who can help small- to medium-sized...
Wayflyer secured a $250 million, two-year credit facility to support the continued growth of its working capital solution for small businesses that are often underserved by traditional banks. The company secured the credit facility with ATLAS SP Partners, a warehouse finance and securitized products business...
Latin America’s digital habits are no longer confined to retail shopping or person-to-person transfers. They are directly influencing how smaller firms invoice, get paid, stock shelves and bridge payroll gaps. PYMNTS Intelligence, in collaboration with Visa Acceptance Solutions, has tracked how the region leapfrogged to...
A growing share of retail small businesses are not planning for the next downturn so much as financing their way through the next week, and PYMNTS Intelligence data showed just how thin that margin has become. The PYMNTS Data Book “How Retail Small Businesses Finance...
U.S. Bank has introduced a Visa-backed credit card designed for small business owners. The U.S. Bank Business Shield Visa Card, announced Monday (Feb. 2) in a news release provided to PYMNTS. , is aimed at helping small businesses handle fluctuations in their resources and financing....
Credibly has announced a new patent to help it underwrite loans for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a Wednesday (Jan. 28) press release. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered FinTech working capital company said the new patent strengthens its intellectual property portfolio and demonstrates its...
Small businesses are sending lenders the message that credit is broadly within reach, so the real fight is over flexibility and control. That was the central theme of the PYMNTS Intelligence report “SMB Growth Monitor: Small Businesses, Big Credit Needs,” which drew on a survey...
The so-called “modern” paper check has been around for centuries. Before the United States ever gained its independence, the Bank of England in 1717 was using pre-printed forms. Fast forward over 300 years, and checks still play a meaningful, even outsized, role in U.S. commerce,...