In the complex world of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), financial and operational agility is often the key to survival and success. Against this backdrop, credit cards are emerging as both an essential tool and a persistent frustration. A newly released PYMNTS Intelligence report, “SMB...
Small businesses don’t sell the same way everywhere, but it’s the digital shift that can be the tailwind to sales growth, no matter the location, especially as the mobile phone is being used in brick-and-mortar settings. PYMNTS Intelligence data shows small‑town and suburban firms are...
Small business-focused FinTech Payoneer is expanding its online checkout offering in partnership with Stripe. The collaboration is aimed at cross-border small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) wishing to sell direct-to-consumer, according to a Monday (Aug. 18) press release. “We are committed to simplifying cross-border online trade...
The coffee industry has long been split between the mass-market efficiency of global chains and the artisanal cachet of specialty cafes. Think: giants like Starbucks and Dunkin’ on one end, and single-origin, pour-over purists on the other. “What I had seen 20 years ago when...
With this week’s news that optimism has returned to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), we took a look at its roots. While attention often focuses on the growing disparity in outlook between urban and rural SMBs, new PYMNTS data reveals a persistent, nuanced optimism across...
Forget the bells and whistles — for a significant portion of small to medium-sized businesses, the ultimate credit card perk isn’t points or airport lounge access, but simply a higher credit limit, a revelation that redefines “top-of-wallet” in the commercial sphere. A newly released PYMNTS...
The economic landscape for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) is uncertain, marked by persistent inflation, the complexities of evolving tariffs and high interest rates. Firms with revenues less than $25 million, mainstays of the Main Street economy, are particularly pressured. US Bank Chief Product Officer...
Small and micro businesses don’t want to stay that way. They want to grow. In the United States, microbusinesses — defined as firms with fewer than 10 employees — form the very bedrock of economic innovation, local employment and community resilience. Yet despite their foundational...
It was a strong quarter for America’s biggest companies — less so for many under-the-radar firms. That’s according to a report Saturday (Aug. 2) by the Financial Times (FT), which charts a divide between the likes of tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft and...