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Finding Funding, Bizfi Rides FinTech Wave
December 23, 2015

With a fresh $65 million in hand, Bizfi is setting its sights on boosting small business lending and its own analytics, founder Stephen Sheinbaum tells PYMNTS.

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Why Banks Should Want Their SME Customers
December 22, 2015

At first glance, the general consensus of the small business market today is that this customer base isn’t exactly lucrative for major financial institutions. It’s a sentiment that is often used to explain the retreat of large, traditional FIs from small business lending — they’re...

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Xero Not Ready To IPO In US — Yet
December 22, 2015

Australian small business accounting service provider Xero is on the up and not just on its home turf. The company has seen significant traction in the U.S. market, and that led to reports that Xero was planning an initial public offering in the country early...

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How Interest Rate Hike Could Impact Supply Chain Finance
December 22, 2015

The markets are abuzz with the Fed’s recently raised interest rate following years of near-zero levels. While the rate increase has the potential to impact virtually everyone, new analysis says it can have a significant effect on supply chains and on how companies finance them....

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90% SME Loan Fees? It Happens, Says UK Group
December 22, 2015

The U.K. Parliament’s Select Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills is approaching a review of small business lending practices, but ahead of that review, a group is calling for the committee to address unfair interest rates being imposed on SME borrowers. Get the Full Story...

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Corporate Treasurers Feeling Ill-Prepared
December 22, 2015

Cash flow isn’t entirely in the control of corporate money managers, according to a new survey from FinServ and consultancy group Hanse Orga. The company published the findings after surveying cash management professionals at a recent conference for corporate finance decision-makers, and according to Hanse...

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Moving Beyond Lending’s ‘Black Box’
December 22, 2015

For SMBs, getting credit can be a mystery, and lenders are not out to pull back the curtain on how they say yea or nay to loans. Biz2Credit is out to help business owners figure out what matters to lenders and how they can improve...

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Corporate Banking On The Fritz?
December 21, 2015

This week, our Data Digest is all about corporate finance. Analysts may be releasing new research and surveys about the upcoming trends for 2016 this time of year. But as the numbers suggest, the future of business banking is far from clear-cut. Get the Full...

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The Knock-On Effect Of Healthy Supplier Cash Flow
December 21, 2015

KPMG is ramping up its efforts to ease the friction of B2B payments. The advisory firm has just inked a new deal with Taulia in an effort to link existing corporate buying clients with supplier financing programs, a deal announced in conjunction with the release...