Alternative lending is such a part of the mainstream that it’s easy to forget just how fast it has gotten so big. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
As concerns over the mounting student loan debt facing the U.S. continue to grow, venture capitalists are looking to startups offering alternative financing solutions as a solid investment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
While we live in the “there’s an app for that” era, most SMBs don’t want to build an app or don’t have the ability to do so in a productive way. Facebook wants to help by allowing them to customize their business pages such that...
Results from a new survey show that optimism among U.S. small business owners is continuing to trend upward — keeping in line with what’s been seen for most of the past three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Sweden-based mobile payment firm iZettle is often compared to Square. And the comparison is certainly not entirely unwarranted, as both firms are known for essentially the same achievement: enabling small businesses and micro-merchants to accept card payments, albeit in two very different marketplaces with rather...
iZettle — the Swedish-based mobile payments company that serves Europe and Latin America — has launched iZettle Advance to help small businesses across Europe gain access to capital with an advance on future card sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
With the ongoing rollercoaster ride that is stock exchanges around the world for the last few days, attention has started to turn toward the startup market and the high cost of shares in private firms. Of particular concern — according to The New York Times —...
When the stock market opens and immediately drops a thousand points, it is an eye-catching moment for investors everywhere. And that is what happened on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. The reactions on the day were mixed. Some called yesterday’s adventures in investing a long overdue market correction...
During its two and half years of existence, the OurCrowd crowdfunding platform has enabled startups to receive funding from accredited investors, along with providing direct investments to the startups using its site. But now, the Jerusalem-based startup is considering its own funding future.
