alternative finance

Alternative finance refers to financial channels, processes, and instruments that have emerged outside of the traditional finance system such as regulated banks and capital markets.

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Approaching Payment Rails, Corporate Finance and Supplier Payments From New Angles

Approaching Payment Rails, Corporate Finance and Supplier Payments From New Angles
Approaching Payment Rails, Corporate Finance and Supplier Payments From New Angles
December 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Much of the alternative business financing market formed as a response to the need for an entirely different way for companies to take out a...

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Small Businesses Drive 43 Percent Growth In UK Alternative Finance
Small Businesses Drive 43 Percent Growth In UK Alternative Finance
December 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) found the U.K.’s alternative finance market grew by 43 percent in 2016, and researchers are...

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Helping New-To-Country Entrepreneurs Land On Their Feet In The UK
Helping New-To-Country Entrepreneurs Land On Their Feet In The UK
November 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Ask any entrepreneur, and he or she will tell you that starting a new business isn’t easy. Now imagine moving to a new country to...

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Kabbage Lands Credit Suisse Credit Facility
Kabbage Lands Credit Suisse Credit Facility
November 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business (SMB) lender Kabbage says it is diversifying the sources from which it obtains money to finance loans through a new deal with...

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Only 12 Percent Of SMBs Have Used Alternative Finance, Survey Finds
Only 12 Percent Of SMBs Have Used Alternative Finance, Survey Finds
November 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new survey from alternative lender Reliant Funding found only 12 percent of surveyed small businesses (SMBs) have actually used alternative finance. Get the Full...

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Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors
Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors
October 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

On Thursday (Oct. 5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is...

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Chinese Startup Secures Lion’s Share Of $272 Million Raised
Chinese Startup Secures Lion’s Share Of $272 Million Raised
September 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. In total, backers placed $273 million...

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Investing In The Startups That Invest In Innovation
Investing In The Startups That Invest In Innovation
September 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The startups and small businesses that innovate aren’t just coming up with new technologies — they’re creating entirely new business models that, while progressive, can place...

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