alternative financing

Young SMBs Can’t Find Enough Business Financing
Young SMBs Can’t Find Enough Business Financing
December 15, 2023  |  SMBs

Working capital is the lifeblood of businesses of all sizes, and to those companies just starting, access to financing can mean the difference between stagnation...

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Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
September 01, 2023  |  SMBs

Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. That’s because small and medium-sized business (SMBs) looking for credit...

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Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times
Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times
July 18, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

Business interest in alternative financing solutions is rising almost as fast as interest rates are. That’s because with continually fluctuating economic conditions and ongoing operational...

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Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding
Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding
September 27, 2022  |  Loans

Payment service provider Mollie is launching a capital division to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to gain broader access to fast...

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Cross River Bank’s PPP Lending Practices Raise Questions
Cross River Bank’s PPP Lending Practices Raise Questions
August 21, 2022  |  Loans

While Cross River Bank had been doing massive amounts of work helping small businesses get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans at the beginning of the...

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Affirm CEO: Recession Will Prove Our Underwriting Smarts
Affirm CEO: Recession Will Prove Our Underwriting Smarts
August 14, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Affirm Holdings has seen its stock down 77% since a November high, but founder Max Levchin is confident that his company will be able to...

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Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
August 07, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. financial regulators haven’t tackled risks adequately, ex-Bank of England governor Paul Tucker says, and now they should construct a “comprehensive” new policy. Tucker said...

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Employer-Backed BNPL Plan Spreads Out Healthcare Payments and Pain
Employer-Backed BNPL Plan Spreads Out Healthcare Payments and Pain
July 05, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

When a family member received a medical bill for $8,000 — despite having medical insurance — Steven Greene, who is now co-founder and CEO at...

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
April 26, 2022  |  Loans

Main Street small and medium businesses (SMBs) are still struggling with cashflow issues as the pandemic wanes, but they’ve come to rely on the new...

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