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Finance Sector Small Businesses Report Above-Average Closure Risks Due to Funding Constraints
Finance Sector Small Businesses Report Above-Average Closure Risks Due to Funding Constraints
October 05, 2023  |  SMBs

Access to business financing remains a significant challenge for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), with many finding it increasingly difficult to secure traditional funding from...

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Small Businesses Look for New Options as Traditional Funding Shrinks
Small Businesses Look for New Options as Traditional Funding Shrinks
October 05, 2023  |  SMBs

Smaller firms feel the credit crunch — and are likely to pivot to new avenues of financing. PYMNTS Intelligence shows that six in 10 smaller...

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Wells Fargo, Centerbridge Collaborate to Provide Loans for Middle Market Firms
Wells Fargo, Centerbridge Collaborate to Provide Loans for Middle Market Firms
September 26, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo and Centerbridge Partners have announced a partnership to provide direct lending solutions to non-sponsor North American middle-market companies. This partnership will be facilitated through the...

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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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Uplinq, Visa Team to Help Small Businesses Access Funding
Uplinq, Visa Team to Help Small Businesses Access Funding
August 30, 2023  |  SMBs

Credit decisioning platform Uplinq has teamed with Visa to help small businesses access credit. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Aug. 30), is designed to help lenders reduce risk while also giving American...

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Qarar and Biz2X Collaborate to Bridge SMB Financing Gap in Saudi Arabia
Qarar and Biz2X Collaborate to Bridge SMB Financing Gap in Saudi Arabia
August 29, 2023  |  SMBs

Qarar, a leading data analytics and credit decisioning company in the Middle East, has partnered with Biz2X, a global FinTech technology and financing provider, to launch...

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Direct Lenders Pursuing Opportunities Among European Businesses
Direct Lenders Pursuing Opportunities Among European Businesses
June 18, 2023  |  Loans

European businesses have new options for securing loans. For example, Fidelity International is expanding into European business lending with a new fund that will make secured loans...

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Wells Fargo Reportedly Working with Borrowers as Office Sector Struggles
Wells Fargo Reportedly Working with Borrowers as Office Sector Struggles
May 31, 2023  |  Banking

Wells Fargo reportedly expects to see losses from real estate loans. CEO Charlie Scharf said Wednesday (May 31) at an event that there are significant risks in the...

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SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
March 22, 2023  |  Regulation

Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in...

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