financing

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money.

Corcentric Lands Financing For M&A Expansion
Corcentric Lands Financing For M&A Expansion
December 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Procurement and financial process automation firm Corcentric announced a new credit facility that it secured as it prepares to invest in expansion. A press release...

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SMB Lending Crunch Hits China
SMB Lending Crunch Hits China
November 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) in China are struggling to access bank loans with large, state-owned corporations, according to recent analysis from French trade credit insurer Coface,...

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Sears Could Get $350M Loan In Financing Package
Sears Could Get $350M Loan In Financing Package
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

As Sears faces calls to wind down its operations, the retailer is reportedly putting the finishing touches on a deal for $350 million in financing...

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Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
November 13, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

“The more I looked at retailer-sponsored finance, the more I realized people routinely end up paying atrociously more than they bargained for … This is...

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In UK, Late Payments Spur SMB Financing Scramble
In UK, Late Payments Spur SMB Financing Scramble
November 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A new study shows that, in the U.K., SMBs tap emergency financing to deal with late payments. In Africa, bread shortages have loomed with suppliers...

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Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
November 09, 2018  |  Retail

Offering financing to consumers can be a tremendous marketing and customer retention tool for retailers that do it right. The trick, Bread Finance CTO and Co-founder Daniel Simon told PYMNTS...

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Sears’ Lampert Will Not Fund Bankruptcy Financing Package: Report
Sears’ Lampert Will Not Fund Bankruptcy Financing Package: Report
November 05, 2018  |  Retail

The time for retail nostalgia is over. Now, for Sears, comes the bankruptcy process — and as reported on Monday (Nov. 5), the chain, according...

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Equifax Joins Rivals To Offer SMB Credit Scores On Nav
Equifax Joins Rivals To Offer SMB Credit Scores On Nav
November 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Credit scoring and data company Equifax has joined its top-two rivals on the Nav platform to offer small business (SMB) credit scores. In a press...

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In UK, P2P Firm Seeks Help from Regulators
In UK, P2P Firm Seeks Help from Regulators
October 22, 2018  |  Legal

In the United Kingdom, a peer-to-peer (P2P) property lender has taken what the Financial Times called “the unusual step” of asking a regulator for aid...

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