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Keeping SMBs Afloat During The Coronavirus Crisis
Keeping SMBs Afloat During The Coronavirus Crisis
April 17, 2020  |  Today In Data

Lawmakers and business leaders had high hopes for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): They thought it would provide the funds required for small to medium-sized businesses...

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SBA Emergency Loan Program Bombarded With Over 3 Million Applications
SBA Emergency Loan Program Bombarded With Over 3 Million Applications
April 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

After receiving over 3 million applications as the coronavirus pandemic continues, an emergency loan program helmed by the Small Business Association (SBA) is running low...

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Companies Enlist Lobbyists For Stimulus Funds
Companies Enlist Lobbyists For Stimulus Funds
April 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Lobbyists are burning up the phone lines in Washington, D.C. as businesses from every sector rush to get their piece of the $2 trillion relief...

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Portfolio Firms Want Cut Of Coronavirus SMB Rescue Funds
Portfolio Firms Want Cut Of Coronavirus SMB Rescue Funds
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Industry lobbyists and executives from major private equity firms are asking the federal government for a piece of the coronavirus small business stimulus funds, the...

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SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
March 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Small businesses are looking for good results from the House of Representatives’ vote on Friday (March 27) on a $2 trillion stimulus package that would...

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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
January 26, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund. AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform...

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Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
October 30, 2019  |  Faster Payments

As of late 2019, there are few people left who need to be talked into the “why” of instant payments — that case has already...

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Indian Pharma Mogul Arrested For Fraud
Indian Pharma Mogul Arrested For Fraud
October 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One Singh brother has been arrested, while the other is still on the run. Indian pharma mogul Shivinder Singh was taken into custody in Delhi...

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Trade War Slows Flow Of Cash From China To US
Trade War Slows Flow Of Cash From China To US
July 21, 2019  |  Investments

The flow of Chinese cash into America has fallen almost 90 percent since Donald Trump became President. The decline has impacted numerous industries including Silicon...

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