small and medium sized businesses

Extend Enables More Credit Cards to Connect to Expense Management Platform
Extend Enables More Credit Cards to Connect to Expense Management Platform
November 21, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Extend now enables businesses to connect “virtually any” bank credit card to its spend and expense management platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This...

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Amazon Debuts AI-Powered Tools for Business Clients
Amazon Debuts AI-Powered Tools for Business Clients
November 12, 2025  |  Retail

Amazon is introducing a series of AI-powered solutions to help business clients. These new offerings, announced Wednesday (Nov. 11), include the new Amazon Business Assistant...

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Small Business Owners Facing 114% Spike in Health Costs
Small Business Owners Facing 114% Spike in Health Costs
November 11, 2025  |  SMBs

For small business owners, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is about to become less affordable. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Nov. 11), small business owners...

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Small Business Optimism Drops as Profits Decline
Small Business Optimism Drops as Profits Decline
November 11, 2025  |  SMBs

Optimism among America’s small businesses fell last month amid labor and profit headaches. That’s according to the October edition of the National Federation of Independent...

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PayPal Offers Retail Media Assistance to Small Businesses
PayPal Offers Retail Media Assistance to Small Businesses
October 07, 2025  |  Retail

PayPal has introduced a way for its small business customers to launch retail media networks. The company on Tuesday (Oct. 7) announced the launch of...

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AllScale Raises $1.5 Million to Develop Stablecoin Solutions for Small Businesses
AllScale Raises $1.5 Million to Develop Stablecoin Solutions for Small Businesses
July 04, 2025  |  Investments

AllScale raised $1.5 million in a funding round to accelerate its development of solutions aiming to make it easier for small businesses to begin using...

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Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
June 25, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard said it is expanding its First Party Trust program to tackle “friendly” fraud. Also known as first-party fraud, the term refers to genuine transactions...

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Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
June 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

New Zealand-based small business platform Xero is set to acquire Melio for $2.5 billion. The deal, announced Tuesday (June 24) evening, gives Xero access to...

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Banks Target Business Clients With Instant Payments as Liquidity Tool
Banks Target Business Clients With Instant Payments as Liquidity Tool
June 20, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Faster payments are fundamentally changing how commercial banks and credit unions deliver value and differentiate themselves. This shift extends beyond mere transaction speed; it’s about...

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