small business

Why Visa Says It’s Time to Look Beyond the ‘Personal FICO’ to Underwrite Small Businesses’ Credit
Why Visa Says It’s Time to Look Beyond the ‘Personal FICO’ to Underwrite Small Businesses’...
June 08, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Over the past few years, consumers have steadily returned to brick-and-mortar stores and spending seems resilient, albeit slowing a bit, even with inflation stubbornly in...

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ForwardAI Launches B2B Platform that Enables Real-Time Payments
ForwardAI Launches B2B Platform that Enables Real-Time Payments
June 07, 2023  |  B2B Payments

ForwardAI has launched a B2B payments platform that enables real-time payments. The new Forwardly platform is designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in North America get...

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Small Businesses Push Tech-Driven Expense Management to Help Cash Flow
Small Businesses Push Tech-Driven Expense Management to Help Cash Flow
June 07, 2023  |  Spend Management

Chris Trainor, head of product at Paymentus, said that as they battle macro headwinds, small business owners are feeling the pain of inefficient expense management....

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US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners
US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners
June 01, 2023  |  Partnerships

Boston-based FinTech  Aliaswire has sold its Payvus small business credit card issuing and capital management business to Onboard Partners. The acquisition announced Thursday (June 1) expands Onboard’s financial...

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Small Businesses Struggle as Banks Tighten Lending
Small Businesses Struggle as Banks Tighten Lending
June 01, 2023  |  Loans

Smaller businesses have begun cutting back as banks impose tougher lending standards. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) notes in a Thursday (June 1) report...

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Why Lenders Should Stop Asking Small Businesses for 36 Months of Bank Statements
Why Lenders Should Stop Asking Small Businesses for 36 Months of Bank Statements
June 01, 2023  |  SMBs

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, providing jobs and driving innovation. Hicham Oudghiri, CEO of Enigma Technologies, told Karen Webster, with a nod...

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Credit Scarce for Brick & Mortar, but Not Online Small Businesses
Credit Scarce for Brick & Mortar, but Not Online Small Businesses
May 23, 2023  |  SMBs

The old adage is that the best time to get credit … is when you don’t need credit.  That’s because when a firm’s coffers are...

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Cash-Strapped Main Street Merchants See Credit Options Shrinking
Cash-Strapped Main Street Merchants See Credit Options Shrinking
May 23, 2023  |  SMBs

Many Main Street small businesses are operating on the brink without adequate capital to survive a downturn, making access to finance a critical consideration in...

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Amazon’s New Seller Promotions Underscore Small Business Ecosystem Buildout 
Amazon’s New Seller Promotions Underscore Small Business Ecosystem Buildout 
May 22, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon’s evolution of its commerce ecosystem includes building brands for smaller businesses. The latest promotional activity is, we note, a snapshot effort tracing back to...

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