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Small minus big (SMB) is one of three factors in the Fama/French stock pricing model. Along with other factors, SMB is used to explain portfolio returns. This factor is also referred to as the "small firm effect," or the "size effect," where size is based on a company's market capitalization.
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1.2KB2B PaymentsNav Names New CEO To Match SMBs With Credit
Nav, a platform for small businesses to compare financing and credit options, has announced a new CEO. A press release issued on...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsNavigating The Increasingly Murky Waters Of Trade Finance
Trade finance remains an essential tool for cross-border B2B trade, and with an estimated $1.5 trillion gap in available trade finance, non-bank...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsRethinking The Roles Of Data, Accountants In SMB Finance
FinTech and automation technology have cast a shadow of anxiety on the accounting industry in recent years, as certified public accountants (CPAs)...
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4.5KSMBsWhat The UAE Is Teaching Global FinTechs About SMB Banking
It’s not easy being small — especially in business, and often when it comes to banking and payments. The bigger players take...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsShifting Logistics To The Center Of Trade Finance
The Asian Development Bank‘s estimation of a $1.5 trillion gap in available trade finance is both concerning (particularly to small and medium-sized...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsPayNet Automates SMB-To-Lender Data Sharing
Credit and data analytics firm PayNet is launching an automated reporting solution for lenders to more seamlessly collect and analyze financial information...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsFunding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation
Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsUS Rep Calls For Action On Predatory SMB Lending
U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is calling on lawmakers to address predatory lending to small businesses (SMBs), The Washington Post reported on...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsThe Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment
When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsFundbox And OroCommerce Team To Break The $3.1T Trade Credit Logjam
Trade credit has been around for decades and is less than efficient, with $3.1 trillion tied up in outstanding invoices. To grease the...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsSMBs May Get More Time To Adopt New Accounting Standards
Financial regulators are considering allowing smaller businesses (SMBs) more time to comply with sweeping changes in lease accounting standards, which experts have...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsCash Flow Worries Limit SMB Hiring
Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are raising concerns about an impending economic recession in the U.S., supply chain disruptions stemming from...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsNY At Key Point In SMB Borrower Protection Fight
The New York state legislature will rule this week whether to move forward with a borrower protections bill for small businesses (SMBs),...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsAmaiz Debuts Mobile Banking App For Startups
U.K. FinTech Amaiz is rolling out a mobile business banking app for entrepreneurs, announced in a blog post this week. The solution...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsSBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending
When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsHow New Entrepreneurs Usher Open Banking Into SMB FinServ
Bank branch closures have some analysts, and even the banks themselves, on high alert. Researchers found a 2.2 percent drop in the...
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7.4KLoansPayPal Hits $10B SMB Lending Milestone
Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsPayMate Gears Up For Middle East Entrance
India-based firm PayMate, which provides B2B payments and small business (SMB) financing solutions, offered an update to The Financial Express about its partnership...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsSMB Lending Tries On Asset Tokenization For Size
So far, one of the largest use cases for tokenization has emerged as the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) — a lucrative, if...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsHow APIs Boost The Integrity Of SMB Financing Data
Know Your Customer (KYC) regulatory requirements are frequently cited as a top — if not the top — challenge for banks. However, for non-bank...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsHiring Pains, Revenue Optimism Hit Small Business Week
In honor of Small Business (SMB) Week, which kicks off in the U.S. on Monday (May 6), banks and financial service providers...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsPilot’s Human/Tech Combo Takes On SMB Back-Office Frictions
Multinational conglomerates, mom-and-pops, sole traders — businesses of all sizes across all industries must manage the books. More often than not, accounting...
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6.2KB2B PaymentsThe Convergence Of Trade Finance And Trade Credit Insurance
While use of trade finance continues to climb, the International Chamber of Commerce‘s Banking Commission has warned the financial services market that...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsUS Government Policy On SMB Lending In Flux
U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza is his pick to lead the Small Business Administration...
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8.3KB2B PaymentsWhy Small Business Owners Should Always Have An Exit Strategy
Hundreds of thousands of new small businesses (SMBs) open their doors every year in the U.S., be them physical or digital. The latest...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsSMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected,...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsManufacturing Slowdown Could Reveal Deeper Issues Among SMBs
Small businesses (SMBs) make up more than 98 percent of the U.S. manufacturing sector, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. So...
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6.5KB2B PaymentsLogistics Scores Another Unicorn For B2B Startups
Equity investments reigned this week, thanks to backing for accounts payable (AP) automation firm MineralTree and treasury management company Kyriba, but it...
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5.7KSMBsUsing Credit To Close The SMB ‘Funding Gap’
FinTech Fundbox said on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its partnership with Synchrony, the consumer financial services company, to make...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsSMB Tax Complexity Preserves Role For The Human Accountant
Anxieties that automation will replace humans have waned in the accounting sector, as industry players begin to realize that technology can actually...
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6.1KB2B PaymentsStarling Debuts New Business Lending Strategy
U.K. challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the...
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6.7KB2B PaymentsEuler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsChallenging The Truths Of Small Business Banking
The small business (SMB) banking sector continues to endure seismic disruption from many angles. In the U.K., regulators are cracking down on...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsSMBs Cross The Chasm Of Accounting Innovation
Small business (SMB) adoption of technology can be a process filled with growing pains and friction points, thanks to the cost and...
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21.0KAlternative FinancesNav CEO On Breaking SMB Financing’s ‘Black Box’
Starting a business in the United States requires being courageous, someone who embraces the idea of success as a long shot. In...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsSMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs
The U.K. challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsGoldman Sachs Goes After The Middle Market
Goldman Sachs is planning to ramp up its presence among middle-market corporates, according to its Chief Executive Officer David Solomon. Reports in...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsGoldman Leads $44M Round For Biz Credit Startup Nav
Goldman Sachs and other investors have led a $44 million investment round in Nav, a company linking small businesses to their business...
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56.4KB2B PaymentsBeehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has...
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14.5KB2B PaymentsUK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
OakNorth Holdings announced that it has secured $440 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund and the Clermont Group. This latest round...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsCash Flow A Tough Lesson To Learn For SMBs
Small businesses (SMBs) are often called the lifeblood of the economy. As it were, cash flow is the lifeblood of the small...
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5.3KB2B PaymentsAustralia Commission: Tighter Regulation Not The Right Move For SMB Lending Misconduct
The Australian government is taking major steps toward overhauling the nation’s banking industry amid revelations of misconduct by top financial institutions (FIs),...
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5.9KB2B PaymentsSMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology
While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsFirst New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market
The U.S. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsWhere Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
For a small business (SMB) to grow enough to expand across borders is an accomplishment by any definition, considering how many hurdles...
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7.6KB2B PaymentsAlternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
Alternative finance (AltFin) has had a rocky lifespan, with controversies over high interest rates, contract agreements and the overall viability of the...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsIndia Eyes SMBs In Pursuit Of $5T Economy
A government working group in India has said a $5 trillion economy could be a reality for the country by 2025, with...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsBanks Lack Faith In Tech Giants’ Trade Finance Ambitions
Amid a global market with a massive lack of trade finance accessibility, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently found that banks are...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsTide Enters The Running For RBS Funds Via ClearBank Partnership
U.K. challenger banks Tide and ClearBank are teaming up to apply for a portion of the $1 billion made available by Royal Bank...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsFactris Consolidates Factoring Market With Acquisition
Netherlands-based factoring company Factris has announced the completion of its takeover of Lithuanian firm DEBIFO, the companies said Monday (Jan. 14). According...
