It’s not easy being small — especially in business, and often when it comes to banking and payments. The bigger players take...
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...
Credit and data analytics firm PayNet is launching an automated reporting solution for lenders to more seamlessly collect and analyze financial information...
Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding...
U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is calling on lawmakers to address predatory lending to small businesses (SMBs), The Washington Post reported on...
When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main...
Trade credit has been around for decades and is less than efficient, with $3.1 trillion tied up in outstanding invoices. To grease the...
Financial regulators are considering allowing smaller businesses (SMBs) more time to comply with sweeping changes in lease accounting standards, which experts have...
Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are raising concerns about an impending economic recession in the U.S., supply chain disruptions stemming from...
The New York state legislature will rule this week whether to move forward with a borrower protections bill for small businesses (SMBs),...
U.K. FinTech Amaiz is rolling out a mobile business banking app for entrepreneurs, announced in a blog post this week. The solution...
When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online...
Bank branch closures have some analysts, and even the banks themselves, on high alert. Researchers found a 2.2 percent drop in the...
Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if...
India-based firm PayMate, which provides B2B payments and small business (SMB) financing solutions, offered an update to The Financial Express about its partnership...
So far, one of the largest use cases for tokenization has emerged as the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) — a lucrative, if...
Know Your Customer (KYC) regulatory requirements are frequently cited as a top — if not the top — challenge for banks. However, for non-bank...
In honor of Small Business (SMB) Week, which kicks off in the U.S. on Monday (May 6), banks and financial service providers...
Multinational conglomerates, mom-and-pops, sole traders — businesses of all sizes across all industries must manage the books. More often than not, accounting...
While use of trade finance continues to climb, the International Chamber of Commerce‘s Banking Commission has warned the financial services market that...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza is his pick to lead the Small Business Administration...
Hundreds of thousands of new small businesses (SMBs) open their doors every year in the U.S., be them physical or digital. The latest...
Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected,...
Small businesses (SMBs) make up more than 98 percent of the U.S. manufacturing sector, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. So...
Equity investments reigned this week, thanks to backing for accounts payable (AP) automation firm MineralTree and treasury management company Kyriba, but it...
FinTech Fundbox said on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its partnership with Synchrony, the consumer financial services company, to make...
Anxieties that automation will replace humans have waned in the accounting sector, as industry players begin to realize that technology can actually...
U.K. challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the...
Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the...
The small business (SMB) banking sector continues to endure seismic disruption from many angles. In the U.K., regulators are cracking down on...
Small business (SMB) adoption of technology can be a process filled with growing pains and friction points, thanks to the cost and...
Starting a business in the United States requires being courageous, someone who embraces the idea of success as a long shot. In...
The U.K. challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small...
Goldman Sachs is planning to ramp up its presence among middle-market corporates, according to its Chief Executive Officer David Solomon. Reports in...
Goldman Sachs and other investors have led a $44 million investment round in Nav, a company linking small businesses to their business...
Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has...
OakNorth Holdings announced that it has secured $440 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund and the Clermont Group. This latest round...
Small businesses (SMBs) are often called the lifeblood of the economy. As it were, cash flow is the lifeblood of the small...
The Australian government is taking major steps toward overhauling the nation’s banking industry amid revelations of misconduct by top financial institutions (FIs),...
While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses...
The U.S. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its...
For a small business (SMB) to grow enough to expand across borders is an accomplishment by any definition, considering how many hurdles...
Alternative finance (AltFin) has had a rocky lifespan, with controversies over high interest rates, contract agreements and the overall viability of the...
A government working group in India has said a $5 trillion economy could be a reality for the country by 2025, with...
Amid a global market with a massive lack of trade finance accessibility, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently found that banks are...
U.K. challenger banks Tide and ClearBank are teaming up to apply for a portion of the $1 billion made available by Royal Bank...
Netherlands-based factoring company Factris has announced the completion of its takeover of Lithuanian firm DEBIFO, the companies said Monday (Jan. 14). According...
U.K. challenger bank Countingup is adding invoicing services to its suite of offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company announced...
Behind many shifting trends in small business (SMB) financial services — the rise of FinTech service providers, the emergence of artificial intelligence...
For small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of capital, bank loans are undoubtedly the first place they look. Alternative finance players,...