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3.6KB2B PaymentsCredit Unions Jump On The FI-FinTech Collaboration Train
One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB)...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsIndia’s SMBs Rebound As Demonetization Dust Settles
India saw a busy year in B2B FinTech as the small business (SMB) community continued to demand enhanced financial services. The nation...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsTalent Crunch Intensifies For Small Businesses, Bank Of America Finds
The year 2018 was a record year for small business (SMB) optimism in the U.S., driven by economic strength, government policy and continued...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsIntel, Nasdaq Back Crypto Startup BOX’s Supply Chain Finance Launch
China cryptocurrency startup BOX is introducing supply chain financing services for corporate users with the help of Intel, Nasdaq and Baidu Cloud....
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2.5KB2B PaymentsUS Lawmakers Want Cheaper Chapter 11 For SMBs
According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Friday (Nov. 30), two U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill to make filing for bankruptcy easier, faster...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsChina Sees Rise In ‘Auto-Backed’ Small Business Lenders
Some alternative lenders in China have a unique way of mitigating the risk of borrower defaults: attaching a tracking device to borrower...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsFinTech Firms Show Banks The ‘Art Of The Possible’ In SMB Lending
The metaphor has been repeated countless times: Small businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of the economy. So, access to capital isn’t just...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsSMB Lending Crunch Hits China
Small businesses (SMBs) in China are struggling to access bank loans with large, state-owned corporations, according to recent analysis from French trade...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsCashplus API Enables SMBs To Make Mass Payments Simultaneously
Banking technology provider Cashplus is introducing a new application program interface (API) designed to allow small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to make mass...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsIn UK, Late Payments Spur SMB Financing Scramble
A new study shows that, in the U.K., SMBs tap emergency financing to deal with late payments. In Africa, bread shortages have...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsB2B Startups Welcome Another Unicorn With TripActions Funding
It was another busy week for B2B FinTech startups, with globally and vertically diverse companies securing new funding for their enterprise-targeting tools....
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2.6KB2B PaymentsHow Asset-Based Finance Mixes Tradition With Innovation
As in payments, small business (SMB) lending has seen a heightened demand for speed — faster application processes, underwriting, decision-making and payouts....
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7.4KB2B PaymentsADP Enhances QuickBooks Payroll Integration
Payroll technology firm ADP is strengthening its integration into Intuit‘s QuickBooks platform, the company said Thursday (Nov. 1). An expansion of its...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsEquifax Joins Rivals To Offer SMB Credit Scores On Nav
Credit scoring and data company Equifax has joined its top-two rivals on the Nav platform to offer small business (SMB) credit scores....
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3.0KB2B PaymentsOakNorth: How AI Can Fuel Banks’ Return To SMB Lending
Small businesses (SMBs) left behind by their banks, thanks to tightening risk and capital requirements post-financial crisis, certainly left a gap in...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsAlipay Ramps Up Supply Chain, Lending Services To SMBs
Chinese payments conglomerate Alipay is ramping up its B2B services with a new suite of offerings for small businesses (SMBs). Reports in...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsRBS Allocates $2.6B To Help SMBs Prepare For Brexit
With fears mounting over supply chain and financial disruptions as a result of Brexit, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reportedly...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsIntuit Eyes AI To Keep High-Growth Businesses On QuickBooks
Intuit is introducing a new solution for businesses that deploys data aggregated from QuickBooks to provide enhanced analytics and insights for its...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsAmex Taps Alt-Lender Ezbob In SMB Financing Push
American Express has announced a partnership with U.K.-based alternative lending platform Ezbob as it continues to broaden its small business financing offerings....
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3.5KB2B PaymentsB2B Payments Firm PayMate Enters SMB Lending Market
India-based PayMate is expanding its offering beyond B2B payment services as it steps into the small business (SMB) lending market. Reports in...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsFunding Circle Links Data To Analytics Platform dv01
Alternative small business finance firm Funding Circle has signed on to provide data to dv01, a reporting and analytics platform focused on...
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5.7KB2B PaymentsSmall Businesses Draw The Line On Lack Of Digital Banking
Europe’s largest banks have landed in the hot seat, thanks to a recent Fortytwo Data report that found 90 percent had been...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsNational Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
The alternative finance boom post-2008 financial crisis undoubtedly provided more options for small business (SMB) borrowers, but that doesn’t mean the industry...
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3.0KB2B PaymentsKey Areas Of SMB Finance Show Need For Improvement
The latest rundown of small business (SMB) finance research uncovers key areas for improvement: Younger small business owners are more often relying...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsTide Wants FinTech Firms To Have A Bigger Share Of RBS Funds
Challenger bank Tide wants the U.K. to allow eMoney non-bank institutions to be able to compete for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)...
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5.6KB2B PaymentsWells Fargo App Update Eyes Recurring SMB Payments Control
Wells Fargo announced Monday (Oct. 1) the release of Control Tower, an addition to its mobile app that allows small business and...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsPersonetics Explores How To Make AI Banking Work For The Bank
As financial institutions (FIs) invest in technology in an effort to position themselves more competitively against FinTech firms, the development of so-called...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsAltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
What does small business (SMB) lending look like? It depends on many factors, including one’s location. For example, alternative finance in the...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsVCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
Cryptocurrencies are gaining more attention for a less expected reason: industry players’ interest in working with regulators to smooth out uncertainty in...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsBig Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
In some markets, new entrants into the financial services (FinServ) market went from bank competitors to bank collaborators, seemingly overnight as traditional...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsData Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it...
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2.7KB2B PaymentseCapital: Modernizing The Factoring Tradition For A New Generation Of Fleet
Of the hundreds of thousands of freight carriers in the U.S. today, the vast majority are small fleets with only a handful...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsKeyFleet Introduces Fleet Financing Solution
U.K. fleet management company KeyFleet is rounding out its offering with added financing capabilities. Reports in The Business Desk on Thursday (Sept....
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3.0KB2B PaymentsSMBs Claim Control Over Finances With B2B Payments Innovation
There is a disconnect between the payment options businesses offer their customers and the options businesses use to pay each other. Between...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsBlueVine, Fundbox Grow AltFin Group ILPA
The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) has added three members, according to an announcement made on Monday (Sept. 17). Alternative lending companies BlueVine,...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsPortal Finance: Don’t Finance A Small Supplier Out Of Context
Small businesses (SMBs) frequently cite cash flow crunches and the struggle to access capital as key hurdles to the success of their...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsPaysafe Further Accelerates SMBs’ Access To Funds
Several months after multinational online payments company Paysafe announced a partnership with Ingo Money to accelerate small businesses’ (SMBs) access to the funds...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsInvestors Back Portal Finance’s Multi-Pronged Approach To SMB Finance
Investors this week placed more than $447 million in B2B FinTech startups, with the biggest investment rounds landing at companies that address...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsElectronic Invoicing Opens A Door To SMB Digitization
For some small businesses, taking steps to digitize might feel like a game of Frogger. How does one know when to leap...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsSmall Business Flexibility Tested In Ebbing Markets
The ebbs and flows of a volatile market are forcing small business owners to be flexible – so much so, says a...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsSmall Firms Target RBS Execs In New Investigation
The fallout over the Royal Bank of Scotland’s mistreatment of some small business customers continues, with a new investigation launching after the...
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1.7KB2B PaymentsSCOTUS Ruling, Regulation Cloud SMB Optimism
More research confirms the seemingly unwavering optimism of small businesses in the U.S. today. The latest report from Small Business Expo finds...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsSurveys Show It’s A Good Time To Be A (US) Small Business Owner
Small businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. are increasingly optimistic. Expectations about economic growth, and increases in their own revenues, make for a...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsPIRS Capital Talks Merchant Cash Advance Evolution
Small businesses’ use of alternative finance platforms is slowly on the rise. While data from the Federal Reserve shows small and large...
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1.5KB2B PaymentsAltFin’s Next Hurdle: The Small Business Relationship
A lack of access to funding may have opened the doors for alternative finance, but AltFin’s ability to quickly innovate and provide...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsHitachi Finds Surge In Entrepreneurs Fearing Collapse
Hitachi Capital Business Finance has found a surge in the portion of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that fear collapse of their...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsChase Initiative Sparks Debate Over ‘Bank Deserts’ And SMBs
When JPMorgan Chase announced plans earlier this year to open 400 new bank branches, some analysts were surprised. Financial institutions (FIs) in...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsWorkspace Sharing Startups The New Favorite With B2B Investors
B2B FinTech is undoubtedly a hot spot for venture capitalists (VCs) this year. However, this summer, a different kind of B2B startup...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsSquare Capital Pulls eBay Into SMB Lending Space
When eBay announced that it would be accepting Apple Pay, it wasn’t the only new development for the online marketplace. The company...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsCalifornia Closes In On Extending Borrower Protections To SMBs
California lawmakers are considering legislation that would extend disclosure requirements currently required by consumer lenders to lenders of small business loan products,...
