SMB finance

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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Open Banking Entices SMB Lender Investly To Go After Funding

Open Banking Entices SMB Lender Investly To Go After Funding
Open Banking Entices SMB Lender Investly To Go After Funding
January 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending platform Investly has announced plans to raise new funds and take advantage of the U.K.’s new Open Banking regulations, according to Peer2Peer Finance...

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Why X-Border Payments Aren’t Waiting For Blockchain To Innovate
Why X-Border Payments Aren’t Waiting For Blockchain To Innovate
January 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Bitcoin grabs the headlines, but as investors rush to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, there are other market forces at play ready to make an...

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Breakout Capital Opens Door To Factoring Companies
Breakout Capital Opens Door To Factoring Companies
January 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending company Breakout Capital is expanding its product line, according to company reports on Friday (Jan. 26). Get the Full...

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RegTech’s Effort To Ease The Cost Of Compliance
RegTech’s Effort To Ease The Cost Of Compliance
January 25, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

More than half of companies surveyed by SWIFT and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance last year said they plan to invest in RegTech in the...

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UK Still Doesn’t Have A Post-Brexit Trade Plan
UK Still Doesn’t Have A Post-Brexit Trade Plan
January 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is facing criticism after reports surfaced that a long-awaited report on the nation’s trade plans for Brexit may never come to light....

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Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Launches FX, X-Border Payments Platform
Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Launches FX, X-Border Payments Platform
January 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Dutch bank ABN AMRO is rolling out a new platform for small- and medium-sized enterprises to manage cross-border payments and FX. Get the Full Story...

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Canada Economic Growth Slows, SMB Lending Cools
Canada Economic Growth Slows, SMB Lending Cools
December 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Data is expected to show slower economic growth across Canada for the second half of 2017 and, along with it, a slowdown in small- and...

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Boost To Finserv Competition Fails To Ease UK SMB Access To Finance
Boost To Finserv Competition Fails To Ease UK SMB Access To Finance
December 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New research from merchant banking group Close Brothers suggests U.K. small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are still largely struggling to access financing, despite a recent...

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