SMBs

Small and Medium businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Banks Reject Small Business Credit Applications Five Times More Than Enterprise Clients, New Study Finds
Banks Reject Small Business Credit Applications Five Times More Than Enterprise Clients, New Study Finds
June 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Half of financial institutions reject micro-business loan applications due to unverifiable legitimacy. Among those with access to third-party data, confidence in credit decisions — and...

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Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
June 25, 2025  |  Mastercard

Mastercard said it is expanding its First Party Trust program to tackle “friendly” fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
June 25, 2025  |  Acquisitions

New Zealand-based small business platform Xero is set to acquire Melio for $2.5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Velera Builds Governance Framework to Shield Credit Unions From AI Risk
Velera Builds Governance Framework to Shield Credit Unions From AI Risk
June 25, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

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Small Businesses Lose Vital Financing as Banks Struggle to Verify Who They Are
Small Businesses Lose Vital Financing as Banks Struggle to Verify Who They Are
June 25, 2025  |  SMBs

A solo dental practice in a small town. A mom-and-pop Italian restaurant in a large city. Or a one-of-a-kind hair salon somewhere in between. Tiny,...

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Orus Raises $29 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform
Orus Raises $29 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform
June 24, 2025  |  SMBs

Paris-based digital insurer Orus raised 25 million euros (about $29 million) in a Series B funding round to fuel the planned pan-European expansion of its...

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Vaya Co-Founders Join Fundbox to Help Expand Embedded Lending Offerings
Vaya Co-Founders Join Fundbox to Help Expand Embedded Lending Offerings
June 23, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Members of the founding team of embedded lending platform Vaya Technologies have joined embedded capital infrastructure provider Fundbox, according to a Monday (June 23) press release. Get the...

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Tensec Raises $12 Million to Promote Real-Time X-Border Payments
Tensec Raises $12 Million to Promote Real-Time X-Border Payments
June 23, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payments FinTech Tensec raised $12 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Digits Adds AI Agents to Accounting Platform
Digits Adds AI Agents to Accounting Platform
June 23, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Digits added artificial intelligence agents to its AI-native accounting platform, Autonomous General Ledger (AGL). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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