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.

Proofpoint to Acquire Hornetsecurity and Expand Human-Centric Security Solution Worldwide
Proofpoint to Acquire Hornetsecurity and Expand Human-Centric Security Solution Worldwide
May 15, 2025  |  Partnerships

Proofpoint plans to acquire Hornetsecurity Group to enhance its ability to provide human-centric security to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world through managed...

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Main Street Gets AI Makeover as Software Shakes Up Small Businesses
Main Street Gets AI Makeover as Software Shakes Up Small Businesses
May 15, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every cloud has a silver lining, even those impacting the global economy. And in today’s macroeconomic climate clouded by ambiguity from tariffs, rising interest rates,...

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Digital Wallets Want to Replace Your Apps, Not Just Your Cards
Digital Wallets Want to Replace Your Apps, Not Just Your Cards
May 15, 2025  |  Payment Methods

It’s no secret that the world is moving faster. In parallel, the way we move money is evolving just as rapidly. Over the past decade,...

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FlexPoint Raises $12 Million for B2B Payments Platform for Managed Service Providers
FlexPoint Raises $12 Million for B2B Payments Platform for Managed Service Providers
May 13, 2025  |  B2B Payments

FlexPoint raised $12 million in a Series A funding round to continue expanding its B2B payments platform for managed service providers (MSPs) and their small-...

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Small Business Optimism Slips on ‘Dramatically Changing’ Tariff Policy
Small Business Optimism Slips on ‘Dramatically Changing’ Tariff Policy
May 13, 2025  |  SMBs

Optimism among small businesses in the United States continues to fade, thanks partly to tariffs. The April installment of the National Federation of Independent Business...

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Businesses Sue Trump to Halt ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Businesses Sue Trump to Halt ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
May 13, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

A group of American small businesses is suing President Donald Trump over his tariffs. These five businesses contend the president overstepped his authority in declaring...

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Integrated B2B Payments Put Digital Future in Hands of Small Businesses
Integrated B2B Payments Put Digital Future in Hands of Small Businesses
May 13, 2025  |  B2B Payments

It can be challenging to think of two things more at odds with each other than the mechanics of B2B payments, and the emerging expectations...

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Earnings Season Shows Merchants Turning to Platforms to Meet Working Capital Needs
Earnings Season Shows Merchants Turning to Platforms to Meet Working Capital Needs
May 12, 2025  |  SMBs

Beyond the earnings season focus on consumer spending and consumer lending, the recent quarterly results from the likes of Block, Shopify and PayPal show that...

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‘Net Never’ Terms: Delayed Payments Threaten B2B Supply Chain Stability
‘Net Never’ Terms: Delayed Payments Threaten B2B Supply Chain Stability
May 12, 2025  |  B2B Payments

What’s worse than shoppers skipping out on a tab? The businesses themselves stiffing the very suppliers keeping them afloat. After all, businesses ranging from multinational...

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