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.

Small Firms Say Banks Haven’t Changed Since Financial Crisis

Small Firms Say Banks Haven’t Changed Since Financial Crisis
Small Firms Say Banks Haven’t Changed Since Financial Crisis
December 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Nearly a quarter of U.K. small businesses (SMBs) believe banks have changed their ways since the global financial crisis, according to a new survey by...

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Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
December 19, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, employees are stealing from their employers, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is contributing to contextual commerce, Australian small- and medium-sized businesses...

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Sources Say Amazon Is Planning Investment In India Alt Lender
Sources Say Amazon Is Planning Investment In India Alt Lender
December 19, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Reports Monday (Dec. 18) said unnamed sources suggest Amazon is planning to invest in alternative lender Capital Float, based in India. Get the Full Story...

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Developers Enter The World Of Banking
Developers Enter The World Of Banking
December 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Following the global financial crisis and a pullback among banks from small business (SMB) lending, some jurisdictions have recently begun introducing new initiatives to entice...

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Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
December 15, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have won the alternative financial venture capital (VC) funding rounds, millions of SMBs are in operation...

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Investec Breaks New Ground In Bank/FinTech Collaborations With MarketInvoice Deal
Investec Breaks New Ground In Bank/FinTech Collaborations With MarketInvoice Deal
December 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

MarketInvoice is the latest alternative lender to launch a partnership with a traditional financial institution (FI), with reports on Thursday (Dec. 14) noting the U.K....

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Investors Haven’t Forgotten About Alternative SMB Finance
Investors Haven’t Forgotten About Alternative SMB Finance
December 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

By now, the alternative lending market is hardly new, and investor appetite for startups in the space seems to have waned. But every few weeks,...

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The Growing Demand For International Invoicing
The Growing Demand For International Invoicing
December 15, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

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Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification
Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification
December 13, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, venture capital (VC) funding is backing digital currency operations, bitcoin is edging up on record highs, identity (ID) verification solutions providers...

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