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.

36% of Global SMB Buyers Plan to Use FinTech Payment Providers
36% of Global SMB Buyers Plan to Use FinTech Payment Providers
July 22, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses are not abandoning banks for cross-border payments, but they are giving FinTechs a much larger share of the work. That shift stands out in “The Cross-Border...

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OpenAI Launches Program to Accelerate Small Business AI Adoption
OpenAI Launches Program to Accelerate Small Business AI Adoption
July 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has launched a program designed to help small businesses use ChatGPT to increase their productivity and scale their businesses. The ChatGPT small business program...

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Forward Financing Secures Another $525 Million to Support Small Businesses
Forward Financing Secures Another $525 Million to Support Small Businesses
July 21, 2026  |  SMBs

Forward Financing, a provider of capital to small businesses across the United States, secured $525 million of new financing that brings the company’s total committed...

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Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Boost Cross-Border Payments
Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Boost Cross-Border Payments
July 21, 2026  |  Investments

Global payments and FinTech firm Ant International has raised $1.2 billion in new funding. This Series A equity financing will allow Ant to improve on its cross-border...

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Truist Bets on Digital Engagement to Deepen Banking Ties
Truist Bets on Digital Engagement to Deepen Banking Ties
July 17, 2026  |  Earnings

Truist’s second quarter displayed a range of puts and takes shaping consumer banking. Customers kept spending, mobile activity rose and credit losses eased, while the...

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Panel: The Hidden Cost of B2B Payments Is Manual Work, Not Fees
Panel: The Hidden Cost of B2B Payments Is Manual Work, Not Fees
July 17, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Watch more: BILL Webinar | Mary Kay Bowman and Scott Hess The cost of getting paid in B2B commerce is often hiding in plain sight....

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46% of Small Businesses Would Pay for Better Digital Tools
46% of Small Businesses Would Pay for Better Digital Tools
July 16, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses want tools that give them more control over when money moves, how spending gets tracked and what happens when a payment goes wrong....

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Business Applications Jump 24% as AI Lowers Startup Costs
Business Applications Jump 24% as AI Lowers Startup Costs
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

New U.S. business applications hit 5.6 million in 2025 and have risen 24% since ChatGPT launched, Citadel Securities reported in a July research note, citing...

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White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
July 13, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses do not need another financial dashboard. They need someone to notice that cash is running low before payroll is due, that a customer...

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