SME Finance

Amid Liquidity Issues, Regulation And Competition, AltFin Thriving, Says EY
Amid Liquidity Issues, Regulation And Competition, AltFin Thriving, Says EY
January 16, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending space has journeyed through growth and struggled with challenges, especially in the last year. That goes for all segments of the space:...

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SMEs Worldwide Feel Seismic Market Changes
SMEs Worldwide Feel Seismic Market Changes
January 16, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses are feeling the pressures of market changes — and not only in the U.S. Economic fluctuations, regulatory shifts and changes in bank loan behavior...

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B2B Investors Go Big In Alt-Lending
B2B Investors Go Big In Alt-Lending
January 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending industry continues to scoff at doubters, and the latest B2B venture capital roundup suggests confidence is growing in the space — and...

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iZettle Scores $63M For SME Financial Services
iZettle Scores $63M For SME Financial Services
January 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Sweden-based iZettle secured new funding from investors, reports said Wednesday (Jan. 11), as the company looks to strengthen its position in the SME financial services...

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Strategic Funding, Capify Merge SME Financing Efforts
Strategic Funding, Capify Merge SME Financing Efforts
January 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Two alternative SME lenders are joining forces. Strategic Funding Source announced Thursday (Jan. 5) that it is integrating the solutions of Capify’s own small business...

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SME Employment Enters 2017 With Promise
SME Employment Enters 2017 With Promise
January 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The latest data before the start of the new year on small business employment levels offers an optimistic take. The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index...

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Alternative, Traditional SME Finance Spheres See Growth
Alternative, Traditional SME Finance Spheres See Growth
January 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The past few years have seen some of the largest changes in the history of small business lending, and that evolution hasn’t been stifled by...

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Barclays First To Enable Nearly Instant SME Loans Via App
Barclays First To Enable Nearly Instant SME Loans Via App
January 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Barclays has hit a new milestone in U.K. banking. The financial institution is the first to offer nearly instantaneous small business loans via a mobile...

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China Certifies Its Newest Business Lender
China Certifies Its Newest Business Lender
January 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

China has cleared the way for a new bank to enter the market and begin lending to small and micro-sized businesses. An announcement Thursday (Jan....

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