SME lending

SMEs Struggle To Find The Cash To Invest
SMEs Struggle To Find The Cash To Invest
October 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The year’s third quarter is over, so it’s prime time to check into the economy. Part of that effort, of course, includes examining the state...

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Big Lenders Need Help With Big Data, Too
Big Lenders Need Help With Big Data, Too
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Traditional banks now realize the value in working with FinTech startups, augmenting their own service offerings by integrating the innovations of others. Lending has become...

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Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending market in the U.S. is not in its prime. Investors have backed off, regulation threatens to stunt the industry’s growth and, for...

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The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
October 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized enterprises are known for facing tough hurdles in their search for financing, with SMEs considered high-risk among lenders. But a new report...

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How UK Regs Steer Clear Of Alt-Lending
How UK Regs Steer Clear Of Alt-Lending
October 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

In the U.S., interest for alternative finance startups has waned among investors. Not so abroad, including in the U.K., where invoice financing firm DueCourse recently announced more than $8 million...

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Confidence In The Face Of Alt-Lending’s Potential Implosion
Confidence In The Face Of Alt-Lending’s Potential Implosion
September 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Investors have cooled off to alternative lending in the U.S. Just look at the near-immediate struggle faced by Lending Club and OnDeck after their IPOs...

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Biz2Credit Aids Rollout Of New Aussie Alt-Lender
Biz2Credit Aids Rollout Of New Aussie Alt-Lender
September 27, 2016  |  B2B Payments

U.S.-based Biz2Credit is helping to launch a new alternative lending platform in Australia. The company is reportedly working with Australian Finance Group (AFG), which is...

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The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit)
The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit)
September 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Analysts quarreled over how the U.K. referendum would impact the markets, but immediately after the nation voted to leave the European Union, it was too...

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Tyro Offers $10K To SMEs With Innovative Growth Ideas
Tyro Offers $10K To SMEs With Innovative Growth Ideas
September 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Australian FinTech firm Tyro says the gap in small business lending among traditional banks is “staggering” at A$7 billion (about $5.2 billion). On Wednesday (Sept....

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