SME

Judo Launches As Australia’s Newest Challenger Bank
Judo Launches As Australia’s Newest Challenger Bank
May 13, 2019  |  Banking

Switzerland-based Temenos AG has announced that Judo Bank, an Australian SME challenger bank, has gone live with the help of Temenos T24 Transact, Analytics, Financial...

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
March 28, 2019  |  Investments

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF). The funding also had participation...

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Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
November 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the U.K., the twin barrels of Brexit and late payments have helped erode confidence in growth prospects, according to Dun & Bradstreet. Elsewhere, Australian...

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Soldo Eyes The Time-Wasting Strategies Of Expense Management
Soldo Eyes The Time-Wasting Strategies Of Expense Management
September 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Inadequate expense management processes have businesses wasting time. Procuring goods and making one-off purchases is taking too long, says a new report from Soldo, but...

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Late Payments Worsen For Ireland’s SMEs
Late Payments Worsen For Ireland’s SMEs
August 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It seems no corner of the globe remains untouched when it comes to late payments – impacting, especially, the fortunes of SMEs.  In this week’s...

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RBS Flunks Small Businesses’ Test In New UK Report
RBS Flunks Small Businesses’ Test In New UK Report
August 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released its biannual report on the best and worst financial institutions for small businesses, naming Handelsbanken in...

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Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
August 14, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s partnership with Safaricom for money transfers to mobile money...

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Trade Finance Finds Glare In Late Payments Spotlight
Trade Finance Finds Glare In Late Payments Spotlight
August 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Finance has many levers to pull when it comes to pulling back on payments  England finds itself in the unpaid invoice-related headlines again.  And India...

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Funding Circle Fund Reduces US Exposure
Funding Circle Fund Reduces US Exposure
July 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

An investment vehicle operated by U.K. alternative finance platform Funding Circle is reportedly turning away from U.S. exposure and doubling down on local investment through...

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