SMEs

BankiFi Partners With Praetura to Expand Small Business Funding Access in UK
BankiFi Partners With Praetura to Expand Small Business Funding Access in UK
February 21, 2024  |  SMBs

FinTech BankiFi has partnered with financier Praetura to develop a lending-as-a-service solution for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.K. The platform is specifically designed to help...

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Microsoft/Vodafone $1.5 Billion Deal Will Help Expand M-Pesa
Microsoft/Vodafone $1.5 Billion Deal Will Help Expand M-Pesa
January 16, 2024  |  Partnerships

Microsoft and Vodafone have launched a $1.5 billion payments and AI-focused collaboration. The partnership will see the companies employ Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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Business Lender iwoca Raises $243 Million to Fund Small Businesses
Business Lender iwoca Raises $243 Million to Fund Small Businesses
October 16, 2023  |  SMBs

European small business lender iwoca says it has raised $243 million in new funding.  The financing, announced late Monday (Oct. 16), follows the $152 million the London-based...

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Sinapse Finance Acquires Uptick to Create One-Stop Shop for Small Businesses
Sinapse Finance Acquires Uptick to Create One-Stop Shop for Small Businesses
September 20, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Sinapse Finance, a Brazilian startup specializing in technology-based financial management, has acquired Uptick, a Brazilian accounting firm. This acquisition marks a milestone for Sinapse as it...

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Device-as-a-Service Startup Fleet Expands into Germany
Device-as-a-Service Startup Fleet Expands into Germany
September 14, 2023  |  emea

French Device-as-a-Service startup Fleet has expanded into Germany, aiming to optimize the lifecycle of workplace equipment for companies and startups there. Already operating in France and...

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Payoneer Singapore Acquires Payment License to Help Small Businesses Transact Globally
Payoneer Singapore Acquires Payment License to Help Small Businesses Transact Globally
August 15, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Payoneer Singapore has been granted a payment license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s principal financial regulator. With the MAS license, the...

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Numarics Raises €10.2 Million to Offer Small Businesses All-in-One Digital CFO Solution
Numarics Raises €10.2 Million to Offer Small Businesses All-in-One Digital CFO Solution
July 06, 2023  |  Back-office

Swiss FinTech startup Numarics has raised €10 million ($10.9 million) in a seed funding round, offering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) a digital CFO solution...

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African Development Bank Teams With Bank One on Trade Finance
African Development Bank Teams With Bank One on Trade Finance
December 23, 2022  |  emea

The African Development Bank Group is supporting the trade finance efforts of Bank One Limited.  The Group will provide a $40 million trade finance package that is meant...

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Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
September 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Fidelity Bank has partnered with Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) to try and bridge the gap in helping smaller businesses get funding,...

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