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4.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsSantander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury...
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1.2KInternationalDespite China’s Slowing Economy, Credit Demand Still Strong
Chinese online finance giant Ant Financial, headed by billionaire Jack Ma, is seeing an uptick in the desire for credit among small...
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2.3KBankingUK’s B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
B-North has announced plans to open a network of small-business-only bank offices throughout the U.K. by the end of next year. The...
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3.6KStartupsVisa, Open Combine Forces For Tech-Driven SME Banking
FinTech startup Open is partnering with global payments tech leader Visa to offer better banking options for SMEs in India. The collaboration...
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1.3KPOS InnovationmyPOS Launches Its First Store In Belgium
European payments provider myPOS announced that it has opened a store in Antwerp, Belgium. The move comes four years after the company...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsUnistream Corporate Cards Offer 24-Hour Funds, No Annual Fees In Russia
Unistream, an international money transfer company and bank based in Russia, has launched a corporate card with no annual fees for businesses in...
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4.2KFintech InvestmentsGrab Financial Gets In SME Lending, Insurance
Grab Financial Group, the Southeast Asia FinTech company, announced Tuesday (March 19) the rollout of SME lending and micro-insurance for drivers in...
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6.7KB2B PaymentsIn Philippines, Supply Chain Financing Via FinTech
Governments are partnering with FinTechs to boost competitiveness in lending, borne out by one recent announcement in the Philippines. Elsewhere, FinTech find...
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5.4KNewsFive At Five: The Growing Power Of Loyalty
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the increasing importance of...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsAmid UK Payment Woes, Firms Face Fraud Risk
England gets its fair share of late payments coverage, with recent headlines tied to the fallout from Carillion’s collapse. The fact remains...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsUK’s Newest Challenger Bank, BFC, Targets X-Border SMB Services
The U.K. has another challenger bank in operation. BFC Bank has launched in the market to provide cross-border payments and account services...
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3.6KInternationalHigher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
In Europe, Brexit may be setting up to have an outsized effect on small and mid-sized firms, hitting them in the form...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsRBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To FinTechs
RBS, one of the U.K.’s top banks, is required allocate to more than $1 billion to help small businesses switch to its...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsLawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
One U.S. lawmaker has begun to inquire about SMB alternative lending practices, according to JD Supra news reports. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) has...
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3.4KSizzle/FizzleBig Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle Earnings
Sizzle: PayPal: Two hundred and ten million of anything is a big number. But especially so when it comes in the form of...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsIndonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business investors. Reports Friday (July 21) said Mitrausahua Indonesia...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsSome U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
U.K. regulators may be working to improve payment terms and times to small suppliers, but new data from Crossflow Payments suggests terms...
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5.2KB2B PaymentsPrevise Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
U.K. startup Previse, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered invoice financing platform, has announced new seed funding. Recent reports said Previse raised $2.58 million in funding...
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6.3KB2B PaymentsU.S. Legislators Aim For Faster Construction Company Payments
Legislators in markets like the U.K. and Australia have begun to publicly combat late supplier payments to SMEs, but efforts in the U.S....
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5.8KInternationalIndia’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsNorth Of The Border, Securing The Supply Chain
SMEs need access to capital, especially when it comes to securing goods and services needed for their own expansion. As eInvoice payment firm...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsSMEs Turning Down Contracts From Unreasonable Customers, Hitachi Finds
A new report from Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance says small- and medium-sized businesses are losing out on money because they’re saying “no”...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsThe “Deadly Parasite” Lurking Inside The Enterprise
U.K. B2B payments are facing market shifts thanks to regulations like the Open Banking initiative, events like Brexit, and even international forces...
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6.9KPayment MethodsnCino Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Access Funding
nCino, the cloud banking company, announced Tuesday (April 25) it has broadened the scope of its Bank Operating System to provide financial...
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3.2KToday In DataToday In Data: Canadian Small Business Growth
Canadians are seeing a boom in their economy for small businesses. According to research released from the CIBC Capital Markets, there has...
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4.2KBrexitBrexit Tracker: VC Funding Remains Steady, SMEs Still Confident, FCA Risk Watchlist
Though Brexit has brought about a lingering air of uncertainty, there are some parts of the economy that are doing their best...
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3.5KRetailFlexxbuy Unveils New Customer Financing Platform
Finding the right financing option for large purchases can be a rough process. From calling various lenders to speaking with family members...
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3.2KToday In DataToday In Data: Small Business Growth On The Rise
While small businesses have certainly seen the impact of big business on their profits over the years, the tides may be turning....
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6.4KB2B PaymentsApproaching SME Finance Like Personal Finance
With greater confidence in the U.S. economy and small business confidence in the current presidential administration, alternative lending is yet again at...
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5.7KeCommerceCreditcall And Credorax Partner On Omnichannel Payment Platform
To enable the European SME market, U.K.-based payment service and gateway provider Creditcall and FinTech-company-turned-pan-European-acquirer Credorax have partnered to launch an integrated...
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3.3KRetailAmazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
Amazon may be facing a big contender in its efforts to strike a deal to purchase Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. Just last...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsFor SMEs, FinTech Is Valuable And Perhaps Mysterious
In a survey spanning 500 SMEs, World First found that FinTech has challenges and opportunity ahead, when it comes to gaining visibility...
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5.4KBrexitPayPal: Brexit Delivered Boosted Global Sales For British SMEs
Brexit has caused a great deal of uncertainty for the U.K. and as a result, has many concerned about the negative impacts...
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3.6KPost-ElectionTrump’s New Order On Business Rules Doesn’t Impact Essential Regulations, Like Dodd-Frank
Several regulations implemented by the Obama administration pertaining to businesses will remain untouched by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsNeopost Smooths Out SME Communication Kinks
Neopost is launching a new suite of services aimed at helping SMEs ease friction in their communication needs. The company rolled out...
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5.3KB2B PaymentsEU Banks Link To Pull SMEs Onto Blockchain
Top financial institutions around the globe are going in on blockchain in a big way, with massive investments in R&D and beyond....
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5.3KB2B PaymentsGoogle Looks Towards India’s SMEs For Renewed Growth
Google has set its sights on India and the nation’s SMEs in an effort to seek out new users as the country...
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6.6KB2B PaymentsChecking In On The Small Business Owner
The world is preparing to enter into a new year, and small businesses are getting their New Year’s resolutions lists in order....
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6.8KB2B PaymentsUK SMEs Forced To Write Off $62B In Unpaid Invoices
Millions of dollars worth of unpaid invoices are written off by U.K. SMEs as losses every day, according to the latest analysis...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsZooming In On SMEs’ Financial Weak Spots
The year’s third quarter was a roller coaster for the U.S. and its businesses, especially when considering the presidential election. But the...
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5.4KB2B PaymentsAmex’s Latest SMB Pursuit
American Express is a leader in the commercial card world but typically holds a reputation for servicing high-spending corporates. Now, the company...
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5.7KMerchant InnovationVantiv Powers BizBuz SMB Community
Vantiv is introducing a new online community centered on fostering and supporting small businesses. The payment processing services provider announced the launch...
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6.1KFaster PaymentsUK SMBs Want Faster Payments
U.K. SMBs want faster payments — but how many actually care? Well, according to a new online survey from YouGov and ACI...
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In UK, Banks Lose SMEs’ FX Goodwill
Across the pond, SMEs are increasingly turning to FinTech upstarts to satisfy their FX needs, and that could spell trouble for traditional...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsLinking Capital And Equipment In 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, SMEs are in the midst of planning capex – and looking for working capital funding. Here’s...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsFinancial Inclusion Via Social Media
As India’s SMEs grapple with access to working capital, startup Lendingkart says social media, and other forms of data can uncover patterns...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsFundbox: Majority Of SMBs Impacted By Late Payments
Cash flow optimization company Fundbox said that a recent study it conducted found that about 64 percent of small businesses see the...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsInventory Tops SMEs’ 2016 Resolutions
It’s not yet Thanksgiving, and some consumers may roll their eyes at the Christmas decorations already going up in storefront windows and...
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Anxieties Hit Small Business Employment Figures
Anxieties over future weakening sales have caused small businesses in the U.S. to slow their hiring practices in September, according to new...
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Sage Teams With Funding Circle To Streamline Funds For SMEs
Sage, a British software company, has teamed with Funding Circle and MarketInvoice to help provide funding access to more SMEs. In a...
