SMEs

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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EMEA Daily: Western Union, Mambu Partner on Digital Banking
EMEA Daily: Western Union, Mambu Partner on Digital Banking
June 09, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Western Union teams up with cloud banking platform Mambu to provide digital banking products...

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HyperPay Raises $36.7M to Expand Payment Services to MENA Merchants
HyperPay Raises $36.7M to Expand Payment Services to MENA Merchants
June 01, 2022  |  International

Payments FinTech HyperPay raised $36.7 million (SAR138M) to expand its payment services to merchants in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Headquartered in...

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SMBs Seek Credit Solutions Beyond Business Owner’s Personal Credit Card
SMBs Seek Credit Solutions Beyond Business Owner’s Personal Credit Card
January 10, 2022  |  B2B Payments

In countries like Canada that have a very developed financial system, it’s easy to expect that there would be a high level of financial inclusion....

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Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People 
Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People 
May 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt worldwide economies and everyday life, Mastercard vows to connect 1 billion people and 50 million micro-businesses to the...

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Coronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To Speed COVID-19 Innovation Funding
Coronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To Speed COVID-19 Innovation Funding
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The coronavirus could have far-reaching effects on coffee shops, retail stores and restaurants. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. Starbucks has moved...

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Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
Santander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
November 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a...

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Despite China’s Slowing Economy, Credit Demand Still Strong
Despite China’s Slowing Economy, Credit Demand Still Strong
October 18, 2019  |  International

Chinese online finance giant Ant Financial, headed by billionaire Jack Ma, is seeing an uptick in the desire for credit among small and medium businesses...

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UK’s B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
UK’s B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
August 05, 2019  |  Banking

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 “localized, office-based pods”...

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