SMEs

RBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To FinTechs
RBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To FinTechs
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

RBS, one of the U.K.’s top banks, is required allocate to more than $1 billion to help small businesses switch to its competitors. Reports Thursday...

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Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

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 reportedly sent letters...

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Big Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle Earnings
Big Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle Earnings
July 28, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle: PayPal: Two hundred and ten million of anything is a big number. But especially so when it comes in the form of active user accounts,...

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Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
July 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business investors. Reports Friday (July 21) said Mitrausahua Indonesia Group, which operates...

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Some U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
Some U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K. regulators may be working to improve payment terms and times to small suppliers, but new data from Crossflow Payments suggests terms have actually gotten...

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Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
July 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

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 from Hambro Perks,...

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U.S. Legislators Aim For Faster Construction Company Payments
U.S. Legislators Aim For Faster Construction Company Payments
July 05, 2017  |  B2B 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. have been far...

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India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
July 04, 2017  |  International

Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push toward digital payments...

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North Of The Border, Securing The Supply Chain
North Of The Border, Securing The Supply Chain
June 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

SMEs need access to capital, especially when it comes to securing goods and services needed for their own expansion. As eInvoice payment firm Aztec Exchange’s CEO...

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