The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has placed a moratorium on processing new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era relief program, aiming to prevent a recurrence of the sort of fraud that happened around the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This decision comes in response to growing concerns about the...
Owners Bank, a new digital bank created to cater to the needs of small business owners, has launched a business credit card. This product aims to address the common challenges faced by small business owners when searching for a credit card that suits their requirements,...
Alibaba.com has added enhancements to its global B2B eCommerce platform to help small business owners level up their sourcing and supply chain operations. “We are making the sourcing journey more intuitive and visualizable by helping enterprises of all sizes better utilize today’s leading eCommerce technologies,” Stephen...
Sweeping changes to the federal program for small business lending will begin taking effect Tuesday (Aug. 1). Among the upcoming changes are simplified loan requirements, more widespread automation and an expansion of the number of nonbank lenders that are licensed to issue Small Business Administration...
May 02, 2019
The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it particularly hard to create one-size-fits-all solutions. The term “small business,” Mastercard EVP of Core Products Amnah Ajmal told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, can refer to all kinds of firms — from gig workers to […]
May 28, 2025
Home-buying and financing company Habito said its mortgage advisers now offer support at no cost to U.K. small business owners who are members of Mastercard’s Business Bonus program. This support is available to small business owners who are buying a home, refinancing or investing in a rental property, Habito said in a press release emailed […]
September 14, 2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has placed a moratorium on processing new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era relief program, aiming to prevent a recurrence of the sort of fraud that...
September 08, 2023
Owners Bank, a new digital bank created to cater to the needs of small business owners, has launched a business credit card. This product aims to address the common challenges...
September 07, 2023
Alibaba.com has added enhancements to its global B2B eCommerce platform to help small business owners level up their sourcing and supply chain operations. “We are making the sourcing journey more intuitive...