Smbs news and trends

IRS Warns of Most Dangerous 2026 Tax Scams Targeting SMBs

March 17, 2026
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Mastercard Warns Credit Gap Is Holding Back Gen Z Small Businesses
SMBs // March 17, 2026

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Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs
Cross-border Payments // March 12, 2026

Mastercard began rolling out a suite of solutions designed to help banks support the cross-border payment needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Mastercard Offers Small Businesses Insights From Virtual CFO
SMBs // March 10, 2026

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Affiniti Teams With Column to Scale SMB Card Offering
Partnerships // March 09, 2026

Small business-focused platform Affiniti launched a financing agreement with Column bank, according to a Monday (March 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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86% of Top Performing Credit Unions Support Open Banking

March 09, 2026
Small businesses may still like the local, relationship-first feel of credit unions, but that loyalty now comes with a digital price tag. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Small Businesses Use Business Credit Cards for Cash Flow, Not Rewards

March 06, 2026
Cash retains a stubborn presence in small- and mid-sized businesses, but business credit cards are beginning to erode that dominance by addressing the operational pressures that keep firms tied to...

52% of Small Businesses Don’t Revolve Their Credit Card Balances

March 02, 2026
Small businesses are treating credit cards less like a backup and more like a flexible operating tool, and the way they use them is starting to look surprisingly consumer-like. Get...

Healthy Small Businesses Report 42-Point Edge in Card Approval Confidence

February 25, 2026
Small businesses are not just borrowing to survive. They are using credit cards as operating systems, and they are willing to pay for features that make day-to-day cash flow easier...

Quick Reads
Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs

March 12, 2026
Mastercard began rolling out a suite of solutions designed to help banks support the cross-border payment needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our […]

Mastercard Offers Small Businesses Insights From Virtual CFO

March 10, 2026
Mastercard has introduced an agentic AI offering designed to help small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Affiniti Teams With Column to Scale SMB Card Offering

March 09, 2026
Small business-focused platform Affiniti launched a financing agreement with Column bank, according to a Monday (March 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Payoneer Aims to Launch Stablecoin-Focused Digital Bank

February 24, 2026
Cross-border payment FinTech Payoneer applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a digital bank, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 24) press release. Get the Full...