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China’s Central Bank Pours $115B Into Economic Growth 
China’s Central Bank Pours $115B Into Economic Growth 
January 01, 2020  |  International

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is planning to pump about $115 billion into the economy by freeing up lenders to write more loans, The...

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SMB Digital Loan Applications Rose 19 Pct. YOY
SMB Digital Loan Applications Rose 19 Pct. YOY
December 30, 2019  |  Loans

As banks continue to shy away from providing small business loans, many small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners have turned to online lending companies to...

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SMBs’ Online Lending Surge Raises Borrower Protection Concerns
SMBs’ Online Lending Surge Raises Borrower Protection Concerns
December 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses continue to flock to online platforms to find much-needed financing, with banks still failing to fill the demand for small to medium-sized business...

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China Ramps Up SMB Loans To Boost Economy
China Ramps Up SMB Loans To Boost Economy
December 30, 2019  |  International

Chinese banks are easing loan requirements in an attempt to stimulate a stalled economy and fulfill the government’s goal to increase small business lending by...

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US Bank Business Loans Stalled In Latter Half Of 2019
US Bank Business Loans Stalled In Latter Half Of 2019
December 29, 2019  |  Loans

U.S. business loans and capital investment have essentially plateaued in the second half of 2019, in what experts say is a reflection of the slowing...

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Aye Finance Raises $14M To Bolster SMB Loan Portfolio
Aye Finance Raises $14M To Bolster SMB Loan Portfolio
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India-based Aye Finance has raised INR 1 billion (more than $14 million) in debt funding from BlueOrchard, reports said Thursday (Dec. 26). Aye Finance said...

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Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led By Goldman Sachs
Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led By Goldman Sachs
December 19, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Bangalore-based FinTech ZestMoney has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Naspers, Quona Capital, and Omidyar...

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German Digital Banking Firm Penta Clears Gateway For Iwoca loans
German Digital Banking Firm Penta Clears Gateway For Iwoca loans
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Germany’s Penta, the digital platform for small and medium-sized business (SMB) banking, is partnering with the German FinTech iwoca, to help those companies get credit,...

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Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

Running a small business is not for the faint of heart — or the deeply optimistic. The numbers, as offered by the U.S. Bureau of...

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