small business

Flex Raises $225 Million for Finance Platform for Business Owners
Flex Raises $225 Million for Finance Platform for Business Owners
March 05, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Flex raised $225 million in debt and equity funding to continue building its platform that manages business owners’ transactions, both business and personal. “We bid...

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32% of SMBs Favor Community Banks Over National Banks
32% of SMBs Favor Community Banks Over National Banks
March 05, 2025  |  Banking

With 16% of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) considering switching banks, many are turning to community banks and credit unions (CUs) for their personalized service...

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Restaurants at a Crossroads: Economic Pressures and Declining Spend Hit Hard
Restaurants at a Crossroads: Economic Pressures and Declining Spend Hit Hard
February 28, 2025  |  Restaurant innovation

As goes Main Street, so goes the overall U.S. economy. By the numbers, roughly 99% of businesses in the U.S. are small businesses — and...

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Mastercard: New Credentials Offer Payments Control to Gen Z and Beyond
Mastercard: New Credentials Offer Payments Control to Gen Z and Beyond
February 25, 2025  |  Mastercard

Wasn’t long ago that navigating between accounts and payment options was largely a matter of juggling between physical, digital, prepaid and credit cards, pulling them...

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Markaaz CEO: Data Quality Helps Redefine FinTech Relationship Strength
Markaaz CEO: Data Quality Helps Redefine FinTech Relationship Strength
February 24, 2025  |  Data

Not all that long ago, a FinTech was easily defined — because the definition was broad. Seemed like any digital upstart promising to upend traditional...

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Mastercard Launches Cards and Catalyst Program for Creators
Mastercard Launches Cards and Catalyst Program for Creators
February 20, 2025  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has launched credit and debit cards designed for creators and small business owners. The new Business Builder cards feature Mastercard’s core small business benefits like...

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Imperia Raises $10.5 Million to Expand Supply Chain Management Software
Imperia Raises $10.5 Million to Expand Supply Chain Management Software
February 18, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Spanish company Imperia raised over €10 million (about $10.5 million) in a Series A funding round to fuel the international expansion of its supply chain...

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Zelle Marks $1 Trillion Milestone as P2P Payment Use Jumps
Zelle Marks $1 Trillion Milestone as P2P Payment Use Jumps
February 12, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Last year appears to have been a landmark one for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Zelle. During 2024, American consumers and small businesses transmitted more than $1...

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Sales Prospects Brighten as Small Businesses Find Life in Loyalty Programs
Sales Prospects Brighten as Small Businesses Find Life in Loyalty Programs
February 12, 2025  |  SMBs

Thus far into 2025, the year has been an eventful one — to say the least. And the volatility of everything from tariffs (and possible...

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