small business

Nearly Half of Rural Small Businesses Do Business With the Bank on the Corner
Nearly Half of Rural Small Businesses Do Business With the Bank on the Corner
January 08, 2025  |  SMBs

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are considering a switch from national banks to local financial institutions (FIs) like community banks and credit unions (CUs). While...

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PayU-Backed BRISKPE Launches Cross-Border Payments Platform for Indian Small Businesses
PayU-Backed BRISKPE Launches Cross-Border Payments Platform for Indian Small Businesses
January 07, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

PayU-backed BRISKPE has launched a unified platform for cross-border payments that is designed for Indian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). With this platform, SMBs can...

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2024 Changed the Game for Small Business Growth Opportunities
2024 Changed the Game for Small Business Growth Opportunities
December 30, 2024  |  SMBs

Main Street has been getting a digital makeover in recent years, and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are among the biggest beneficiaries. This crucial commercial...

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Amex Sees ‘Tremendous Growth’ in Virtual Cards for B2B Payments
Amex Sees ‘Tremendous Growth’ in Virtual Cards for B2B Payments
December 18, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Complexities breed inefficiency, as business-to-business (B2B) payments throughout their history have proven. But B2B payments should be simple, easy and secure. In an era when...

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81% of SMBs Are Open to Adopting Integrated Payments
81% of SMBs Are Open to Adopting Integrated Payments
December 18, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) across the U.S. face struggles due to fragmented and inefficient business-to-business (B2B) payment systems. While many SMBs recognize the potential...

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Parafin Raises $100 Million to Grow Embedded Finance Infrastructure for Platforms
Parafin Raises $100 Million to Grow Embedded Finance Infrastructure for Platforms
December 17, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Parafin has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to grow its embedded finance infrastructure that powers financial services for marketplaces, vertical software-as-a-service...

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Small Business Loans Decreased in 2023 as Lending Standards Tightened
Small Business Loans Decreased in 2023 as Lending Standards Tightened
December 16, 2024  |  SMBs

Small business and small farm loans decreased in 2023 as interest rates rose and lending standards tightened, according to three federal banking agencies with responsibilities...

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Payments Choice Will Help Surging Retail Startups Thrive, Not Just Survive
Payments Choice Will Help Surging Retail Startups Thrive, Not Just Survive
December 11, 2024  |  Startups

Starting a new business is an exercise in optimism. Entrepreneurs see an opportunity, often a local one — a vacuum where demand is there to...

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Data-Driven Funding Fuels Restaurant Growth and Fills Tables
Data-Driven Funding Fuels Restaurant Growth and Fills Tables
December 03, 2024  |  SMBs

For restaurants, there’s a funding gap, a chasm between gaining access to the capital they need to thrive and grow and the traditional channels offering...

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