Small Business funding

Embracing a Specialist Approach Helps Lenders Overcome Small Business Difficulties
Embracing a Specialist Approach Helps Lenders Overcome Small Business Difficulties
August 01, 2024  |  SMBs

Small businesses represent 99.9% of American firms, yet effectively financing them remains an ongoing challenge. Small businesses are inherently risky — and many end up...

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Mastercard, Visa Settlement Could Impact Rewards Small Businesses Value
Mastercard, Visa Settlement Could Impact Rewards Small Businesses Value
March 29, 2024  |  Credit Cards

This week, Mastercard and Visa reached a multi-billion dollar settlement that may bring an end to 20-year legal battle between the two financial giants and merchants....

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Mastercard Strive Awards $2 Million to SMB-Focused Organizations
Mastercard Strive Awards $2 Million to SMB-Focused Organizations
December 05, 2023  |  SMBs

Mastercard’s Strive fund has awarded nearly $2 million in grants to organizations that support small businesses.  The Strive Innovation Fund will support 11 organizations around the...

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White House Gives $50 Million to ‘Underserved’ Small Businesses
White House Gives $50 Million to ‘Underserved’ Small Businesses
November 21, 2023  |  SMBs

The Biden administration says it is releasing new funding to help underserved small businesses. The $50 million in funding, announced Tuesday (Nov. 21), comes from the American Rescue Plan...

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Trend Talk: FIs And FinTechs Can Operationalize Aid Fast, Get Liquidity Flowing
Trend Talk: FIs And FinTechs Can Operationalize Aid Fast, Get Liquidity Flowing
April 10, 2020  |  Banking

Contradiction, confusion and, glaringly, the absence of promised government cash has intensified the crisis now gripping American businesses, from Main Street to Wall Street. It’s...

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Minneapolis Fed Chief Calls For ‘Generous’ SMB Funding
Minneapolis Fed Chief Calls For ‘Generous’ SMB Funding
April 02, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said on Thursday (April 2) that policymakers should be generous with the help that is extended...

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LCF Collapse Exposes Risks Of Mini-Bonds, Amateur Investors
LCF Collapse Exposes Risks Of Mini-Bonds, Amateur Investors
March 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The collapse of London Capital & Finance, leaving investors out $312.2 million, has exposed the risks of so-called mini-bonds and the market for amateur investors....

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B2B Finance As A Service Tops This Week’s VC List
B2B Finance As A Service Tops This Week’s VC List
August 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The big B2B venture capital news of the week was Augmentum Fintech’s trio of investments, signaling the company’s focus on the B2B FinTech market —...

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SMB Insurance, Robo-Advisors Prove Unexpected Winners In B2B Funding
SMB Insurance, Robo-Advisors Prove Unexpected Winners In B2B Funding
July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and...

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