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SMB lending

Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to...

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation
A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation
September 18, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Necessity is the mother of invention. Invention can become necessity. And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention...

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China’s SMB Push Continues Amid Alibaba’s Taobao Festival
China’s SMB Push Continues Amid Alibaba’s Taobao Festival
September 17, 2018  |  SMBs

Amid China’s efforts in recent months to boost small business activities – notably through initiatives that focused on small business lending in that country  –...

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SignaPay Adds Financing, Procurement Features For Merchants
SignaPay Adds Financing, Procurement Features For Merchants
August 31, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Payments processing company SignaPay is stepping up its presence within merchants’ back offices, introducing new features for businesses to manage finances. In a press release...

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China Fiscal Policy At Odds With SMB Lending
China Fiscal Policy At Odds With SMB Lending
August 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China is struggling to bridge its small businesses to financing for growth, with broader fiscal policy at odds with the initiative, according to reports. South...

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China Seeks To Encourage Credit Flows With Loans
China Seeks To Encourage Credit Flows With Loans
August 24, 2018  |  International

To help stimulate credit flows to local governments and companies, The People’s Bank of China has injected 149 billion renminbi – or $22 billion –...

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Axiom Bank Acquires Factoring Firm
Axiom Bank Acquires Factoring Firm
August 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S.-based Axiom Bank is expanding its business lending capabilities through the acquisition of Allied Affiliated Funding, reports said Thursday (Aug. 23). A press release announced...

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Blockchain SME Finance Firm Debitum Preps For Launch
Blockchain SME Finance Firm Debitum Preps For Launch
August 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Debitum Network is readying to be the newest blockchain-powered small business lending platform on the market. The company is set to launch its solution in...

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Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
August 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business lending firm Capital Float appears to be deepening its footprint in the personal finance market through the acquisition of Walnut. Reports in The...

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