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Extend and Bank of the West Team on SMB Virtual Cards
Extend and Bank of the West Team on SMB Virtual Cards
November 15, 2022  |  SMBs

Virtual card and spend management platform Extend is now collaborating with Bank of the West to enable small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to add Extend’s capabilities to their existing...

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Entrepreneurial Agility and Innovation Could Make or Break SMBs’ Holiday Season
Entrepreneurial Agility and Innovation Could Make or Break SMBs’ Holiday Season
November 11, 2022  |  Retail

Recall the bleak summer of 2020, when you’d have thought Main Street small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) would be extinct by year’s end. It was...

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Businesses Push Banks, FIs for Innovation in B2B Payments
Businesses Push Banks, FIs for Innovation in B2B Payments
October 24, 2022  |  B2B Payments

You could call it a case of better late than never. This is as financial institutions (FIs) around the globe work to bring the speed...

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NorthOne Raises $67M Series B Toward Business Banking Platform
NorthOne Raises $67M Series B Toward Business Banking Platform
October 13, 2022  |  Banking

FinTech NorthOne has raised $67 million in Series B funding to go toward expanding its business banking and financial management platform, a press release said....

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FX Hedging Strategies Get Fresh Look From SMBs Amid Pound’s Slump
FX Hedging Strategies Get Fresh Look From SMBs Amid Pound’s Slump
October 04, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

Predictable foreign exchange (FX) markets are what cross-border and import-export businesses seek in general. It’s easy to make plans on the assumption that exchange rates...

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US Bank Debuts Cash Flow Projection Tool for Small Businesses
US Bank Debuts Cash Flow Projection Tool for Small Businesses
October 03, 2022  |  SMBs

U.S. Bank has launched a new online banking tool that gives small business owners a better picture of their future cash flow. The tool, now...

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SMBs Turn to Cross-Border Payments Tech to Tame FX Uncertainty
SMBs Turn to Cross-Border Payments Tech to Tame FX Uncertainty
September 27, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Technology, and the great digital shift, have made it easier for firms of all sizes, across all verticals, to tap new markets. Globally. But as...

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Goldman Sachs is Showing the Ropes to Small Businesses
Goldman Sachs is Showing the Ropes to Small Businesses
September 20, 2022  |  SMBs

Goldman Sachs is continuing its 13-year tradition of adding support to the backbone of America’s economy — small businesses — by handpicking owners each year...

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Credit Unions Well-Positioned to Address Inflation, Consumer and SMB Recession Concerns
Credit Unions Well-Positioned to Address Inflation, Consumer and SMB Recession Concerns
September 19, 2022  |  Credit Unions

It might be here. Chuck Fagan, president and CEO at PSCU, told Karen Webster that depending on where one looks, a recession looms or already...

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