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Underserved SMBs Get Online Lending Boost
Underserved SMBs Get Online Lending Boost
February 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Conventional small business loans, offered through traditional lenders, may be hard to come by for smaller firms seeking capital to launch or grow operations, especially...

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Procurement, Digital Banking See VC Funding Rounds
Procurement, Digital Banking See VC Funding Rounds
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital funding focused on Software-as-a-Service tied to procurement and purchasing, as well as improving cash flow for companies as they streamline payments and supply...

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New Report: One Day Too Long: Why Small Businesses Want Rapid Settlement
New Report: One Day Too Long: Why Small Businesses Want Rapid Settlement
February 13, 2020  |  SMBs

We live in an era when it is possible for a small business with a great product to go global almost overnight, thanks to the...

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The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum In Supply Chain Digitization
The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum In Supply Chain Digitization
February 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Organizations embracing digitization have an important decision to make before they ever invest in a technology: Should they purchase out-of-the-box solutions or build their own?...

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Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
February 10, 2020  |  SMBs

Employee head count at U.S. small businesses remained stagnant last year, despite record growth among larger firms’ employment, The Wall Street Journal reported. American businesses...

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Open Banking Targets SMB Apps, Payments Data
Open Banking Targets SMB Apps, Payments Data
February 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking frameworks continue to proliferate throughout the world. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now formally released the Consumer Data Right (CDR)...

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Breaking Batch (Payments): BNP Paribas On APIs And Making B2B Payments Faster
Breaking Batch (Payments): BNP Paribas On APIs And Making B2B Payments Faster
February 05, 2020  |  API

Application programming interfaces (APIs) may be underutilized in business and financial sectors. Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are...

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Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Loans Is No Sure Thing
Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Loans Is No Sure Thing
February 03, 2020  |  Loans

In the platform economy, scale matters. And in leveraging Amazon’s scale as a platform — with millions of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and even...

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UK Mining Firm Ditches SMB Reverse Factoring
UK Mining Firm Ditches SMB Reverse Factoring
January 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With mounting pressure from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as the media and politicians, U.K.-headquartered mining firm Rio Tinto is ditching its reverse...

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