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Funding Circle and Enfuce Launch UK Small Business Credit Card
Funding Circle and Enfuce Launch UK Small Business Credit Card
November 16, 2023  |  SMBs

Funding Circle, a U.K. small business lending platform, has partnered with Enfuce, a provider of embedded finance solutions. This partnership aims to launch a small business...

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Visa Foundation Pledges $100 Million to Advance Digital Financial Inclusion
Visa Foundation Pledges $100 Million to Advance Digital Financial Inclusion
November 15, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa and Visa Foundation have announced initiatives to support small and micro businesses across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies and the world. These initiatives are aimed...

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Cost Deters Nearly Half of Larger SMBs From Using Corporate Credit Cards
Cost Deters Nearly Half of Larger SMBs From Using Corporate Credit Cards
November 02, 2023  |  SMBs

Access to credit is a significant challenge for many small and midsized businesses (SMBs), leaving them vulnerable to closure. According to recent data, only 47%...

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Google Aims New Shopping Tools at Boosting Small Business Sales
Google Aims New Shopping Tools at Boosting Small Business Sales
November 01, 2023  |  Retail

People want to make conscious choices and contribute to the success of local and independent enterprises. This inclination to “shop small” is driven by various...

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Fiserv and Melio Partner to Help Banks Serve Small Businesses
Fiserv and Melio Partner to Help Banks Serve Small Businesses
October 23, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has partnered with Melio, a B2B payments platform, to help financial institutions streamline accounts payable...

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Battle Over CFPB Small Business Data Collection Continues After Senate Vote
Battle Over CFPB Small Business Data Collection Continues After Senate Vote
October 22, 2023  |  Regulation

The battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts around small business data collection continues following a Senate vote to reverse that rule. The Senate...

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1 in 6 Main Street SMB Retailers Are Considering Switching Payment Processors
1 in 6 Main Street SMB Retailers Are Considering Switching Payment Processors
October 17, 2023  |  SMBs

The competition in the payment processor market is fierce because of the success of incumbent leaders, as the majority of Main Street small to midsized...

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Amazon Prime Members Bagged $1 Billion in October Deal Day Savings
Amazon Prime Members Bagged $1 Billion in October Deal Day Savings
October 13, 2023  |  Retail

This week, Amazon and Walmart have been locked in intense competition, each striving to secure the loyalty and spending of shoppers.   On Wednesday (Oct 11),...

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Galileo, Mastercard Team on Smart BNPL for Small Businesses
Galileo, Mastercard Team on Smart BNPL for Small Businesses
October 05, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

David Feuer, chief product officer of Galileo Financial Technologies, told PYMNTS that the current financial services landscape is a challenging one for smaller firms —...

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