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Sinapse Finance Acquires Uptick to Create One-Stop Shop for Small Businesses
Sinapse Finance Acquires Uptick to Create One-Stop Shop for Small Businesses
September 20, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Sinapse Finance, a Brazilian startup specializing in technology-based financial management, has acquired Uptick, a Brazilian accounting firm. This acquisition marks a milestone for Sinapse as it...

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Finance Super App, Flex, Aims to Streamline Back Office and Cash Flow
Finance Super App, Flex, Aims to Streamline Back Office and Cash Flow
September 19, 2023  |  SMBs

Zaid Rahman, CEO of Flex, told PYMNTS that the traditional channels through which small businesses manage their finances and their operations leave plenty of room...

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Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
September 01, 2023  |  SMBs

Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. That’s because small and medium-sized business (SMBs) looking for credit...

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Payoneer Singapore Acquires Payment License to Help Small Businesses Transact Globally
Payoneer Singapore Acquires Payment License to Help Small Businesses Transact Globally
August 15, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Payoneer Singapore has been granted a payment license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s principal financial regulator. With the MAS license, the...

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SumUp Raises $100 Million to Offer Merchants Cash Advances
SumUp Raises $100 Million to Offer Merchants Cash Advances
August 09, 2023  |  Alternative Finances

SumUp has raised a $100 million credit facility to launch a merchant financing solution. The British company’s Cash Advance tool offers advances of up to...

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SBA to Debut Changes to Boost Small Business Access to Credit
SBA to Debut Changes to Boost Small Business Access to Credit
July 31, 2023  |  SMBs

Sweeping changes to the federal program for small business lending will begin taking effect Tuesday (Aug. 1). Among the upcoming changes are simplified loan requirements,...

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Shopify Credit Adds Business Credit Cards to Streamline Small Business Working Capital Processes
Shopify Credit Adds Business Credit Cards to Streamline Small Business Working Capital Processes
July 26, 2023  |  eCommerce

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which play a crucial role in powering the U.S. economy, are facing increasing difficulties in accessing working capital and other financing.  ...

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Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
July 12, 2023  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book offers a qualitative take on the state of the business realm, with an eight-times-a-year survey of banks and enterprises. The...

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5 Key Things You Need to Know About the INFORM Act 
5 Key Things You Need to Know About the INFORM Act 
June 28, 2023  |  eCommerce

There’s a new law in town and it’s taking on organized retail theft and the trade of counterfeit and hazardous goods on digital platforms.  The...

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