SME Finance

Accountants Fall Out Of Favor With Small Business Employers
Accountants Fall Out Of Favor With Small Business Employers
July 21, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new report from Indeed.com pinpoints the most in-demand professionals for small business employers, but it’s what’s not at the top of the list that has...

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Axis Bank Opens Government-Backed Invoice Financing Platform
Axis Bank Opens Government-Backed Invoice Financing Platform
July 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

India’s Axis Bank, which has strengthened its position in the global corporate banking and payments space, is offering a new service to SME clients. An...

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The Lines Are Blurring Between Alternative, Traditional SME Finance
The Lines Are Blurring Between Alternative, Traditional SME Finance
July 19, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending has shifted from a competitor of traditional FIs to a collaborator, often lending a digital hand to banks in need of upgrading their...

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U.K. SMEs’ Bad Debt Levels Soar 70 Percent
U.K. SMEs’ Bad Debt Levels Soar 70 Percent
July 17, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New Bibby Financial Services research suggests bad SME debt in the U.K. is on the rise. Reports Friday (July 14) said the average level of...

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Santander, Sanpaolo Team Up With SME FinTechs
Santander, Sanpaolo Team Up With SME FinTechs
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Two top banks in Europe have announced separate deals with SME FinTechs in an effort to increase small business access to financing. According to recent...

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Gridlock In Washington Threatens SME Optimism
Gridlock In Washington Threatens SME Optimism
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The regulatory landscape is difficult for many small business owners to navigate in the U.S. these days. From tax reform to healthcare legislation, SMEs must...

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Microsoft Adds PayPal-Friendly eInvoicing Tool For SMEs
Microsoft Adds PayPal-Friendly eInvoicing Tool For SMEs
July 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Microsoft is positioning itself further within small businesses, announcing new features for SME users of Office 365 on Monday (July 10). In a blog post announcing...

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Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
July 10, 2017  |  SMBs

How is U.S. employment stacking up? It depends on who you ask. The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday (July 7) that the country added 222,000...

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Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
July 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K. startup Previse, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered invoice financing platform, has announced new seed funding. Recent reports said Previse raised $2.58 million in funding from Hambro Perks,...

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