Small Business Credit news and trends

Main Street Mainstays Could Use a Leg Up on Small Business Saturday
SMBs // November 24, 2023

The holiday weekend is here. And, as has been seen over more than a decade, Small Business Saturday, a mainstay of the retail landscape initially promoted by American Express and now tied to the U.S. Small Business Administration, is here again. Last year the “shop...

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

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 for innovation, and for improvement. Most small to midsize businesses (SMBs) do not have the time or resources or staff...

Uplinq, Visa Team to Help Small Businesses Access Funding
SMBs // August 30, 2023

Credit decisioning platform Uplinq has teamed with Visa to help small businesses access credit. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Aug. 30), is designed to help lenders reduce risk while also giving American and Canadian small business owners access to fair credit. “Having fast access to working capital is important for businesses of...

US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners
Acquisitions // June 01, 2023

Boston-based FinTech  Aliaswire has sold its Payvus small business credit card issuing and capital management business to Onboard Partners. The acquisition announced Thursday (June 1) expands Onboard’s financial services advisory, marketing and portfolio management capabilities with a new platform designed to meet the unique needs of small business...

Interviews & Exclusives
Pipe Aims $100 Million at Embedding Working Capital Solutions Into Business Software

June 11, 2024
The most valuable solution is the one that is there when you need it. And for America’s millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), they mostly share one common problem: access to capital. Karen Webster sat down with Luke Voiles, CEO at Pipe, and Thomas Welch, partner at Victory Park Capital, to take a closer look at […]

Finance Super App, Flex, Aims to Streamline Back Office and Cash Flow

September 19, 2023
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 for innovation, and for improvement....

Resisting The Temptation To ‘Rule’ In Small Biz Credit Decisions

May 21, 2019
Machine learning and artificial intelligence can help smooth business processes and eliminate reliance on paper-based and manual operations. Prashant Fuloria, COO at financial technology firm Fundbox, tells PYMNTS that when...

Fundbox, Brandwise Execs: How Net 60 Helps B2B — And Why They’re Joining Forces

May 02, 2019
Is it time for B2B to come to terms ... with terms? B2B capital company Fundbox said this week it was selected by sales solution firm Brandwise to offer net...

Quick Reads
Uplinq, Visa Team to Help Small Businesses Access Funding

August 30, 2023
Credit decisioning platform Uplinq has teamed with Visa to help small businesses access credit. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Aug. 30), is designed to help lenders reduce risk while also giving American and Canadian small business owners access to fair credit. “Having fast access to working capital is important for businesses of all sizes, but especially vital to small businesses who serve […]

US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners

June 01, 2023
Boston-based FinTech  Aliaswire has sold its Payvus small business credit card issuing and capital management business to Onboard Partners. The acquisition announced Thursday (June 1) expands Onboard’s financial services advisory, marketing and portfolio...

Alibaba’s Lazada Partners With Finaxar To Offer Credit Options To SMEs

August 27, 2018
Alibaba’s Lazada has announced a partnership with Finaxar, which will offer new credit options for SMEs in Southeast Asia. Finaxar will offer its services to Lazada sellers in Singapore, with...

Fundera Says Mixing Personal, Business Expenses All-Too-Common

July 31, 2018
Small business financing company Fundera released the results of a survey assessing how entrepreneurs make purchases for their companies. WTOP said on Monday (July 30) that Fundera’s report revealed how common...