SMBs

Small and Medium businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Consumers and Smaller Businesses Form an Untapped Embedded Lending Market in Germany
Consumers and Smaller Businesses Form an Untapped Embedded Lending Market in Germany
September 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Embedded lending is growing in popularity around the world. It promises convenient, streamlined access to financing for specific expenses from within merchant, business and other...

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IWallet Enables Small Businesses to Use Zelle for Invoicing
IWallet Enables Small Businesses to Use Zelle for Invoicing
September 25, 2024  |  SMBs

FinTech startup iWallet now enables small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to use Zelle for invoicing. While Zelle is often considered a tool for peer-to-peer transactions,...

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BILL Debuts Cross-Border Instant Payments for Small Businesses
BILL Debuts Cross-Border Instant Payments for Small Businesses
September 25, 2024  |  SMBs

BILL has introduced new payment offerings for small businesses and accountants. The new capabilities, announced by the financial platform Wednesday (Sept. 25), include Local Transfer...

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Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
September 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and KaiOS have partnered to offer affordable payment acceptance devices to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging markets. The companies will begin offering the...

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Klarna Teams With Xero on BNPL for Small and Microbusinesses
Klarna Teams With Xero on BNPL for Small and Microbusinesses
September 25, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna and Xero partnered to enable the users of Xero’s small business platform to offer their customers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option. With...

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PayMate Expands Into Indonesia With $400 Million DigiAsia Deal
PayMate Expands Into Indonesia With $400 Million DigiAsia Deal
September 24, 2024  |  Acquisitions

B2B payments firm PayMate says it plans to acquire Indonesian FinTech-as-a-Service (FaaS) company DigiAsia. The $400 million transaction, announced Tuesday (Sept. 24), will mark Mumbai-based PayMate’s launch in Indonesia, with...

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Amount Introduces Small Business Lending Suite
Amount Introduces Small Business Lending Suite
September 24, 2024  |  SMBs

Digital origination/decisioning company Amount has debuted a small-business-focused lending suite for banks and credit unions. The new SMB (small- to medium-sized business) Suite, announced Tuesday...

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B2B Marketplaces Cash in on Fast, Flexible and Future-Forward Payments
B2B Marketplaces Cash in on Fast, Flexible and Future-Forward Payments
September 24, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Online marketplaces are all about innovation. And in the B2B procurement space, that innovation is increasingly starting and ending with better and more seamless payments....

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Phacet Raises $4 Million to Bring AI Tools to Small Businesses
Phacet Raises $4 Million to Bring AI Tools to Small Businesses
September 23, 2024  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Phacet has reportedly raised $4.4 million for its small business-based solutions. The seed funding round comes as the Paris-based company is working to...

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