CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. This integration will enable CredibleX to improve financial inclusion for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the companies said in...
Small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners face a challenging landscape where larger, wealthier competitors dominate the economy. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024,” SMBs are confident in their ability to survive and thrive. By focusing...
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make up most of all U.S. businesses, and each business is as different as its owner. It stands to reason, then, that they don’t all take the same approach to attracting and retaining their customers. For long-standing SMBs, customer loyalty...
Digits has added an artificial intelligence (AI) invoicing solution to its AI accounting platform designed for startups and small businesses. The new AI Invoicing enables business owners to generate, send and track invoices in seconds, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 12) press release. “Our...
Thus far into 2025, the year has been an eventful one — to say the least. And the volatility of everything from tariffs (and possible supply chain turbulence) to persistent inflation to a shifting regulatory environment may have small business owners navigating stormy seas of...
Self-service commerce technology company Cantaloupe has introduced a small business financing solution. Cantaloupe Capital, announced in a news release Wednesday (Feb. 5), is being introduced in collaboration with Fundbox, a working capital platform for small businesses. The company said this offering gives small businesses streamlined...
Visa is betting that Nigerian FinTech Moniepoint will accelerate growth for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa. The global payments giant invested in the company to advance financial inclusion, shape the future of digital payments and foster SMB growth across the continent, according to...
The year 2024 began as a question mark for the smaller firms that are central to Main Street communities and that power the U.S. economy as a whole. Inflation, of course, remained top of mind — and, yes, that’s a key concern as 2025 takes...
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in a constant struggle to manage cash flow, focusing more on survival than growth. Many SMBs use outdated cash management practices, which leads to pressure from delayed payments and inefficient processes. The PYMNTS Intelligence report, “From Cash Flow Pain...
