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Bank of America Launches Platform for Small Businesses and CDFIs
March 27, 2024

Bank of America launched an online platform that connects small business owners with community development financial institutions (CDFIs). The new Access to Capital Connector enables small business applicants to answer questions to become pre-qualified and then connected with the platform participants that can best meet their needs, the...

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Visa: Behind-the-Scenes Collaboration Needed to Create eCommerce ‘Magic’ for Small Businesses
March 21, 2024

On the face of it, eCommerce has all the hallmarks of magic, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. Imagine: You’re out to lunch with a circle of friends. One of them gets a ping on their cellphone for a brand they follow online, letting them...

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JustPaid Adds Reporting Features to SMB Financial Management Platform
March 19, 2024

JustPaid has added several accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) reporting features to its platform that helps small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage their finances. These new features join the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that helps businesses make, receive and track payments; understand...

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Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
March 18, 2024

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) represent a puzzle that banks have long struggled to solve. SMBs need fast, flexible and digital-first solutions that help rather than hinder growth. However, their needs have been traditionally underserved by banking incumbents who view them as too small to...

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Inflation Concerns Sideline Small Business Borrowing
March 15, 2024

With the news that inflation climbed upward last month, many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may find themselves walking a tightrope with even fewer safety nets in place than normal. In the best of times, most SMBs enjoy access to a variety of borrowing tools; however,...

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Tide to Launch Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Germany
March 12, 2024

Tide will launch its business financial platform in Germany, aiming to serve small businesses in Europe’s largest economy.  Already available in the United Kingdom and India, the platform provides connected finance and admin solutions designed for small businesses that don’t have a finance function, the...

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Credit Spigots Continue to Tighten for Small Businesses
March 08, 2024

The traditional spigots of credit continue to tighten for small businesses. Blame higher rates, the continued fallout of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse last year, and skittishness on the part of lenders. The impact will hinder the ability of small businesses to capitalize on growth opportunities or...

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Pocketbook and Grasshopper Partner on Commercial Checking Accounts 
March 05, 2024

Pocketbook has selected Grasshopper to provide its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers with white-labeled, FDIC-insured commercial checking accounts.  The rollout of the products offered by this new partnership was also facilitated by Treasury Prime, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 5) press release.  “Pocketbook exists to serve...

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Nav and Fundbox Partner on Funding Options for Small Businesses
March 05, 2024

Nav has partnered with Fundbox to ease the way for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to access capital. This collaboration aims to help SMBs navigate financial procurement with greater assurance and less hassle, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 5) press release. Nav is a platform for...