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Nearly Half of Main Street SMBs Shopping for More Credit
June 27, 2023

Main Street small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) that have struggled to keep their doors open amid pandemic-related upheaval and survived are looking to solidify their finances amidst an inflationary market environment. PYMNTS finds that 40% of SMBs remain more worried about inflation than one year...

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Mixed PMI Data Signals Recession May Still Hit Main Street Small Businesses
June 23, 2023

For Main Street’s small businesses, the jury’s still out as to whether — or when — a recession will hit. A spate of recent economic reports underscores a slowdown, while costs are increasing for the firms that power the U.S. economy. S&P Global said in a...

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SAP Fioneer Launches Banking Solution for Small Businesses
June 22, 2023

SAP Fioneer has launched a banking solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Fioneer SME Banking Edition enables banks and neobanks to offer digital-first banking capabilities that are tailored to the needs of SMBs, SAP Fioneer said in a Thursday (June 22) press...

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Novo Adds Debit Card to Financial Platform for Small Businesses
June 22, 2023

Novo has added a debit card to its financial platform for small businesses. The new Novo Debit Card features transaction monitoring, fraud alerts and in-app controls designed to help small business owners keep track of their transaction activity, the company said in a Thursday (June 22) press release....

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Cross River and Fintainium Partner on Small Business Payment Services
June 21, 2023

Cross River Bank and Fintainium have partnered to deliver payment services to small businesses. The collaboration will allow Fintainium to offer its business customers access to automated clearing house (ACH), push-to-card and check processing with positive pay fraud prevention enabled by Cross River Bank, the companies said in a Wednesday...

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Froda Launches Embedded Lending Solution for Small Businesses in Denmark
June 20, 2023

Swedish FinTech Froda has launched a card-based embedded lending solution in Denmark. Developed in partnership with digital challenger bank Lunar and Visa, this offering was successfully tested in Denmark during the spring and became available to all Lunar customers in the country Tuesday (June 20), Froda said in a Tuesday press release....

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Lingering Office Closures Hit Hard for Times Square Small Businesses
June 02, 2023

Small businesses in Times Square are reportedly struggling in the post-pandemic environment. While crowds have returned to the New York City neighborhood, they are smaller than they were before the pandemic, and they include a notable reduction in the numbers of office workers and tourists, The Wall...

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Stripe Issues Charge Cards to Help Small Business Cash Flow
June 01, 2023

Financial services platform Stripe has unveiled a new charge program for its commercial card-issuing product. “Whether a small business is just starting out or looking to expand, access to capital can make all the difference,” Denise Ho, head of product for Stripe’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business, said in a news release...

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Why Lenders Should Stop Asking Small Businesses for 36 Months of Bank Statements
June 01, 2023

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, providing jobs and driving innovation. Hicham Oudghiri, CEO of Enigma Technologies, told Karen Webster, with a nod to the fact that the last few years have been anything but business as usual: “Small businesses tend to hold...