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Small Biz FinTech Leads Week’s B2B Funding Roundup
Small Biz FinTech Leads Week’s B2B Funding Roundup
August 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain...

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PayPal Australia Reaches $500M SMB Loan Volume
PayPal Australia Reaches $500M SMB Loan Volume
August 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

PayPal Australia’s small business lending operations have reached a new milestone, facilitating $500 million in working capital loans, reports in Finder said on Monday (Aug....

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UK, US SMB Lending Experience A Growing Divide
UK, US SMB Lending Experience A Growing Divide
August 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Geopolitical volatility in the U.K. related to Brexit uncertainty is having widespread ramifications in the financial world. One area of impact is small business finance...

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Funding Circle Eyes Economic Volatility As Losses Grow
Funding Circle Eyes Economic Volatility As Losses Grow
August 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K.-based small business lending platform Funding Circle has posted wider losses in its latest earnings report of the six months to June 30, reports in...

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Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
July 24, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” The above quote...

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Funding Circle Delays Canada Launch In Gloomy Forecast
Funding Circle Delays Canada Launch In Gloomy Forecast
July 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Funding Circle has reportedly cut its 2019 revenue expectations by half as it tightens small business (SMB) lending standards, reports in Reuters said this week,...

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Fundation Pulls Community Bank Into FinTech Collaboration
Fundation Pulls Community Bank Into FinTech Collaboration
July 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Large financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly turning to FinTech firms and alternative lenders to augment their small business (SMB) offerings, but community banks are beginning...

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A New Divide In Business Banking?
A New Divide In Business Banking?
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The 2008 global financial crisis forced traditional banks to pull back from small businesses (SMBs) considered too risky and unprofitable to finance, leaving a gap...

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment
The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment
June 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main Street SMBs cannot...

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