The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses....
U.K. alternative lender iwoca’s growth could signal ramped up competition between banks and FinTechs, according to new data. Reports in Forbes on Thursday (April 25)...
Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite at least some...
Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty...
India’s alternative finance community is calling on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to relax regulations on the market, particularly as they pertain to lending...
Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected, though: After all,...
Small business lending platform OnDeck is accelerating access to capital for its users through the launch of a same-day funding option. In an announcement on...
After months of strategy adjustments, loan defaults and shifts in market exposure, Funding Circle’s SME Income Fund is set to close, sending shares down for...
OnDeck has closed the merger between its Canadian operations and small business lender Evolocity Financial Group, also based in Canada. The company announced in a...