Data Digest

AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

What does small business (SMB) lending look like? It depends on many factors, including one’s location. For example, alternative finance in the U.K. seems to...

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Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to...

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ADP Stats Show Unemployment Squeezing Entrepreneurs
ADP Stats Show Unemployment Squeezing Entrepreneurs
September 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. businesses are optimistic, but that doesn’t mean entrepreneurs aren’t facing increasingly challenging hurdles. The latest data from ADP and other analysts signals a slowdown...

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Surveys Show It’s A Good Time To Be A (US) Small Business Owner
Surveys Show It’s A Good Time To Be A (US) Small Business Owner
August 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. are increasingly optimistic. Expectations about economic growth, and increases in their own revenues, make for a good time to...

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IT Teams Struggle To Make Right Tech Hires
IT Teams Struggle To Make Right Tech Hires
August 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Automation, bots, blockchain — the deluge of technologies flooding the enterprise today can be overwhelming. This week’s B2B Data Digest takes the pulse of companies’...

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Labor Woes Haven’t Derailed Entrepreneurs’ Optimism
Labor Woes Haven’t Derailed Entrepreneurs’ Optimism
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The talk on Main Street these days is all about record-high levels of optimism among small business (SMB) owners. However, with entrepreneurs more confident about...

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The C-Suite Sounds Off On Cyberthreats, Financial Goals
The C-Suite Sounds Off On Cyberthreats, Financial Goals
August 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

From chief procurement officers to chief executive officers, the C-Suite is vocal about what it expects for its businesses, and for the economy at large....

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What Q2 Earnings Say About Business Spend
What Q2 Earnings Say About Business Spend
July 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporations will always put their best foot forward when releasing earnings data, but the stats revealed by members of the financial services community offer a...

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Wells, JPMorgan, Citi (Mostly) Impress In Q1 — But Corporate Activity Falls Flat
Wells, JPMorgan, Citi (Mostly) Impress In Q1 — But Corporate Activity Falls Flat
April 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Top banking rivals JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup all posted their earnings on Friday (April 13), and overall, the institutions beat (most) analysts’ estimates....

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