small businesses

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
January 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

How can artificial intelligence (AI) create opportunities for small businesses? That question was the subject of a Friday (Jan. 19) White House meeting designed to examine ways...

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Citi and LuminArx Team to Issue Private Credit
Citi and LuminArx Team to Issue Private Credit
January 18, 2024  |  Loans

Citi and LuminArx have introduced a financing tool for the private lending market. Cinergy, launched Thursday (Jan. 18) by the banking giant and the investment manager, will...

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Fed’s Beige Book Says Holiday Spending Met or Exceeded Expectations
Fed’s Beige Book Says Holiday Spending Met or Exceeded Expectations
January 17, 2024  |  Economy

Economic activity in the United States remained relatively stable from mid-November through December.  While a majority of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported little or...

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Interoperability and Transparency Are Key Challenges as Cross-Border Payments Modernize
Interoperability and Transparency Are Key Challenges as Cross-Border Payments Modernize
January 15, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

When three quarters of a given market are dissatisfied with the way things are going, that’s a market ripe for innovation and technology in the...

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Mastercard Intros AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
Mastercard Intros AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
January 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Mastercard is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for small business owners. Mastercard Small Business AI, announced Thursday (Jan. 11) is being created in collaboration with...

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72% of Main Street SMBs Prioritize Ease of Use When Selecting Payment Processor
72% of Main Street SMBs Prioritize Ease of Use When Selecting Payment Processor
January 05, 2024  |  SMBs

Whether it’s a quaint local shop, a cozy diner, or a busy salon, payment processors form the backbone of financial operations for small- t0 medium-sized...

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Meta Launches Small Business Partnership With India’s ONDC
Meta Launches Small Business Partnership With India’s ONDC
December 19, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has teamed with India’s ONDC to help smaller merchants do business on WhatsApp. The partnership with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is...

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Xero and Flinks Partner to Enhance Banking Data Access 
Xero and Flinks Partner to Enhance Banking Data Access 
December 18, 2023  |  SMBs

Xero, a global small business platform, has partnered with Flinks, an open banking firm, to enhance banking data access for small businesses.  This collaboration aims to...

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Treyd Expands Inventory Financing Solution to Ireland 
Treyd Expands Inventory Financing Solution to Ireland 
December 18, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Swedish-based FinTech company Treyd has expanded its “sell first, pay suppliers later” service to Ireland.  “This marks a fantastic opportunity for Irish SMEs [small- to medium-sized enterprises]...

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