SMB finance

Small minus big (SMB) is one of three factors in the Fama/French stock pricing model. Along with other factors, SMB is used to explain portfolio returns. This factor is also referred to as the "small firm effect," or the "size effect," where size is based on a company's market capitalization.

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National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
October 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The alternative finance boom post-2008 financial crisis undoubtedly provided more options for small business (SMB) borrowers, but that doesn’t mean the industry is guaranteed to...

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Key Areas Of SMB Finance Show Need For Improvement
Key Areas Of SMB Finance Show Need For Improvement
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The latest rundown of small business (SMB) finance research uncovers key areas for improvement: Younger small business owners are more often relying on personal credit...

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Tide Wants FinTech Firms To Have A Bigger Share Of RBS Funds
Tide Wants FinTech Firms To Have A Bigger Share Of RBS Funds
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Challenger bank Tide wants the U.K. to allow eMoney non-bank institutions to be able to compete for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bail out funds,...

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Wells Fargo App Update Eyes Recurring SMB Payments Control
Wells Fargo App Update Eyes Recurring SMB Payments Control
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo announced Monday (Oct. 1) the release of Control Tower, an addition to its mobile app that allows small business and consumer customers to...

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Personetics Explores How To Make AI Banking Work For The Bank
Personetics Explores How To Make AI Banking Work For The Bank
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As financial institutions (FIs) invest in technology in an effort to position themselves more competitively against FinTech firms, the development of so-called chat bots and...

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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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VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more attention for a less expected reason: industry players’ interest in working with regulators to smooth out uncertainty in the market. As...

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Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In some markets, new entrants into the financial services (FinServ) market went from bank competitors to bank collaborators, seemingly overnight as traditional financial institutions (FIs)...

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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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