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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California Closes In On Extending Borrower Protections To SMBs
California Closes In On Extending Borrower Protections To SMBs
July 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California lawmakers are considering legislation that would extend disclosure requirements currently required by consumer lenders to lenders of small business loan products, according to Manatt,...

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Barclays Entices SMB Investments With Cash Back Program
Barclays Entices SMB Investments With Cash Back Program
July 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. bank Barclays is encouraging small businesses (SMBs) to invest in new equipment, machinery, vehicles and other assets through a new cash back program, according...

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Blockchain Forces A New Conversation About The Trade Finance Shortage
Blockchain Forces A New Conversation About The Trade Finance Shortage
February 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance is viewed as essential to businesses, especially smaller firms, that participate in the global economy and expand across borders. Yet there is a...

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Open Banking Entices SMB Lender Investly To Go After Funding
Open Banking Entices SMB Lender Investly To Go After Funding
January 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending platform Investly has announced plans to raise new funds and take advantage of the U.K.’s new Open Banking regulations, according to Peer2Peer Finance...

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Why X-Border Payments Aren’t Waiting For Blockchain To Innovate
Why X-Border Payments Aren’t Waiting For Blockchain To Innovate
January 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Bitcoin grabs the headlines, but as investors rush to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, there are other market forces at play ready to make an...

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Breakout Capital Opens Door To Factoring Companies
Breakout Capital Opens Door To Factoring Companies
January 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending company Breakout Capital is expanding its product line, according to company reports on Friday (Jan. 26). The firm is...

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RegTech’s Effort To Ease The Cost Of Compliance
RegTech’s Effort To Ease The Cost Of Compliance
January 25, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

More than half of companies surveyed by SWIFT and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance last year said they plan to invest in RegTech in the...

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UK Still Doesn’t Have A Post-Brexit Trade Plan
UK Still Doesn’t Have A Post-Brexit Trade Plan
January 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is facing criticism after reports surfaced that a long-awaited report on the nation’s trade plans for Brexit may never come to light....

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Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Launches FX, X-Border Payments Platform
Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Launches FX, X-Border Payments Platform
January 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Dutch bank ABN AMRO is rolling out a new platform for small- and medium-sized enterprises to manage cross-border payments and FX. Reports in Electronic Payments...

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