SMBs

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

30% of UAE SMB Customers Pay Online Using Digital Wallets, Highest in 6-Country Study

30% of UAE SMB Customers Pay Online Using Digital Wallets, Highest in 6-Country Study
30% of UAE SMB Customers Pay Online Using Digital Wallets, Highest in 6-Country Study
May 22, 2022  |  SMBs

Digital wallets, including PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, have grown in popularity in recent years and can be an important payment feature for global...

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SMBs Add New Features to Boost Sales, Close Shopping ‘Usage Gap’
SMBs Add New Features to Boost Sales, Close Shopping ‘Usage Gap’
May 20, 2022  |  SMBs

When shopping with small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the shopping features consumers care about most are rewards programs and the ability to use their preferred...

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Today in FinTech: Airtel Africa’s SmartCash Launches; OPay, Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion
Today in FinTech: Airtel Africa’s SmartCash Launches; OPay, Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion
May 19, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, SmartCash Payment Service Bank, a unit of Airtel Africa, brings digital financial services to Nigeria, while OPay and Mastercard partner to...

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Deutsche Bank Backs MarketFinance’s Efforts to Lend $125M to UK SMBs
Deutsche Bank Backs MarketFinance’s Efforts to Lend $125M to UK SMBs
May 19, 2022  |  SMBs

London-based FinTech MarketFinance has raised debt from Deutsche Bank that will allow the company to fund part of a 100 million British pound (about $125...

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Dubai-Based FinTech Pemo Snags $12M in Seed Funding
Dubai-Based FinTech Pemo Snags $12M in Seed Funding
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

Dubai-based FinTech Pemo has raised $12 million in a seed funding round that it will use for continued product development and expansion across the Middle...

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Instagram to Host Retail Pop-Up Store in NYC
Instagram to Host Retail Pop-Up Store in NYC
May 17, 2022  |  Retail

To commemorate the third anniversary of Instagram’s @shop account, the social media company will be hosting a two-day, physical retail pop-up store in New York...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Projected 4x Surge in Digital Invoicing Demands Automation
PYMNTS Intelligence: Projected 4x Surge in Digital Invoicing Demands Automation
May 17, 2022  |  Accounts Payable

As businesses continue their digital transformations in the pandemic’s after­math, digitization of business-to-business (B2B) processes still has some catching up to do. One of the...

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Invoice Simplicity Smooths Buyer/Supplier Relationships
Invoice Simplicity Smooths Buyer/Supplier Relationships
May 16, 2022  |  Accounts Payable

Inefficient invoicing systems in the construction industry can mean missed deadlines, cost overruns and schedule delays. In the "AP Automation Tracker," Shep Hickey, CEO and...

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