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.

Asia Pacific’s Next Big Finance Opportunity: Giving Credit Where There is None

Asia Pacific’s Next Big Finance Opportunity: Giving Credit Where There is None
Asia Pacific’s Next Big Finance Opportunity: Giving Credit Where There is None
October 12, 2021  |  Loans

At a glance, it could be argued that small business owners have more choices than ever to get the working capital they need, as FinTechs,...

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Markaaz, Mastercard Team on Payments, Security for SMBs
Markaaz, Mastercard Team on Payments, Security for SMBs
October 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Markaaz, which connects small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with suppliers, is working with Mastercard to bring the credit card company’s products and services, particularly for...

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Facebook Outage Impact on Emerging Market SMBs Just Starting to be Known
Facebook Outage Impact on Emerging Market SMBs Just Starting to be Known
October 11, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Panic, agony, torture, stress – those are some of the words users around the world had to describe last week’s six-hour global outage, from 4...

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Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Main Street Merchants’ Employment, Wages and Locations Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
October 11, 2021  |  SMBs

Main Street merchants remain resilient and are even thriving 18 months into the pandemic, but they’re not quite back to “business as usual.” That won’t...

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ClearBank Expands Into Multi-Currency Offerings for FIs, FinTechs
ClearBank Expands Into Multi-Currency Offerings for FIs, FinTechs
October 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has rolled out a new multi-currency solution intended to cut down on friction for FinTechs and financial institutions (FIs) working with...

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Archa FinTech to Debut Smart Business Credit Card in Australia
Archa FinTech to Debut Smart Business Credit Card in Australia
October 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Archa, the FinTech and ex-consumer neo bank, has now announced plans to roll out a smart business credit card and spend management platform that will...

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EMEA Daily: NatWest Acquires FinTech RoosterMoney; African FinTech Finclusion Raises $20M for Enterprise Development
EMEA Daily: NatWest Acquires FinTech RoosterMoney; African FinTech Finclusion Raises $20M for Enterprise Development
October 10, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top EMEA news, NatWest acquires youth-oriented FinTech RoosterMoney and African FinTech Finclusion raises $20M for enterprise development. Plus, the U.K. brick-and-mortar retail scene...

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Bank of England: One-Third of UK SMBs ‘Highly Indebted’
Bank of England: One-Third of UK SMBs ‘Highly Indebted’
October 08, 2021  |  Debt

England’s central bank has issued a new report warning of a rise in small business failures in the U.K. by the end of 2021, saying...

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