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.

Today In Payments: Amazon Puts New Online Grocery Customers On Hold; JPMC Requires 700 Credit Score For New Mortgages
Today In Payments: Amazon Puts New Online Grocery Customers On Hold; JPMC Requires 700 Credit Score...
April 13, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon will put new customers for its grocery delivery service on a waitlist and JPMorgan Chase is raising its standards for...

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Can Main Street SMBs Cross The PPP Cash Chasm?
Can Main Street SMBs Cross The PPP Cash Chasm?
April 13, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Friday, April 3 was the day everyone expected would bring a sigh of relief — and offer much-needed hope — to the 30 million SMBs...

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Why PPP Will Be A Pivot Point For The Future Of Digital Security
Why PPP Will Be A Pivot Point For The Future Of Digital Security
April 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Small businesses are hurting, which has been reflected in record unemployment numbers, the near-total shutdown of mainstream businesses and in PYMNTS data revealing that as...

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SMBs Say US Tariffs On Chinese Goods Are Limiting Imports Of Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant
SMBs Say US Tariffs On Chinese Goods Are Limiting Imports Of Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant
April 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a...

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PayPal Approved To Process SMB PPP Loans
PayPal Approved To Process SMB PPP Loans
April 12, 2020  |  Disbursements

PayPal has become one of the first non-bank institutions allowed to distribute loans to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in response to the coronavirus...

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China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
April 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With the newest effort to direct more funding its most susceptible business vertical, China’s banking regulator said it would begin to watch the level of...

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Today In Payments: Fed Rolls Out SMB Lending Program; Mnuchin Says Country Could Re-Open In May
Today In Payments: Fed Rolls Out SMB Lending Program; Mnuchin Says Country Could Re-Open In...
April 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve has launched a multi-trillion-dollar lending program that targets smaller companies and local governments, while the demand for Small...

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Trump Wants New Business Relief Pushed Through As-Is
Trump Wants New Business Relief Pushed Through As-Is
April 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A partisan standoff on Capitol Hill over additional small business funding prompted President Trump on Friday (April 10) to urge Congress to pass the measure...

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Too Little, Too Late For COVID-19 Stimulus Efforts?
Too Little, Too Late For COVID-19 Stimulus Efforts?
April 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Trillions of dollars for governments, for businesses, and for individuals – and it may all be a case of too little, too late. Get the...

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