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.

Embedded Finance Beckons as Independent Software Vendors Evolve
Embedded Finance Beckons as Independent Software Vendors Evolve
March 27, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Gigi Beyene, senior vice president of integrated payments at Nuvei, told PYMNTS that the role of the independent software vendor (ISV) has evolved through the...

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Qonto Adds In-House Short-Term Financing Offer for Small Businesses
Qonto Adds In-House Short-Term Financing Offer for Small Businesses
March 26, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Qonto has added its first in-house financing offer, “Pay later,” to the business finance solutions it offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers. The new...

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ZayZoon Adds $15 Million to Grow Earned Wage Access Platform
ZayZoon Adds $15 Million to Grow Earned Wage Access Platform
March 26, 2024  |  Payroll

ZayZoon has raised $15 million in an extension of its Series B financing, bringing its total Series B funding round to $49.5 million. The company will...

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Only 22% of Companies Tap Recovery Tools for Failed Cross-Border Payments
Only 22% of Companies Tap Recovery Tools for Failed Cross-Border Payments
March 26, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Many eCommerce merchants in the United States want to expand their businesses through cross-border sales, but cross-border transactions are not without pain points. As PYMNTS...

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Retailers’ Embedded Finance Bets Pay Off
Retailers’ Embedded Finance Bets Pay Off
March 25, 2024  |  Retail

Retailers around the world are seeing their investments in embedded finance offerings boost their revenue. By integrating financial services directly into the shopping experience —...

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Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

Banks — the stalwarts of traditional lending — are finding new channels and conduits to getting capital to borrowers, across alternative channels, and with FinTech...

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Visa: Behind-the-Scenes Collaboration Needed to Create eCommerce ‘Magic’ for Small Businesses
Visa: Behind-the-Scenes Collaboration Needed to Create eCommerce ‘Magic’ for Small Businesses
March 21, 2024  |  SMBs

On the face of it, eCommerce has all the hallmarks of magic, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. Imagine: You’re out to lunch with a...

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JustPaid Adds Reporting Features to SMB Financial Management Platform
JustPaid Adds Reporting Features to SMB Financial Management Platform
March 19, 2024  |  SMBs

JustPaid has added several accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) reporting features to its platform that helps small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage their...

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Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
March 18, 2024  |  SMBs

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) represent a puzzle that banks have long struggled to solve. SMBs need fast, flexible and digital-first solutions that help rather...

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