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.

Shopify Offers Shop Pay to Enterprise Retailers as Standalone Component
Shopify Offers Shop Pay to Enterprise Retailers as Standalone Component
June 21, 2023  |  Retail

Shopify has made its Shop Pay checkout available to enterprise retailers as a standalone component. With this offering, enterprise retailers that are not on Shopify can...

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Real-Time Payments Offer Small Businesses Stability Amid Cash Flow Struggles
Real-Time Payments Offer Small Businesses Stability Amid Cash Flow Struggles
June 21, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Running a small to midsized business (SMB) in the modern economy can be challenging even under perfect economic conditions. Marketing, staffing, inventory management and other...

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Froda Launches Embedded Lending Solution for Small Businesses in Denmark
Froda Launches Embedded Lending Solution for Small Businesses in Denmark
June 20, 2023  |  SMBs

Swedish FinTech Froda has launched a card-based embedded lending solution in Denmark. Developed in partnership with digital challenger bank Lunar and Visa, this offering was successfully tested in Denmark during the spring...

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Shopify and Volt Forge Open Banking Partnership
Shopify and Volt Forge Open Banking Partnership
June 14, 2023  |  Partnerships

eCommerce company Shopify has named Volt as its open banking partner. Merchants in Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil that have integrated Shopify can now...

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Main Street Small Businesses May See Margin Relief as Producer Prices Fall
Main Street Small Businesses May See Margin Relief as Producer Prices Fall
June 14, 2023  |  Economy

The latest readings on inflation, released Wednesday (June 14), signal some margin relief for Main Street small businesses. And, by extension, consumers may see some...

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Eurozone Recession May Hint at What’s to Come for US
Eurozone Recession May Hint at What’s to Come for US
June 13, 2023  |  Economy

Slowed consumer spending led to a recession for the eurozone, stoking speculation of a global pullback. One consequence of a global economy is that when...

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Bean Box CEO: D2C Better Than Amazon for Small Brands
Bean Box CEO: D2C Better Than Amazon for Small Brands
June 13, 2023  |  Subscriptions

As consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies look to build loyalty and maintain consistent sales, subscription offerings can go a long way, but Amazon’s popular Subscribe...

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To Boost Merchant Offerings payabl Debuts Omnichannel POS Tool
To Boost Merchant Offerings payabl Debuts Omnichannel POS Tool
June 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Payment technology firm payabl. has debuted a point-of-sale solution that lets merchants accept online and offline purchases from one terminal. The tool will first launch...

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Inflation Slows, but Everyday Essentials Still Pinch Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Inflation Slows, but Everyday Essentials Still Pinch Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
June 13, 2023  |  Economy

Wall Street is parsing the latest inflation data, gaming the odds of another Fed rate hike — or pause. And while the headline data show...

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