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.

PYMNTS Intelligence: Eliminating B2B Payments Pain Points
PYMNTS Intelligence: Eliminating B2B Payments Pain Points
June 02, 2023  |  Innovation

While buyers and suppliers have differing B2B payments pain points, both could benefit from platforms that improve payments transparency. Forty-seven percent of surveyed small- to...

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US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners
US FinTech Aliaswire sells SMB Credit Card Firm Payvus to Onboard Partners
June 01, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Boston-based FinTech  Aliaswire has sold its Payvus small business credit card issuing and capital management business to Onboard Partners. The acquisition announced Thursday (June 1) expands Onboard’s financial...

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Small Businesses Struggle as Banks Tighten Lending
Small Businesses Struggle as Banks Tighten Lending
June 01, 2023  |  Loans

Smaller businesses have begun cutting back as banks impose tougher lending standards. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) notes in a Thursday (June 1) report...

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Stripe Issues Charge Cards to Help Small Business Cash Flow
Stripe Issues Charge Cards to Help Small Business Cash Flow
June 01, 2023  |  SMBs

Financial services platform Stripe has unveiled a new charge program for its commercial card-issuing product. “Whether a small business is just starting out or looking to expand, access to...

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New World of Global Trade Set to Affect Cross-Border Commerce
New World of Global Trade Set to Affect Cross-Border Commerce
June 01, 2023  |  Cross Border Commerce

Smaller merchants may need more help navigating the new rules than ever before. As reported by The Wall Street Journal in May, international trade deals...

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Consumer Confidence Slide Sends Warning to Main Street Small Businesses
Consumer Confidence Slide Sends Warning to Main Street Small Businesses
May 30, 2023  |  SMBs

Consumer confidence continues to wane. And in May, it’s a less-sanguine view of the labor market that has households feeling a bit less cheerful about...

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Embedded Finance Brings Checkout Innovation to European B2B Merchants
Embedded Finance Brings Checkout Innovation to European B2B Merchants
May 25, 2023  |  Innovation

Despite increasing innovation in the B2B space, continued reliance on manual processes and the resulting slow pace and high operating costs associated with managing receivables...

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Amazon Says Third-Party Sellers Drive 60% of eCommerce Sales
Amazon Says Third-Party Sellers Drive 60% of eCommerce Sales
May 23, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon says small, independent businesses now account for a bulk of its eCommerce sales. The company’s annual U.S. Small Business Empowerment Report, issued Tuesday (May...

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Half of Merchants Say Managing the Cost of Chargebacks Is Their Biggest Problem
Half of Merchants Say Managing the Cost of Chargebacks Is Their Biggest Problem
May 22, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

When half of merchants report wrestling with their most costly and contentious problem, it demands attention. Chargebacks are just such an issue and one that...

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