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.

Banks Unlikely to Loosen Credit Until 2024
Banks Unlikely to Loosen Credit Until 2024
May 08, 2023  |  Loans

Banks expect to continue tightening lending standards across all loan categories through the rest of 2023. That projection comes after a quarter in which banks...

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Equifax Launched Fraud Protection Tool for Small Businesses on Shopify
Equifax Launched Fraud Protection Tool for Small Businesses on Shopify
May 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax has launched a fraud protection tool for Shopify designed for small business merchants. The new Kount Essentials application joins the company’s Kount Advanced app...

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Europe’s 28 Million Small Businesses Get Ready for PayFac Version 2.0
Europe’s 28 Million Small Businesses Get Ready for PayFac Version 2.0
May 04, 2023  |  Digital Payments

The European region, Lynsey Verrillo, Head of Enablers and Small Business at Visa, and Marc-Alexander Christ, SumUp co-founder, told Karen Webster, is home to 28...

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Businesses Buckle Up as Real-Time Fraud Attempts Spike 92%
Businesses Buckle Up as Real-Time Fraud Attempts Spike 92%
May 03, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud is growing faster, which means organizations’ defenses need to constantly be evolving. Today’s digitized payments landscape has given bad actors an increasingly sophisticated array...

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New Digital Business Banking Models Blend Banking and Finance for Startups
New Digital Business Banking Models Blend Banking and Finance for Startups
May 02, 2023  |  SMBs

Nothing is more rewarding than being a small business owner — and nothing is more challenging. That’s because being your own boss brings with it...

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Nomba Raises $30 Million for ‘Bespoke’ Payment Solutions
Nomba Raises $30 Million for ‘Bespoke’ Payment Solutions
May 02, 2023  |  Payments As A Service

Nigeria’s Nomba has raised $30 million to move payments from the “generic” to the specific. “Despite the growth in digital payments across Africa, most businesses...

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Can Non-Traditional Data Sources Close the Funding Gap for Main Street? 
Can Non-Traditional Data Sources Close the Funding Gap for Main Street? 
May 02, 2023  |  SMBs

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a big problem — their access to capital is shrinking. A historically underbanked segment, it is becoming more difficult...

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Mastercard ‘Digital Doors’ Aims to Help Small Businesses Scale With Marketing and Partnerships
Mastercard ‘Digital Doors’ Aims to Help Small Businesses Scale With Marketing and Partnerships
May 02, 2023  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has unveiled a number of updates to its “Digital Doors” small business program. Among these new features are a marketing hub platform and new...

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David’s Bridal Offers Membership Perks as Store Closures Loom
David’s Bridal Offers Membership Perks as Store Closures Loom
May 02, 2023  |  Retail

David’s Bridal has debuted a new membership perk as it tries to remain afloat. Throughout May — to coincide with Small Business Month — customers...

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