Alternative Financing news and trends

Young SMBs Can’t Find Enough Business Financing
SMBs // December 15, 2023

Working capital is the lifeblood of businesses of all sizes, and to those companies just starting, access to financing can mean the difference between stagnation or being able to grow. The lack of financing sources limits companies’ ability to undertake expansion plans and sometimes makes...

Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
SMBs // September 01, 2023

Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. That’s because small and medium-sized business (SMBs) looking for credit or working capital and other financing solutions are often underserved and ignored by traditional financial institutions (FIs). It is a...

Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times
Commercial Payments // July 18, 2023

Business interest in alternative financing solutions is rising almost as fast as interest rates are. That’s because with continually fluctuating economic conditions and ongoing operational uncertainty, businesses are seeking innovative approaches to navigate these macro challenges. One solution that has been gaining traction in the...

Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding
Loans // September 27, 2022

Payment service provider Mollie is launching a capital division to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to gain broader access to fast and flexible funding. Mollie Capital is a fully integrated business financing service that provides cash advances of up to €250,000...

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Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability

September 01, 2023
Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. That’s because small and medium-sized business (SMBs) looking for credit or working capital and other financing solutions are often underserved and ignored by traditional financial institutions (FIs). It is a damning double-edged sword: The worse the economic situation, the more […]

Commercial Cards Give Firms Working Capital Certainty in Uncertain Times

July 18, 2023
Business interest in alternative financing solutions is rising almost as fast as interest rates are. That’s because with continually fluctuating economic conditions and ongoing operational uncertainty, businesses are seeking innovative...

Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap

February 27, 2020
It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. With more SMBs embracing digitization, the...

Lending Club Surprises With Profits On Higher Loan Volume

May 09, 2018
Exactly two weeks ago today (April 25), LendingClub‘s stock hit an all-time low with the announcement of an FTC-backed lawsuit alleging that it loading up its borrowers with hidden fees...

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Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding

September 27, 2022
Payment service provider Mollie is launching a capital division to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to gain broader access to fast and flexible funding. Mollie Capital is a fully integrated business financing service that provides cash advances of up to €250,000 ($240,500) to eligible SMB customers, with approval based on a […]

Cross River Bank’s PPP Lending Practices Raise Questions

August 21, 2022
While Cross River Bank had been doing massive amounts of work helping small businesses get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans at the beginning of the pandemic, there are concerns about...

Affirm CEO: Recession Will Prove Our Underwriting Smarts

August 14, 2022
Affirm Holdings has seen its stock down 77% since a November high, but founder Max Levchin is confident that his company will be able to underwrite more customers than any...

Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says

August 07, 2022
U.K. financial regulators haven’t tackled risks adequately, ex-Bank of England governor Paul Tucker says, and now they should construct a “comprehensive” new policy. Tucker said the BoE had been working...