Small Business Loan news and trends

Soldo Augments Prepaid Corporate Cards With NatWest Loans
B2B Payments // January 16, 2020

Prepaid corporate card solution provider Soldo is teaming up with NatWest to connect joint business customers to small business loan solutions. According to reports Thursday (Jan. 16) in Verdict.co.uk, Soldo’s business users will gain access to small business lending services from NatWest, including the financial...

Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
B2B Payments // September 24, 2018

In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to bank loans is easing, with most SMBs able to obtain a bank loan. Yet across Europe, a massive SMB funding...

Credit Union SMB Loan Approvals Hit Record Lows
B2B Payments // June 14, 2018

The latest data from the monthly Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index suggests a slump in small business lending among U.S. credit unions. A press release issued on Wednesday (June 13) detailed the May Index’s latest findings, which found that large banks with more than $10...

Santander, Sanpaolo Team Up With SME FinTechs
B2B Payments // July 12, 2017

Two top banks in Europe have announced separate deals with SME FinTechs in an effort to increase small business access to financing. According to recent reports, Banco Santander launched a partnership with U.S.-based Tradeshift Network Ltd, which provides supply chain financing through its online platform....