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9Spokes Launches Cashflow Product for Financial Institutions Serving SMBs
SMBs // July 16, 2024

Global data platform 9Spokes has launched a new product designed to give small- medium-sized businesses (SMBs) automated, predictive cashflow management and forecasting capabilities. The new Cashflow product is designed for integration within financial organizations’ digital platforms and is now available to financial institutions and FinTech firms...

Clearco and Boundless Team to Expand Working Capital for eCommerce Merchants
eCommerce // July 16, 2024

eCommerce invoice funding firm Clearco has teamed with small-business-focused capital marketplace Boundless. The partnership, announced Tuesday (July 16), is designed to provide working capital to eCommerce brands, with Clearco offering businesses outside their core target direct access to Boundless’ marketplace, and Boundless connecting eCommerce brands...

New Report Highlights Impact of Embedded Lending Options on Small Business Banking Preferences
SMBs // July 11, 2024

Embedded lending can help microbusinesses and small businesses grow and maintain smooth operations despite unstable cash flows. However, PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study finds that relatively few microbusinesses and small businesses currently take advantage of this lending solution. In fact, fewer than one in five respondents...

Marriott Launches Online Travel Booking Program for Small Businesses
Travel Payments // July 09, 2024

Marriott International has launched an online travel booking program designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy combines a suite of online booking tools with benefits and rewards from Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of brands, the company said in a Tuesday (July...

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New Report Highlights Impact of Embedded Lending Options on Small Business Banking Preferences

July 11, 2024
Embedded lending can help microbusinesses and small businesses grow and maintain smooth operations despite unstable cash flows. However, PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study finds that relatively few microbusinesses and small businesses currently take advantage of this lending solution. In fact, fewer than one in five respondents used it in the last year. The data highlights unmet […]

The Clearing House Says Instant Payments Build Better Business Balance Sheets

June 20, 2024
Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. That’s why many of the most exciting innovations within payments are aimed at helping businesses build better balance sheets and support healthy...

Main Street Merchants See Light at End of 2024 Tunnel

June 19, 2024
We’re roughly at the midpoint of 2024, and the midpoint is a good time to take stock of where we’ve been and what lies ahead. For the Main Street small...

1 in 3 Shoppers Wants to Buy Local Products

June 18, 2024
As retailers look to win customers’ loyalty, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that buying local goods is a top-of-mind concern for a significant share of consumers. By the Numbers For the...

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9Spokes Launches Cashflow Product for Financial Institutions Serving SMBs

July 16, 2024
Global data platform 9Spokes has launched a new product designed to give small- medium-sized businesses (SMBs) automated, predictive cashflow management and forecasting capabilities. The new Cashflow product is designed for integration within financial organizations’ digital platforms and is now available to financial institutions and FinTech firms globally, the company said in a Tuesday (July 16) press release. […]

Clearco and Boundless Team to Expand Working Capital for eCommerce Merchants

July 16, 2024
eCommerce invoice funding firm Clearco has teamed with small-business-focused capital marketplace Boundless. The partnership, announced Tuesday (July 16), is designed to provide working capital to eCommerce brands, with Clearco offering...

Marriott Launches Online Travel Booking Program for Small Businesses

July 09, 2024
Marriott International has launched an online travel booking program designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy combines a suite of online booking tools with...

Small Business Optimism Creeps up but Inflation Concerns Persist

July 09, 2024
Optimism among small business owners is climbing, though it’s hard to call them “optimistic.” That’s according to the latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index, released...