Loan origination platform Decipher Credit has teamed up with small business financial data provider Validis. The partnership will allow commercial lenders to extract financial and accounts receivable data in real-time, letting small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) go from “application to automated spreading” in seconds, the companies said...
FinTech BankiFi has partnered with financier Praetura to develop a lending-as-a-service solution for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.K. The platform is specifically designed to help SMEs access growth funding, even if they do not meet the requirements of traditional banks, according to a Wednesday (Feb....
Microsoft and Vodafone have launched a $1.5 billion payments and AI-focused collaboration. The partnership will see the companies employ Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance Vodafone’s customer experience, Microsoft said in its announcement Tuesday (Jan. 16). The tech giant and the telecom will also...
European small business lender iwoca says it has raised $243 million in new funding. The financing, announced late Monday (Oct. 16), follows the $152 million the London-based company raised in January to meet a rising demand for working capital among small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). “We started iwoca...
July 05, 2017
Legislators in markets like the U.K. and Australia have begun to publicly combat late supplier payments to SMEs, but efforts in the U.S. have been far less vocal. But a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives may get the discussion going around late invoice payments and SME cash flow management struggles. The Small Business […]
July 04, 2017
Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push toward digital payments has had effects both positive...
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 to Clearco to access funding in 24 hours. “eCommerce brands, […]
April 22, 2024
Loan origination platform Decipher Credit has teamed up with small business financial data provider Validis. The partnership will allow commercial lenders to extract financial and accounts receivable data in real-time, letting small-...
February 21, 2024
FinTech BankiFi has partnered with financier Praetura to develop a lending-as-a-service solution for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.K. The platform is specifically designed to help SMEs access growth funding, even...
January 16, 2024
Microsoft and Vodafone have launched a $1.5 billion payments and AI-focused collaboration. The partnership will see the companies employ Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance Vodafone’s customer experience, Microsoft...
