Xero, the global small business platform, has reported a significant 81% increase in the cost of late payments to Kiwi small businesses, surging from about $456 million in 2021 to $827 million in 2023. This data is part of the Xero Small Business Insights program,… Read More
Xero, the global small business platform, released regional and industry data about small business labor productivity. The Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report, Small business productivity: Industry and regional trends, is based “on anonymized and aggregated data from more than 240,000 Xero small business customers… Read More
Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has partnered with Ohio-based Peoples Bank in order “to implement a credit card program to serve their commercial, small business, nonprofit, local municipalities, and consumer customers.” Peoples Bank is “a $8.8 billion full-service relationship… Read More
Kapitus, a Fintech company that offers financing to small businesses, announced the closing of $95 million in additional funding capacity on August 23, “bringing its total debt facilities to $360 million.” As noted in an update shared with CI, this additional funding capacity “demonstrates continued… Read More
Kapitus, one of the largest and most “reliable” providers of small business financing, recently announced the closing of a $200 million asset-backed securitization (ABS). This financing positions Kapitus for steady growth after a solid year in 2021, which saw the firm’s highest funding volume in… Read More
i2c Inc., a provider of virtual payment and banking tech, reveals that it has teamed up with Credijusto, a technology-enabled SME lender in Mexico. Through the partnership, the firms will offer seamless credit services for the nation’s SMBs via the Covalto American Express credit card… Read More
Lithuania-based Debitum, a borderless financial platform, is pleased to report that their new product on the market “Easy Invest“ has officially been launched. With this new product, Debitum offers investors the same tools that professional investors have been using for a long time – “a… Read More
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Finastra have announced that they are bringing the trade funding marketplace pilot to Ecuador. ICC TRADECOMM – designed to tap into the international $1.5 trillion trade finance gap – should enable local SMEs to unlock new financing options…. Read More
The team at Lithuania-based financing platform Debitum recently published their platform statistics update for June 2021. As noted in a blog post by Debitum, the month of June was a relatively calm or quiet month for the platform. However, their team continued working hard to… Read More
The team at Lithuania-based financing platform Debitum notes that raising funds for SMEs can be quite a challenging and stressful experience. Until only recently, the choice had been between the different types of loans provided mainly by traditional banking institutions, which involve tedious application processes… Read More
Financial management platform for businesses Brex recently announced it is launching an integrated marketing campaign to reach businesses across the country. The campaign will feature local businesses via digital, video, social, and out-of-home (OOH) placements in Houston, DC, and Miami. According to Brex, the “All-in-One”… Read More
Manchester-headquartered Fintech firm Hydr (pronounced Hi-der) revealed on Monday (May 24, 2021) that it has launched its proprietary invoice finance platform in order to assist small businesses with streamlining their cash flow management. Co-founded by experienced Fintech industry professionals with extensive knowledge of the challenges… Read More
Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, reveals that March 2021 was a “challenging” month for the platform but the team still reportedly managed to achieve several key milestones. Debitum writes in a blog post update that at the end of March 2021, the… Read More
Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, recently revealed that it’s pleased to confirm that its users “trust” the platform. Debitum also announced on March 29, 2021, that they’ve crossed the 4 million euros mark in their portfolio. The platform’s management acknowledged that “without… Read More
The team at Fundbox, an AI-driven credit platform for B2B commerce, recently published a blog post that looks into the possibility of getting a business loan without providing collateral. Fundbox’s blog post notes that when we are planning to expand our business, many of us… Read More
Coterie, a U.S.-based commercial insurtech, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with IBQ, an insurtech that specializes in personal and commercial lines comparative rating, for small business insurance. Coterie reported that the partnership combines its tech-based approach to insurance offerings with IBQ’s technology… Read More
Plaid announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Codat, a UK-based technology company that connects the internal systems of small businesses to banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions, to improve small business lending in the UK. Plaid revealed that through the partnership, it… Read More
Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, notes that December 2020 was the month that “concluded a great year” for the platform. During 2020, Debitum managed to reach several key milestones: more than 3 million EUR outstanding portfolio, more than 20 million EUR of… Read More
iwoca, an established European small business lender, has announced its UK-first integration with leading SME platform Xero. Integrating iwocaPay – iwoca’s invoice checkout – into Xero’s platform, will “for the first time provide small businesses with a Pay Later option for their business customers,” according… Read More
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT), a global business payments company, announced on Thursday it has acquired Roger, a global accounts payable (AP) cloud software platform for small businesses. FLEETCOR reported that the acquisition will extend its portfolio of accounts payable automation solutions to small… Read More
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