Tagged: small businesses

March 27, 2019 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qupital, a Hong Kong-based trade finance platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $15 million through its Series A investment round, which was led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF) with additional capital injections from the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs fund and MindWorks Ventures. Qupital reported that it… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 9:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Suisse announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Swiss software provider KLARA to simplify online credit requests for SMEs. Credit Suisse reported that starting now, SMEs that use KLARA may submit online credit requests to its platform. “SMEs can thus directly submit their… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nationwide announced on Thursday it has teamed up with online small business lender BlueVine to offer the fintech’s financing to small businesses through Nationwide’s Business Solution Center. According to Nationwide, small businesses may have access to the online lending platform by applying through the BlueVine… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced on Wednesday it has provided a huge £1 billion of finance to UK small businesses through PayPal Working Capital program.  According to PayPal, the alternative finance offering allows UK small businesses to apply for, and receive, a cash advance against future sales online… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingFront, a U.S.-based small business lending software provider, has raised $4 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Information Venture Partners with participation from Newark Venture Partners, Revel Partners, Contour Venture Partners as well as existing investors Struck Capital, ValueStream Ventures… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Wednesday it is set to offer equipment finance loans to select U.S. small businesses next year, bringing its technology and digital lending expertise to what it believes has traditionally been a slow-moving, opaque, and… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco BNI Europa and Edebex announced on Tuesday they celebrated the first anniversary of their partnership that makes available an online platform for the purchase and sale of invoices to Portuguese companies with working capital needs, offering an innovative alternative to financial credit and traditional… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xero (ASX: XRO), a global small business platform, announced last week it surpassed one million subscribers across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). According to Xero, this milestone marks its platform as being the regional leader in the uptake of cloud accounting technology. Speaking about the… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Starling Bank announced last week it launched its in-app Marketplace for small businesses. According to Starling Bank, the new wave of Marketplace partners includes the launch of accounting software platform Xero and the latter will enable the bank’s 20,000 business banking customers to automatically… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 8:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based current accounting and tax platform Coconut has successfully secured more than £1 million in funding from over 1,000 investors through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched earlier this month and quickly raised its initial £500,000 funding target.  As previously reported, Coconut describes… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based current accounting and tax platform Coconut has quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Coconut describes itself as a current account that takes care of a user’s accounting and tax. The platform is designed specifically for freelancers,… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with U.S. banking group Popular Bank to expand on the bank’s digital presence and help streamline its small business loan application process. The duo reported that through this new partnership Popular Bank will leverage Biz2Credit’s analytics… Read More

October 15, 2018 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit recently announced the results of its latest small business lending index, which revealed small business loan approval rates for big banks reached another high point in September 2018. According to the index, September 2018’s approval percentage for big banks (assets of $10 billion+) rose two-tenths of… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced on Tuesday the launch of its new feature, Fund Now, which gives select small businesses access to their completed sales within seconds by eliminating holds, delays, and reserves so they can spend their funds immediately. According to the transfer payments giant, Funds Now… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) announced on Wednesday it has surpassed $10 billion in total loan originated to small businesses. According to OnDeck, the latest milestone is the latest indication that small businesses increasingly prefer to seek financing online. OnDeck reported that it provided its first… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit recently announced the results of its latest small business lending index, which revealed that small business loan approval rates for big banks reached another high point in July 2018. The index notably examines more than 1,000 credit applications made by small businesses through Biz2Credit’s online lending platform. According… Read More

August 6, 2018 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced it has formed a partnership with GreenSky, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSKY) to bring enhanced digital payments and financing capabilities to help merchants grow their businesses and give consumers greater flexibility in financing their purchases. According to the duo, this… Read More

July 26, 2018 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender Lendio announced this week the release of its 2018 quarter 2 results, which recorded growth across all areas of its business, including 90 percent year-over-year quarterly revenue growth. The lending platform reported it has helped facilitate more than $900 million in financing to… Read More

July 23, 2018 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinLeap, the fintech start-up platform behind Germany’s SolarisBank, announced on Monday it has teamed up with Italian open banking platform Fabrick to launch a new financial management startup specifically for small businesses. According to FinLeap, the startup, called Beesy, will simplify accounting, tax and banking services for… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Canadian fintech startup Citrusxchange Inc. announced it has launched its blockchain based supply chain and invoice financing platform, Kwikxchange.  The company reported its platform caters to small and medium enterprises seeking supply chain financing and invoice financing. The platform was also developed under… Read More