Tagged: smbs

June 26, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2025, nearly 8,500 users from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) faced cyberattacks where malicious or unwanted software was disguised as popular online productivity tools, Kaspersky reports. Based on the unique malicious and unwanted files observed, the most common lures included Zoom and Microsoft Office,… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, which claims to be one of the largest digital banking platforms for small businesses in the U.S., announced the launch of Invoicing and Payment Links. These features allow Bluevine customers “to create and share professional invoices and payment links within minutes.” Small businesses can… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundbox, the embedded capital engine for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), introduced a new brand identity that reflects its transformation into a partner-first financial infrastructure provider. With a sharper focus on platform integrations, Fundbox is “building the infrastructure that enables seamless access to capital—right where… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stratyfy, a company specializing in credit decisioning, and Parlay Finance, a loan intelligence system, announced a partnership aimed at transforming how financial institutions lend small businesses the capital they need to thrive. The collab unites AI-powered technologies to deliver a frictionless intake and underwriting experience… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched its B2bConnect small-to-medium sized business (SMB) data on the Equifax Cloud, making commercial marketing data available in minutes to “help B2B marketers be more efficient and increase campaign success.” The platform unifies differentiated data to create more “effective commercial sales… Read More

March 28, 2025 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marking the tenth year of the NatWest Accelerator, NatWest is announcing its plan to expand its support to UK businesses by offering 10,000 entrepreneurs the chance to join its Accelerator community in 2025, while setting out a long-term strategy to “support the UK’s growth goals… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A research study released by Fintech firm Wise has (LON: WISE) uncovered a considerable financial burden on US based small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In 2024, these enterprises paid an estimated $153 billion in hidden fees, a pervasive yet often overlooked cost that is quietly… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aspire, a Fintech headquartered in Singapore, announced the launch of its Visa corporate card tailored specifically for small and medium-sized businesses in Hong Kong. By providing access to financial tools, Aspire and Visa are setting the stage for a new era of “growth and efficiency… Read More

February 10, 2025 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monite, a provider of API-first embedded workflows, has launched its iFrame solution, designed to enable small to medium-sized business (SMB) platforms to integrate core financial features within a short timeframe. This solution aims to bypass lengthy development cycles, allowing SMB providers to deliver financial functionalities… Read More

December 12, 2024 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finbee are reportedly expanding their service geography and launching their first set of services in Poland. Finbee revealed that they are now offering loans for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for up to PLN 200,000 for “up to three years, without collateral.” Tomas Maciulaitis, CEO… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the financial technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, announced a collaboration with Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the fintech for businesses, to help small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) easily manage electronic payments. The companies will integrate Adyen‘s embedded payment services into Intuit’s… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for businesses, has announced its long-term strategic partnership with Spendesk, the spend management platform for medium-sized businesses. The partnership will support innovation in embedded financial services, as Spendesk continues to accelerate bringing products to market in 2025, and Adyen… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half (49%) of small businesses in the UK stated that they have not benefited in some way from falling inflation this year, according to a new poll commissioned by iwoca — one of Europe’s SME lenders. The research study, which comes ahead of the… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced recently that it has launched various new benefits in support of small businesses operating across Canada. Curated new cardholder benefits provide savings on products and solutions tailored to meet the requirements of Canadian business owners. In order to to acknowledge Small… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Twill founder and CEO Michael Wright is using his payments background and technological breakthroughs to bring the benefits of AI [artificial intelligence] and data analytics, previously only available to large companies and small- and medium-sized businesses. By consolidating data and providing enhanced analytics, Twill will… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech firm Codat has recently released its FY 2023 report. The UK based Fintech Codat is reporting a modest £14 million in total revenue for this period a swell as £34 million in losses for the same financial period. Codat is a UK-headquartered fintech… Read More

September 29, 2024 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BILL (NYSE: BILL), a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), announced new payment offerings for SMBs and accountants to make payments faster, easier, and more secure. The new capabilities, which are “part of BILL’s powerful payments engine, include a new international payment… Read More

September 4, 2024 @ 7:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ume, a payment network and merchant services platform for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Pix, has announced it has raised $15 million in Series A equity funding. The investment round was led by PayPal Ventures, “with participation from NFX, Globo Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Big… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centime, a Boston-based fintech that offers comprehensive cash management and banking solutions to small to midsize businesses (SMBs), has announced an innovative approach to Accounts Payable (AP) automation that goes beyond the basic promise of ROI. Centime’s new offering not only streamlines the AP process… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global firm focused on financial technology, announced the launch of its new SMB Digital Lending solution. Created in partnership with Lendio, the nation’s small business financial solutions technology platform, the solution aims to “reduce the barriers to funding for small and… Read More