Tagged: smbs

January 7, 2020 @ 1:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research performed in the UK has revealed that fewer business-to-business (B2B) invoices were paid late in 2019 when compared to 2018. Construction company Kier Construction is among several firms that have benefited from the UK’s efforts to settle payments in a timely manner. The… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Non-financial firm ride-hailing service provider Grab confirmed on December 29 that it is partnering with one of Singapore’s largest telecommunication companies, Singtel, in order to acquire a digital full bank license in the Asian country. Singapore is currently accepting applications for a licenses to establish… Read More

December 28, 2019 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India-headquartered Aye Finance has acquired INR 1 billion (over $14 million) in debt funding from BlueOrchard. Aye Finance’s management noted that it will use the capital raised to further expand its line of products and services (in India), which mainly include its small to medium-sized… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden-headquartered TrueCaller, a company that runs a caller-identification system, is further expanding its financial services business. The firm is piloting a new program to offer credit to small business owners based in India, which reportedly make up around 20 million of the total 140 million… Read More

December 8, 2019 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Igor Senra and Leo Mendes, founders of online payments company MOIP, which was acquired by WireCard in 2016, have raised $10 million in order to help fund the operations of a new company, called Cora. Senra and Mendez developed their first business by providing services… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender, Herio Capital, announced this week that it has funded over $10 million to American entrepreneurs in 2015. This milestone comes after another record month of origination volume for the firm, in which Herio funded $3 million to borrowers. Sherif Hassan, founder and managing partner… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online direct lender Dealstruck announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC), a non-profit lender, to provide small businesses with a greater variety of flexible financing options. By combining financing offerings, Dealstruck and VEDC are now able to tailor side-by-side lending packages for… Read More