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Insurtech: Pie Insurance Appoints Audra Foglietta as Chief Financial Officer

Pie Insurance, an Insurtech company specializing in commercial insurance for small businesses, announced the appointment of insurance executive Audra Foglietta as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Foglietta joins Pie during a pivotal period of growth—Pie claims it is one of the fastest growing… Read More

Canada: Cloud Adoption Leading to Accounting and Bookkeeping Sector Growth, Report Claims

Xero, the global small business platform, announced the release of its State of the Industry Report for Canada, which found that the country’s accounting and bookkeeping firms have experienced widespread revenue and profit growth, “linked to the adoption of new operating models and cloud solutions.”… Read More

SME Finance, Okredo to Support Open Data Financing Solution

SME Finance, the Fintech reinventing growth financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises, and Okredo, the open data platform for risk assessment and business growth, have partnered to launch the risk-based credit pre-offer in the Baltic region. The solution streamlines and simplifies business financing processes “by… Read More

Paymentology, Tuily Support Apple Pay for SMB Credit Cards in Colombia

Paymentology, the global issuer-processor, announces its partnership with Tuily, the Colombian fintech that improves expense management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) which has now enabled Apple Pay for its business customers. Launched in 2023, Tuily stands as a Colombian Fintech company “with a commitment… Read More

Insurtech: Bold Penguin, NEXT Insurance to Expand Product Offerings on Terminal

Bold Penguin has partnered with NEXT Insurance, a technology-first small business insurer, to enhance small business coverage options on the Bold Penguin Terminal. Founded in 2016 by insurance agents for insurance agents, Bold Penguin is on a mission to simplify small commercial insurance “for carriers… Read More

US Businesses Report Prioritizing Cybersecurity as Primary Concern as it Surpasses Talent Issues

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), today announced the findings of its 6th annual Business Barometer ― an in-depth study of the mood, mindset, and strategic priorities “of 1,250 leaders of small and midsize businesses across the U.S.” Business leaders… Read More

UK Fintech Tide Reportedly Reaches 10% SME Market Share

Tide, the business financial platform, has reached a significant growth milestone. The business now claims a 10% market share of all UK small businesses “with more than 550,000 customers (members).” Tide serves small businesses which “don’t have their own finance function, such as sole traders,… Read More

Judo Bank, Engagement Banking Fintech Backbase to Enhance Digital UX

Backbase is pleased to announce the partnership with Judo Bank (ASX: JDO) is now live. Judo selected Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform (EBP) to create new digital experiences for its small and medium (SME) business banking and term deposit customers. The adoption of Backbase’s EBP will… Read More

Majority of Small Businesses in Canada Cited Inflation as Impacting Cash Flow Management in Past 6 Months – Survey

A survey from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed that over half (53%) of small businesses in Canada “cited inflation as impacting their cash flow management in the last six months.” Some businesses have been so heavily impacted “that nearly one-third (31%) of… Read More

Insurtech Cowbell, Zywave Expand Distribution of Cyber Insurance Services

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced its partnership with Zywave, an industry-leading provider of insurtech solutions. The partnership is powered by Herald, a digital infrastructure provider that connects software developers to commercial insurance carriers “through a single… Read More

UK Businesses Continue to Expand Operations, Despite Challenging Economic Environment, Research by iwoca Reveals

Despite a challenging economic environment, 101 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2023, according to research by iwoca, one of Europe’s small business lenders. Analysis of Companies House data reveals “that over 436,000 businesses were registered in… Read More

Digital Banking: Finli, the Back Office Platform for SMBs, Announces Integration with Q2’s Virtual Bank Platform

Finli, a digital back office platform for small businesses, announced its integration with Q2’s Digital Banking Platform, via the Q2 Partner Accelerator Program. Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO) is a provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending. This integration means “that Finli’s platform… Read More

Trade Ledger Introduces Bank Solution with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service

Trade Ledger announces it will launch a new solution integrating Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service designed exclusively for Business Owners, CFOs and Financial Directors in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). SMBs often don’t have the resources or in-house expertise “to access and understand information to optimize… Read More

Episode Six Introduces Business Now, Pay Later Enabling B2B Installment Options for SMEs

Episode Six (E6), a global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and ledger infrastructure, announced the launch of Business Now, Pay Later. This solution enables commercial banks “to capture new revenue streams by meeting the working capital needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through tailored… Read More

UK Fintech Paysend, Mastercard to Enhance Cross-Border Payments for SMEs

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Paysend, a UK-based fintech, have today expanded their collaboration to enhance cross-border payments for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are increasingly looking “for ways to send money or pay vendors across the globe quickly and securely.” While digital payments are… Read More

Small Businesses Are Focusing on Global Expansion, Aim to Prioritize Business Growth, Study Reveals

Visa (NYSE: V) revealed findings from the seventh edition of its Global Back to Business Study, which found that a majority of surveyed small and micro businesses (SMBs) plan to prioritize cross-border sales as they look to scale beyond Main Street and High Street to… Read More

Insurtech Cowbell Policyholders May Leverage Real-Time Risk Insights via Integration

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced a new integration with Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet. With this integration, Cowbell has “added security insights from Cloudflare to its risk rating… Read More

Small Businesses Are Experiencing Extreme Impact of Inflation on their Cash Flow in Past 6 Months, Report Claims

A report from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed “that 48% of U.S. small business owners have experienced an extreme or high impact from inflation on their cash flow over the past six months, and 44% expect inflation to continue to have a… Read More

Human Interest Introduces Fast Track 401(k), the Intuitive Way to Set Up a Retirement Plan

Human Interest, which claims to be the “fastest-growing,” and “top-rated” 401(k) provider, introduces Fast Track 401(k), a radically simplified way for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to purchase and design a new 401(k) plan. Fast Track 401(k) is the latest step in Human Interest’s mission… Read More

Financial Services for SMEs: WorldFirst’s 1688 Global Sourcing Integration Sees Steady Adoption

WorldFirst, a “one-stop” global payment and financial services platform for SMEs engaged in cross-border trade, reported that international SME buyers have increasingly “adopted the WorldFirst Cross-border Pay solution for 1688, one of China’s top wholesale marketplaces, as SMEs worldwide seek cost-effective sourcing options to stay… Read More

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