Tagged: sme’s

July 26, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, a Cloud-powered accounting software application for SMBs, reveals that it has expanded its existing collaboration with UOB (SGX: U11) in order to provide companies with free access to the UOB Start Digital (for those that qualify). This offer will be available via the platform… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There’s a digital revolution that is taking place in the financial inclusion space, according to an update from Visa (NYSE: V). The Visa team writes in a blog post that emerging Fintech firms continue to develop innovative solutions “to barriers to access — access to… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital has now been accredited as a recovery loan scheme lender. The team at Assetz Capital, which serves as a marketplace lending platform, notes that the lender will be delivering property-secured loans “between £250,000 and £10m” to SMEs across the United Kingdom, covering commercial… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 3:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Modulr reveals that they’ve managed to secure their Visa Ready certification, which supports customers in selecting the “best of breed payment solutions” that meet Visa’s international standards. As noted in an update from Modulr, the extended collaboration with Visa will help with… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, acknowledges that they understand the “stresses” and “frustrations” that small businesses go through on daily basis. Although they cannot fix everything, the company explains that they can provide you the financial “firepower” you… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The iwoca SME Expert Index reveals that 1 in 3 brokers “see rising demand for unsecured finance.” As noted in an update shared with CI, more than a third (38%) of brokers submitted “more lending applications for unsecured finance in May compared to the previous… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

July 17, 2021 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at European online lender October has published a blog post on credit risk analysis models including their construction and application. October notes in an update that the Covid-19 health crisis has led to two situations: a rise in the number of new loan… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered financial services tech firm, CrediLinq.Ai, reveals that it has acquired SGD 1.35 million through a new funding round. The Fintech lender says that it plans to transform how credit is underwritten to SMEs using advanced tech solutions that will be integrated within its lending… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 2:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euronext reveals that it has teamed up with Early Metrics, an established provider of independent start-up ratings, valuations and analysis of key technology trends. Through the partnership, the organizations will offer free-of-cost automated analytical reports about SMEs operating in the technology sector that are also… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 1:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay recently shared payroll compliance mistakes that businesses should try to avoid. The RazorPay team explains that payroll compliance is one of the “most important” processes a business performs so that it can maintain operations. All businesses in India and globally have to… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based business banking platform Tide has secured more than $100 million in capital through a Series C round (at a $650 million valuation). Tide, which has helped around 350,000 SMEs and opened more than 410,000 business accounts since it launched operations in the United Kingdom… Read More

July 11, 2021 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asheesh Birla, GM – RippleNet at American Fintech Ripple, which is currently involved in a lawsuit from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently published a blog post, titled, “Evolving RippleNet for a Tokenized Future.” Birla writes that cryptocurrency and blockchain or DLT are… Read More

July 10, 2021 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netbank and Investree have announced a new partnership in order to expand electronic SME lending in the Philippines. Netbank, which is a banking as a service (BaaS) platform, and Investree, an SME lender from Indonesia, have confirmed that their partnership will focus on expanding loans… Read More

July 8, 2021 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, an established Fintech firm offering account-to-account payments, has teamed up with Pennylane, a financial management and accounting platform for firms and their accountants. Through the partnership, the companies will provide SMEs and early-stage ventures with an easy and intuitive way to manage and collect… Read More

July 5, 2021 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AREX Markets, the data-driven Fintech that aims to lower financing costs for small businesses and enables them with accessing cash a lot quicker, reveals that its €8.8 million Series A round has been finalized. The funds acquired will be used to expand the firm’s business… Read More

July 4, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European online lender October has shared key insights from its Netherlands CEO Luuc Mannaerts. Luuc, who earned his Masters in Business Economics, with a specialization in Finance and Strategy, reveals that when he was around 40 years of age, he went to INSEAD where he… Read More

July 4, 2021 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Hong-based digital banking platform Airstar Bank has confirmed the appointment of Xiaomi’s Chief Financial Officer Alain Lam Sai Wai as its new Chairperson of the Board of Directors (BoD). The previous Chair, Lei Jun, the Chinese billionaire businessman who established Xiaomi, has now stepped… Read More

July 1, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 30, 2021 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada- based Caary Capital, a Fintech firm focused on assisting SMEs, has secured $4.1 million through a seed equity round. As noted by the company: “CAARY is a Digital lending and payments platform targeting the SME space including startups. Through our platform and the partnerships… Read More