Tagged: sme’s

September 27, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, a leading online lender that recently raised £280 million in debt and equity and was approved for flex loans, notes in a blog post that there’s “no denying” that last year was quite tough. However, the MarketFinance team claims that “things are looking up”… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, awarded the sixth virtual banking permit to Voyager Innovations via its Fintech division PayMaya Philippines. PayMaya had acquired $167 million in capital from Philippines-based telecom firms PLDT, international investment company KKR, Chinese technology company… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zurich Insurance Group recently entered an international partnership with Toronto-headquartered Insurtech firm BOXX Insurance (BOXX), which offers integrated cybersecurity and insurance services to SMEs, individual consumers and families. As noted by its management, BOXX Insurance Inc. is a new type of insurance firm for “a… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Modulr has now opened business offices in the Netherlands, which will serve as “the springboard for its EU-wide expansion in 2022 and 2023.” Following steady business growth in the United Kingdom during the last 5 years, Modulr is expanding rapidly, putting significant investment… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Loyalty app provider loyalBe has officially introduced its business operations in Dublin, by launching its unique rewards platform for small businesses operating in Ireland, after forming key partnerships with payments giant Visa (NYSE: V) and Champion Green. loyalBe offers local companies or businesses with an… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payaca, a Fintech firm that’s behind a virtual job management service that assists companies and trade-based businesses with improving operations, has acquired a £331,000 investment from Blackfinch Ventures. Targeted at SMEs in order to increase their chances of getting contract work, Payaca’s mobile and web… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The newly formed financing firm in Saudi Arabia, Positive Facilities Co. Ltd. (Ejabiah), has reportedly entered an agreement with Path Solutions for the introduction of its interest-free Core banking platform. Ejabiah will be providing a unique 0% interest financing product, which is somewhat similar to… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mastercard has announced the launch of Strive UK a project designed to assist micro and smaller firms adapt to the ongoing digital transformation. An initiative created by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the program aims to empower SMEs in the UK to succeed in… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HCL Technologies, a global tech firm, has agreed to a multi-year application services transformation partnership with Lendico, which is a brand of ING Germany, in order to deliver application and engineering services to help it create a digital platform that makes business banking faster and… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s XTransfer, an established one-stop cross-border financial and risk management solution provider, has secured $138 million in capital via its Series D round. XTransfer‘s investment round was led by D1 Capital Partners, along with existing shareholders also making contributions. XTransfer will be using the funds… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

In mid-2020, Kabbage, one of the best-known online lenders for SMEs in the US, was acquired by American Express (NYSE:AXP). At that time, co-founders Rob Frohwein and Kathryn Petralia said this was their first time sitting in the seat of the entrepreneurs selling a company… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 70% of UK SMEs claim that they’re beginning to bounce back following the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey performed by Capify, a small business lender backed by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). The Capify survey, released earlier this week, found that the United Kingdom’s small… Read More

September 18, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan McCandless, Relationship Director at Assetz Capital, a marketplace lending platform originating secured loans, reveals that he re-joined Assetz in June of this year, having previously worked on the Northern Ireland portfolio as a consultant, before the COVID outbreak. As a Relationship Director covering Northern… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Melio, a B2B payments platform for SMEs, reveals that it has acquired an additional $250 million in capital, which has now tripled the firm’s valuation to around $4 billion since January of this year. The funds acquired should help with supporting the firm’s business expansion… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendio, the leading SME financial solutions marketplace, reveals that it has made an asset purchase of Laso’s Loan Origination Software (LOS) and insights technology, which should help further its goal of supporting SMBs. This should serve as the foundation for a customer-centric product offering for… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Validis, the provider of open accounting data analytics, reveals that it has teamed up with Bank North, the recently accredited SME-focused virtual bank. Having acquired a UK banking permit (Authorization with Restrictions), Bank North is prepared to launch its first lending pod in Manchester this… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), the international tech platform that develops TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, and Credit Karma, reveals that it will be acquiring Mailchimp, an established customer engagement and marketing service for SMEs. The planned Mailchimp acquisition for around $12 billion in cash and stock aims to… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ForwardAI, a Fintech firm offering aggregated access to business and accounting data and analysis, has introduced PreciseMatch, which is described as an intelligent transaction mapping technology that “automatically cross-validates accounting systems with synced banking accounts, allowing for smarter, more efficient small business lending decisions.” Banking… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stockholm-headquartered Qred, a small business lending service provider, has reportedly received a substantial investment from Nordic Capital. Although the exact amount invested has not been shared publicly, Sweden’s Breakit.se reveals that Nordic Capital may have invested just over half a billion kronor (appr. €49 million)… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trade Ledger, an international digital lending platform, has teamed up with ScotPac, Australia and New Zealand’s biggest non-bank SME lender, in order to develop an origination and underwriting experience for business funding. As mentioned in a release, the partnership demonstrates the scope of the Trade… Read More