Tagged: sme’s

August 7, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that it’s “no secret” that the country suffers from a “structural under-supply” of housing. Blend Network writes in a blog post that the UK government has said it’s committed to providing 300,000 homes every… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sensibill has teamed up with CAARY in order to bring “robust” digital finance solutions to SMEs. Through the partnership, CAARY and Sensibill aim to assist Canadian businesses with tracking their spending and managing their finances. As stated in the announcement: “We’re pleased to share that… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synapse, a banking-as-a-service or BaaS platform developed to increase access to “best-in-class” financial products, has introduced the Synapse Credit Hub, which is described as a full-stack API platform created to support “innovative” credit solutions for individuals and businesses, by leveraging the Mastercard network. As explained… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueVine, an established provider of innovative financial services for small businesses, reveals that it has teamed up with NEXT Insurance, a digital Insurtech firm that’s transforming small business insurance, in order to offer BlueVine clients with convenient access to customized, affordable insurance policies. As mentioned… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forus Capital, a Saudi Arabia-headquartered Islamic P2P lending marketplace, has secured funding via a Series A round (for an undisclosed amount). As noted by its management: “Forus Capital [is an] Islamic debt marketplace that enables investors to invest in a marketplace of alternative loans targeted… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital on Tap, a UK-headquartered Fintech firm, reveals that it has introduced its small business credit card in the US markets. There’s been a lot of demand for such products, the company claims. Since April 2021, there have been more than 28,000 businesses that have… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a software-as-a-service or SaaS Cloud banking platform, has introduced an all-digital solution for SME lenders that aims to lower overall costs while speeding up the time to market. The new platform will be offering both banks and Fintechs with robust, scalable loan management solutions… Read More

July 31, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NextPay, a digital platform that provides business owners and entrepreneurs with banking services, has acquired $1.6 million (more than P80 million) in capital via a seed round. As noted by its management: “NextPay is the best alternative to bank accounts for small businesses and entrepreneurs… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Assetz Capital, a marketplace lending platform originating secured loans, notes that after the end of the previous COVID-19 loan schemes, the UK Government launched the new Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). Assetz Capital was accredited to lend via the RLS scheme on July… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, notes that during the month of July 2021, new changes to the Prompt Payment Code came into effect. Announced in January of this year, the changes have been designed “to strengthen the position… Read More

July 29, 2021 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Finastra have announced that they are bringing the trade funding marketplace pilot to Ecuador. ICC TRADECOMM – designed to tap into the international $1.5 trillion trade finance gap – should enable local SMEs to unlock new financing options…. Read More

July 29, 2021 @ 2:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SWIFT reveals that it has launched SWIFT Go, a service that enables small businesses and consumers to send “fast, predictable, highly secure, and competitively priced low-value” cross-border payments across the globe. Payments may be sent directly from users’ bank accounts. Seven international banking institutions, which… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit Suisse-backed SME lending Fintech Tradeplus24 has finalized an “oversubscribed” $25 million pre-series B equity raise, which was led by a European family office with an established track record of investing in “high-growth” startups like Klarna, Delivery Hero, and Lyft. Existing investors Credit Suisse, SIX… Read More

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