Tag: SME

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Alibaba Announces New Products and Services Targeting SMBs

by Steve Murphy

June 2, 2020

Today we see yet another stake being put in the ground for e-commerce solutions to capitalize on the needs of ...

QUARTER OF SME MERCHANTS WERE BORROWING FUNDS TO PAY BUSINESS COSTS OR SALARIES – EVEN BEFORE COVID-19

by PaymentsJournal

May 27, 2020

Banking Circle study of online SME merchants reveals banking gaps that Payments businesses can fill London, 27th May 2020 – ...

Nonbank Online Lenders Are a Growing Source of Credit for Small Businesses:

by PaymentsJournal

May 22, 2020

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The Importance of Intelligence in a Crisis

by Carsten Hils

May 6, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak is a true black swan event with its impacts reverberating across all aspects of society. In moments ...

Stand for Small: American Express’s Refreshing Approach to Small Businesses

by Brian Riley

April 22, 2020

American Express has a long-standing commitment to small businesses (SME), with an array of cards that compete head-on with Bank ...

Traditional Cross-border Payment Methods Don’t Work for SMEs

by Steve Murphy

April 21, 2020

Having just released member research on the subject of B2B cross-border payments, I figured it is good timing to comment ...

SWIFT Announces Plan to Take on Global Card Leaders

by Steve Murphy

April 2, 2020

An interesting Finextra posting covers the topic of a recent announcement by SWIFT that indicates a strategic global initiative to ...

Data Reveals: 5 Reasons Why SME’s Are Struggling to Stay in Business

by Sandra Rowley

February 20, 2020

As we enter a new decade, 58% of small businesses in the UK anticipate a plateau, or for their business ...

NatWest and Soldo Collaborate to Offer SME Loans in the UK

by Sue Brown

January 16, 2020

NatWest is considered one of the big four clearing banks in the UK, with over 960 branches across Great Britain. Operating under the name Esme Loans, ...