Czech FinTech company Flowpay raised €30 million (about $32.7 million) in debt financing to grow its embedded lending solution that enables small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to access financing through platforms they use every day. The company aims to expand beyond the three countries in which...
When financial pressure hits America’s consumers, it pushes them into “paycheck-to-paycheck“ mode. When it hits the mid-market, it’s called “business uncertainty.” When it hits small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), it’s called liquidity trouble. With the whispers starting to get louder about SMB health, that liquidity...
The ultimate impact of the tariff war being waged around the globe — which, depending on the day, seems like a game of one-upmanship — is yet to be known. But they’re being levied on all manner of goods and commodities, from energy to aluminum...
Town, a startup founded by veterans of Google and Plaid, has raised $18 million. The company announced the funding round Friday (March 14) along with the launch of its platform, designed to provide small businesses with the same tax advantages of big companies. “Big corporations deploy...
CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. This integration will enable CredibleX to improve financial inclusion for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the companies said in...
Small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners face a challenging landscape where larger, wealthier competitors dominate the economy. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024,” SMBs are confident in their ability to survive and thrive. By focusing...
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make up most of all U.S. businesses, and each business is as different as its owner. It stands to reason, then, that they don’t all take the same approach to attracting and retaining their customers. For long-standing SMBs, customer loyalty...
Digits has added an artificial intelligence (AI) invoicing solution to its AI accounting platform designed for startups and small businesses. The new AI Invoicing enables business owners to generate, send and track invoices in seconds, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 12) press release. “Our...
Thus far into 2025, the year has been an eventful one — to say the least. And the volatility of everything from tariffs (and possible supply chain turbulence) to persistent inflation to a shifting regulatory environment may have small business owners navigating stormy seas of...
