Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. trillion between 2019 and 2022.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Middle market companies need help navigating the complexities of accounts payable management, especially when it comes to cross-border, cross-currency payments. In a release, Tipalti said earlier this month that it saw an increase of 250 percent in customer bookings in the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s free and makes managing small business finances easy, even for those with little finance and accounting knowledge.”. At the time, H&R Block said the deal would bolster its small business market standing and bring about new ways for the company to expand.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Corporate foreign exchange brokerage GPS Capital Markets is reportedly up for sale, unnamed sources told PE Hub. GPS Capital Markets, founded by Al Manbeian and Ryan Gibbon, posts between $20 million and $30 million earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), one source told the publication.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

A surge cap in Chinese stocks, fueled by the stimulus package from the government to combat the virus-riddled economy, has brought about fears of a repeat of the 2015 market crash, according to Reuters on Wednesday (Feb. ChiNext is trading at roughly 59 times last year’s earnings, up from around 30 a year ago and 47 at the end of 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

There were plenty of tailwinds that pushed the segment forward: A strong economy, healthy consumer interest in credit and advances in credit scoring technology were all instrumental in pushing more consumers into the market, particularly in the first half of the year. The Two Faces Of Consumer Credit. Resetting Mortgage Services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“Our goal is to develop best-in-class payment solutions to help our clients grow, and integrating with FreshBooks’ award-winning platform offers us a fantastic new avenue to achieve that,” Nicole Olbe , managing director of partnerships at Barclaycard Payments, said in the announcement. With the release of recent U.K.-specific

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Hiring continues to be a challenge as business owners not only struggle to find qualified workers in a tight labor market, but find professionals who will help that company achieve its goals. There is also the knock-on impact from the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. PYMNTS breaks down the key data points from these reports below.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

While deals and dollars slowed to Canadian startups in the first half of 2019, early-stage startup activity suggests that there’s more to the story. GET THE ENTIRE 41-PAGE CANADA VC REPORT H1 2019. Canadian VC-backed companies saw funding drop 13% in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

While entrepreneurs continue to reflect record-level optimism, their top concerns are increasingly including the tight labor market and the importance of retaining staff in such a climate. “And that’s the way the market economy works, for better or worse.” How did small businesses fare in job growth last month?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

From tax refunds and government assistance to payments made for home service and housekeeping professionals, faster payout solutions appear to be gaining popularity — all around the world. In the U.K., faster payout solutions could soon find a home on the nation’s digital classified ad sites. Around The World Of Disbursements.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital Black Friday sales this year hit $9 billion, a 22 percent increase from 2019 figures, according to recent Adobe research. Despite a surge in sales, small businesses selling online can struggle to manage working capital, particularly as many rely on third-party marketplaces like Amazon that don't facilitate instant access to revenues.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Their partnership will enable small businesses to collect payments via QR code or cards, while Zoho will link business customers to its ERP software to support Goods and Services Tax (GST) compliance. “For the first time ever, Indian [SMBs] have better solutions than their counterparts anywhere else around the globe.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

GPay , a member company of the Vietnam investment firm G-Group , joins a tight FinTech market in Vietnam with 33 other firms licensed for intermediary payment services. In 2019, Payme, FinViet, EPay, PayTech, Dibee and Smart Net were granted licenses from Vietnam’s central bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Governments rely on tax revenues to fuel the vital services they provide to residents and businesses – from firefighting and public education to water system repair and road maintenance. Retail sales taxes have long been key sources of state governments’ budgets and have been their greatest single stream of revenue since the mid-1900s. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Innovators introduced new ways for banks to onboard their customers and manage their KYC compliance requirements, including firms like R3, which began piloting its blockchain-powered KYC solution with corporate treasurers and banks this year. ” Banks’ 2019 KYC Challenges. See what Bergal had to say below.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Change has been long overdue for the wealth management industry, which is facing growing competition, outdated legacy tech , thinning margins , and an aging client base. Digitization will be crucial for wealth managers looking to capture or retain this generation of clients. In turn, this is driving revenue for big banks. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14).

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 27, 2019

Never Satisfied The markets never seem to be satisfied. The Federal Reserve recently took heed of market and economic messages, ending its tightening campaign and beginning its “patience” campaign. I along with countless other managers and investors were finally happy. The impact of the tax cuts has faded.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Their December 2018 survey found “digital readiness” to be the c-suite’s top priority for 2019, with executives also reflecting their concern that the biggest risks their companies face are intensifying. Separate research last month also examined how corporate finance expects are bracing for this digital disruption.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

Together, the companies have introduced an automated tax and bookkeeping management solution for small businesses (SMBs) and sole traders using Coconut, including self-employed and freelance professionals. based self-employed professionals face in their financial management and banking operations.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

During my 20-plus years of dealing with community bankers, either as an investment strategist, sales rep or business-development manager, I have come to understand that certain buzz words fall on deaf ears. tax-equivalent yield, 2.) market value as of a beginning date, and 3.) market value as of an ending date.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Late payments are a reflection of a broader challenge in B2B payments: Large corporate buyers can wield their market power with small suppliers that lack leverage to negotiate faster payment terms. Sixty-three percent of small business owners taught themselves how to manage invoicing and taxes , a new report from the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Initially dubbed “Project Iceberg,” HSBC Kinetic aims to connect small businesses with mobile-based banking solutions, including a current account, overdraft and spending and cash flow management analytics. The bank also plans to expand Kinetic into new geographic markets. where the FI’s losses were greatest.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

million pre-tax loss for the first half of this year. The group said in a statement that “given the well-documented overcapacity and continued like-for-like sales decline in the casual dining market and cost headwinds, we have taken a more cautious medium-term outlook” for the business.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The markets are taking it all in stride, rallying strongly for most of this week and they seem more grateful for the prospect of a divided Congress, i.e, The markets believe the chance of tax hikes, repeals of tax cuts, and gigantic initiatives are greatly diminished. Did you manage a vacation over the summer?

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

After a lengthy stretch of strong economic growth and stock market gains, the inevitable correction arrived with force in the fourth quarter, culminating with a December that can only be described as “tres terrible!” Most economists and the Federal Reserve expect growth in 2019 will be 2.3% A Long, Cold December I could just scream!

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

The company noted that the subscription eCommerce market has grown more than 100 percent a year over the past five years — and is growing even faster in Europe than in the U.S. Built on top of Stripe’s core payments infrastructure, Stripe Billing simplifies the recurring billing process for SaaS and subscription-based companies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2018

are taking a cautious approach to the market as they pull back on hiring and investments in response to trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, reports in Reuters said on Friday (May 4). President Trump introduced steel and aluminum import taxes earlier this year in an effort to protect and promote domestic production.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

European chief financial officers are issuing more debt as they brace for market volatility ahead of Brexit and changes coming from the European Central Bank (ECB), The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) said Wednesday (Oct. billion worth of corporate debt is set to mature before 2019, with nearly $247 billion due next year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The latest research from Wells Fargo , Euler Hermes and Intuit finds late payments and market volatility are among the largest reasons why SMBs and larger enterprises struggle with cash flow, a scenario that has its own domino-effect of negative consequences. Fifty-two percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Simon Lyons, chief commercial officer at The Slide App, says there is also a Magnificent Seven that banks should call upon in 2019 to protect their customer base. In 2019 the ecosystem that has been prevalent in other industries will become available to the mainstream banking audience. Tax return late? The market is enormous.”

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 12, 2018

Five more quarters to go and I believe in 2019 we will set a new record length for an expansion, albeit without hitting 3% GDP growth for any one of those ten years. This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. and 2019 at 2.4% The economy has grown 2.2% Life is good!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

However, management noted on the conference call following results that volumes were up 10 percent, excluding the impacts of China and the U.K. Total cards were up one percent, while processed transactions continued a year over year pace seen earlier in 2019, at 11 percent, to 37.8 Net revenues of $6.05 billion transactions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The latest research from Wells Fargo , Euler Hemes and Intuit finds late payments and market volatility are among the largest reasons why SMBs and larger enterprise struggle with cash flow, a scenario that has its own domino-effect of negative consequences. 52 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

19) that it may be forced to put off some investments in 2019 as it contends with slowing growth in China and the U.K. The bank earlier in the day posted a 16 percent increase in profit before taxes, which was lower than expectations. “The HSBC, the global bank, expressed caution on Tuesday (Feb.

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