PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

NewVantage Partners ‘ 2018 survey on the topic found nearly every executive surveyed (98.6 percent) added that their companies are investing in Big Data and AI, a finding that separate research from Deloitte also found in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) community. percent only a year ago. .”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

But an old Scottish prayer that featured that very imagery served up by MPD’s Karen Webster sought to encapsulate the mindset of SMB owners and executives. But tread cautiously among those things that go bump in the SMB night – because, to use another Scottish bit of lit: The best laid schemes o’ (computer) mice an’ men gang aft agley.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

These are all common reasons why a small business owner may struggle to grow their company, and the latest analysis on the topic certainly points to these factors as having an impact on SMB growth across the world. The burden of administrative tasks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The initiative offers an array of topics for training and education, including payments, back-office operations, online commerce and more. PYMNTS tracks small businesses’ adoption of these technologies in our SMB Technology Adoption Index.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

Helping SMBs succeed. “More than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business, so this is a huge segment of the population,” Michele Herron, head of SMB strategy at Vantiv, said in a press release. “It The end goal? It is also a segment that often feels underserved and overlooked.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Remitr recently introduced its global accounts service for small businesses in Canada, a tool that enables small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to hold multiple currencies to send and receive payments. That entails incorporating within that market, however, an expensive, lengthy and complicated process for an SMB. Cutting The Wire.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This week’s B2B Data Digest breaks down the biggest news stories on the topic and examines key data points behind the world’s ongoing saga to combat late B2B payments. Intros New Late Payments Bill. Cannabis Hit With Vendor Payment Criticism.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. Only 13 percent say they’re willing to jump on the innovation bandwagon. 70 percent of SMEs didn’t use tax software in 2016 , found Office Depot in its most recent Small Business Index survey.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

.” It’s good news for entrepreneurs, and a welcomingly different conclusion than one drawn by the Asian Development Bank, whose 2017 report on the topic concluded that FinTech has not made a meaningful impact on access to trade finance globally.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s a popular hotbed of innovation for FinTechs and, according to the September 2017 Asian Development Bank (ADB) report on the topic, FinTech investment in trade finance saw more than $13 billion in venture capital in 2016 alone.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

The “out-of-the-box” version, designed for smaller businesses (SMBs) that don’t have large and developed IT departments, allows for businesses to, more or less, access a plug-and-play version of the AgeChecker offering, with a little bit of starting help from the AgeChecker team.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In fact, 45 percent said they are concerned about taxes, making this topic an even greater worry for SMB owners than cash flow management (42 percent) and keeping up with technology (32 percent). Sixty percent of small business owners agreed their current business conditions are either “good” or “excellent,” said Capital One.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

This enables small businesses and entrepreneurs to avoid restricting payment choice for their own customers, but it also raises an important topic of discussion surrounding SMB FinTech integrations and data sharing. Rather, Hansson explained, the company collaborates with third parties via its partner network.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

For the last week, a veritable tidal wave of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners have been lining up to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds — a $350 billion segment of the $2 trillion in government stimulus passed as part of the CARES Act a little less than two weeks ago. Second: Eliminate The Capital Crunch .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

According to the latest figures from Dun & Bradstreet, small businesses (SMBs) in the U.K. explores how to approach the topic, there is another jurisdiction in which the late payments fight is heating up: Australia. are owed an average of more than $88.6 million each from their corporate customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

One quote in the book that is particularly relevant to one of the hottest topics in payments today goes like this: “ Comfort is the enemy of progress.”. There, existing rails and new flows are giving people and SMBs access to funds faster with an obvious ROI for the business. In business, comfort is commonly referred to as inertia.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

But we will know how Square is raising the in-store payments game for SMBs, how Samsung is changing the topic and how Google is (finally) proudly welcoming Gmail to the year 2010 with mobile upgrades. We don’t make predictions, but we have the data you need to make better ones. Square Gets Competitive.

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MAY 8, 2015

Small and Midsize Business (SMB). The SMB market is dominated almost equally by OnDeck and CAN Capital. The really hard nut to crack with SMB is product. The lending attack on community banks and credit unions has been waged.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it particularly hard to create one-size-fits-all solutions. For example, security and protecting against identity theft are top of mind for SMB owners , almost regardless of size or vertical.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And talk about them we have — every Monday for the last year we’ve been joined by a range of payments and commerce luminaries for conversations that dig deep into tough topics. The firm’s focus right now is building out scale, both in the scope and depth of the financial services products it offers to SMB clients.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

percent of the American labor force — are employed by a small to medium-size business (SMB). About 20 percent of SMBs fail within their first year, according to the U.S. But, he said, Practical Business solutions is also designed, at base, to be a dynamic program with content that is expanding over time, in response to SMB needs. “I

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. After a high of 614,024 SMB openings in 2014, the Census reported that only 452,835 firms were started in the U.S. Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2017

What about small businesses (SMBs) and their approach to the cloud? That’s the topic of Right Networks’ latest survey , which asked 364 small- and medium-sized businesses about their use of the technology and how it impacts their operations overall. Take a look at the key data points from Right Networks’ SMB Cloud Impact survey. —76

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

When this week dawned, so did PPP 2.0 — an additional $310 billion for SMBs, to be distributed by a larger pool of approved lenders, to an expanded pool of SMBs, readying the process for forgiving the loans made by the bankers who processed them and navigating whether those who got funds should have – and should keep them.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Retail partnerships to add value for SMB clients. Individual “vloggers” control 97% of all beauty topic videos, compared to 3% owned by big beauty brands’ content, according to Digital Surgeons. To add value for SMB clients, Facebook pursues retail partnerships. Amazon’s next big move could be in beauty retail.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Yet, even in a big week, there are standouts — Visa bought Plaid , Goldman Sachs ’ Marcus hit $60 billion in deposits and 75 percent of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) said that slow settlements create cash-flow crises for them. Billion Plaid Purchase.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

When it comes to the topic of future proofing, WePay Co-founder Rich Aberman told Karen Webster for this week’s edition of Unscripted Podcast, one should take all claims with an appropriate grain of salt. These are things that SMBs are increasingly getting out of the box, with the expectation that they will just work.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2016

But whether you find yourself in the cheering or jeering section on artistic merits of Bob Dylan’s work this weekend – the quantity and topics of his work is nothing short of impressive. Situation: The RBS Scandal. Lyric: “Look out kid, it’s something you did”. Song: Subterranean Homesick Blues.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB) customers, is through relationship-building. Mirador’s acquisition shows that credit unions seem eager to capitalize on their position in SMB lending, which Dryer expects to grow.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

The latest research on the topic reveals a multifaceted view of small businesses’ economic and financial outlook in the U.S., with conflicting findings illustrating how complex the picture of SMB financial health is today. After months of record highs, small business optimism has apparently begun a downswing — or has it?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

But new research from Paychex suggests there is one legislative topic in particular that SMBs prioritize. According to the Paychex Small Business Survey conducted late last month by the firm, tax law is top-of-mind when small businesses consider federal legislation that could impact the SMB community.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

One provider, Ziosk , is hoping to change that narrative by democratizing technology through omnichannel solutions that put SMB restaurant on an equal footing. Though adding digital solutions can help them compete against major chains, many of these eateries lack the resources necessary for this type of seamless technology. IN THE TRACKER.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

What happens now remains a topic of debate, as $100 billion is a large sum for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to leave on the table. That’s particularly true given that a majority of SMB owners PYMNTS surveyed (58.2 Aside from using the money for a second phase of SMB relief, a bill from Democratic Sens.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Still, the breadth of topics the Dodd-Frank consumer protection watchdog took on in 2016 was fairly impressive — even by the CFPB’s aggressive internal standards. Consumer and SMB borrowers were offered an opportunity to escape underwriting processes at banks that even the most patient people tended to find onerously slow and paperwork-heavy.

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