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The Road To Recovery: Main Street SMBs And Closing The Cash Flow Gap

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To gauge the economic health and vitality of local economies, one need look no further than the financial stability of the small and medium-sized businesses that line the main streets and side streets of communities across the nation. One of the digital tools in which Main Street SMBs show great interest is real-time merchant fund settlement.

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New Data: What COVID-19 Is Doing To Main Street SMBs

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The boutique shops that lined Main Street USA, which got nearly all of their business face-to-face in their stores, expected that 2020 would be another great year. In other words, this sample reflects the composition of SMBs on those Main Streets and side streets of the communities that we all call home.

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FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing

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With 90 percent of SMBs reporting that they have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus, according to PYMNTS research, it’s clear that Main Street cannot afford to sit idle. The consensus on Main Street, however, is that the old ways of doing business may be gone for good. Partner Acquisition Allison Keane told PYMNTS.

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Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech

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Insurance may not be the most flashy or exciting of industries, but its continued reliance on paper and inefficient underwriting processes makes the market a prime target for technology disruptors. ” Opportunity On Main Street. It’s no surprise, then, that the InsurTech arena has ballooned in recent years.

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Drip Capital Aims To Create Trade Finance Network For Cross Border Buyers, Suppliers

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And enter Drip Capital , the middleman that serves as the financial grease that enables trade to flow, easing concerns of both buyers and suppliers. said Pushkar Mukewar , co-founder and CEO of Drip Capital in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “For Blockchain To Bangladesh.

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Data Analytics Changes The Working Capital Management Paradigm

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Handling accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), cash flows and other capital management tasks is an inescapable reality for almost every business that deals with inventory and sales, but these commonplace processes are fraught with obstacles. How Advanced Analytics Are Helping Businesses Handle Capital Management Changes.

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Why Saving Main Street Will Take More Than Just More Money

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Getting the government to participate with providing loan-loss guarantees so that lenders feel comfortable in providing their capital, getting CDFs [community development funds], FinTechs small banks, large banks to the table and committed. “The way to start to close that gap is by bringing everybody together,” she said.

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