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AUGUST 1, 2018

A new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center recommended several reforms that would help the U.S. Small businesses are essential job generators, and the major driver of economic growth and vibrancy for all regions of the country.”. The center’s Task Force on Main Street Finance — co-chaired by former Senator Olympia Snowe, former U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The purchase is said to be in line with Sea’s aim to expand its position as a FinTech trailblazer throughout the region. As it stands, PSCU works with CUs throughout the nation and helps with more than 5.4 Plus, Vietnam’s MoMo has notched $100 million from a collection of six investors. and PT Danadipa Artha Indonesia.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

India’s social media platform ShareChat, which serves 60 million monthly users, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, as reported on Thursday (Aug. Although ShareChat is available in 15 regional languages, there are no plans to support English, Ankush Sachdeva, co-founder and CEO of the firm, told the reporting news outlet.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a consortium of 34 nations worldwide, has warned that the U.S. The news comes after a recent report noted that entrepreneurs in the U.S. which could be a sign that the nation’s slowdown is ending. The NFIB’s optimism index fell to 104.4

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MARCH 6, 2019

On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. The study reported that for every dollar of capital raised, women-run startups generated 78 cents in revenue, compared to 31 cents for men-run startups.

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APRIL 10, 2023

Nonetheless, with the recent collapse of sizeable regional banks, regulators, investors, analysts, accountants, and bankers are now scrutinizing the fair value of banks’ securities and loan portfolios. First Republic’s fair value adjustment (decrease) for all loans at year-end was $22B, greater than the bank’s total Tier 1 capital of $17.5B.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Challenger bank Yelo, operating in India, raised an undisclosed sum from Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Flourish VC and Better Capital, Inc 42 reports said this week. Yelo also plans to expand its team and invest in product development and sales, reports said. France’s Upflow announced a $2.7

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JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China. percent year on year in 2019.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday (March 12) that a more flexible look at banks through the lens of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) could potentially make capital available for regions outside the usual areas financial institutions cater to.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Traditional banks will require credit histories and collateral to underwrite a small business loan, both of which many SMBs in Southeast Asian nations lack. It’s a self-perpetuating scenario that keeps barriers to capital in place. Beyond Traditional Data.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

However, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, executive director of the UAE’s National Electronic Security Authority, told CNBC that the country has been working with big tech platforms, especially Facebook-owned WhatsApp, on national security initiatives. This is what we know and understand from the telecommunication authority here in the UAE.”.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Asian Development Bank , which ramped up the trade finance industry’s focus on broadening access to small businesses after releasing a report that estimated the global trade finance gap now stands at $1.5 We don’t want to see that. We want digital technology to be both efficient, sustainable, and also equitable.”. Beyond APAC.

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JULY 9, 2019

Indian online grocery delivery company Milkbasket has acquired online grocery distributor PSR Supply Chain, according to reports. PSR Supply Chain serves customers in east Bengaluru and has more than 4,000 registered customers with a reported annual turnaround of more than ?2.5 The amount of the acquisition wasn’t disclosed. .

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Luckily, research from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Capital One and others often point to one thing: Despite the challenges, small businesses are optimistic. Still, less than half said they expect their local economies and the national economy to improve in 2018. billion in working capital is on the books for U.K.

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MARCH 16, 2018

If successful, the unit could be worth more than $20 billion, CNBC reported. Potential investors in the round are said to include the Qiyuan National New Industry Venture Capital Guidance Fund, COFCO and China Merchants Group. billion — in China’s northeastern “rustbelt” region, Business of Fashion reported.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Bloomberg reported that, for American, the shift represents the first flights for the carrier without passengers since 1984. As FlightGlobal reported last week, Korean Air has started deploying passenger planes as cargo transport on routes that have been dormant. The planes, Boeing Co. restrictions on European countries.”

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 13, 2019

ABA study shows banks are reporting more cases of EFE. The Senior Safe Act provides a safe harbor for financial institutions reporting suspected EFE. . Section 38 of the FDI Act authorizes the FDIC to issue Prompt Corrective Action directives to institutions that are less than adequately capitalized. Inadequate capital.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Reports in the Nikkei Asian Review on Monday (Feb. The companies are targeting SMBs that focus on tea, sake, digital devices and other products, helping businesses that want to capitalize their “Made in Japan” position, and sell to the U.S. Reports said the U.S. Reports said the U.S. via Amazon.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

92% of South African SMEs are planning for growth next year , found a new report by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC). Its 2016 National Small Business Survey signals widespread optimism across the nation’s small business community, despite economic challenges. 85% of the $2.6 debt recovery firm.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

This brings the total amount raised since the business’ 2015 founding to approximately $488 million, according to reports. According to the report, Glovo figures that it’s only the second privately held company in the nation to reach that level of valuation. million unique users, per a report earlier this year.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

According to recent reports, more consumers are picking up their smartphones when it comes time to satisfy their hunger. This is a notable increase from 2015, when just 11 percent reported using mobile order-ahead offerings. percent nationally over the past six months, and ticket sizes have increased by 2.7

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases. The Kuwait initiative now joins FinTech efforts that span the Gulf region and include, for example, Bahrain, where there is a FinTech regulatory unit in place. As previously reported, Saudi Arabia has trained sights on FinTech as well, specifically in Riyadh.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., reported a higher third-quarter profit, citing improved fee income from mortgage lending, capital markets and credit and debit cards. It also benefited from some special items and energy-market improvements.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Both Moo and Linke will report to Jimmy Lee, the Asia Pacific head. He previously held roles including head of Asia Pacific alternative capital markets in Hong Kong. “We With his extensive management experience and relevant market expertise, he is perfectly positioned to lead our important new Sub-Region,” he added.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

According to CapitalBay CEO and Co-Founder Ang Xing Xian, despite increasing interest in providing trade finance solutions to SMBs in the nation, there still exists a gap in available credit, with SMB suppliers forced to wait 50 percent longer to see their invoices paid compared to three years ago. Blue Lotus Capital.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

have capitalized on a sea change in how we pay. A recent report from PPRO , titled “Is U.S. eCommerce ready to take on the World?” -based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

To that end, the bank recommends that the bloc make a “single agency” for the task as the ideal solution, the Financial Times reported. As of now, the central bank is tasked with looking over the compliance of banks to capital standards as well as other financial stability-related regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Just this week, investors in Starwood Capital Group started to show signs of strain after the pandemic shuttered stores and wiped out emergency cash reserves, leading to default on a $700 million loan. And the United States is filled with other shopping options, particularly in the most desirable regions. “If

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a goal of expanding its presence across the Nordic region, Enterpay, based in Finland, has raised new funding from NFT Ventures, the companies said Monday (Feb. Enterpay enables businesses to pay without credit cards when making purchases online using invoice data, reports said. Capital Float. B2B Payments. Rippleshot.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. Small regional and community banks had a much higher approval rate (90 percent) for those firms classified as “Growers.”

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JANUARY 21, 2020

As of the third week of this month, it has grown to 300 cases spread across five nations, including China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea and (as of this week) the U.S. The massive national holiday is considered a peak time for international travel among Chinese nationals. The virus, it seems, is spreading rapidly.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The payments firm said that a key offering through She’s Next will be research — and where initial findings across an as-yet unreleased report commissioned by the firm show that, across U.S. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. An inaugural Jan.

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JULY 8, 2016

With nearly $50 million in venture capital funding for B2B startups this week, the field didn’t fare too bad. With $3 million in new venture capital, Australia-based Airwallex is helping businesses pay and issue cross-border invoices in the currency of their choice. Check out our breakdown of all the deals below.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Interestingly, while the report found that big traditional banks continue to increase their SMB lending activity, separate analysis suggests that these FIs are losing ground to their smaller competitors in the small business finance race. percent increase in shares at mid-cap regional banks and a 12.1 percent in May, down from 40.2

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Late last week, South Africa’s LulaLend brought some rare attention to the nation’s alternative lending space. Less than a year later, the company has inked partnerships with nearly two-dozen online marketplaces in India, like Flipkart; reports said more than 2 million SMEs have used FlexiLoans’ services. FundThrough.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Treasury has reportedly dubbed international payments processor PacNet, which operates Counting House, a “criminal organization,” and reports said the move could cause trouble for FX brokers. ” Now, reports say there could be fallout from the Treasury’s decision, especially with FX brokers.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this post we use a novel data source to look at this question: the information companies have reported in their accounts. This measure naturally avoids some of the issues that distort the national accounting data, such as the inclusion of non-market income, tax and self-employment or mixed income. Dotted line is a linear trend.

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