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KPMG Debuts SMB Accounting, Tax Platform

PYMNTS

KPMG is taking further steps into the small business financial services world with a new tax and accounting solution for SMBs, the company announced Thursday (Dec. In 2016 KPMG targeted small businesses again through a deal with alternative small business lending firm Funding Xchange. LeSage, in a statement.

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Intuit QuickBooks Adds New Tax Prep Features — Is Payroll Next?

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – First SME loans, now tax preparation features, business software provider Intuit QuickBooks clearly has plans of becoming a comprehensive platform for its SME customers. Well, from an evolution standpoint this new tax feature sets the foundation to where we can […].

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

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According to Kris Puskar , senior vice president and business banking sales and innovation director at Eastern Bank , the current climate has forced both small businesses and their banks to shift their mindsets away from historical data and take a closer look at what's happening today in order to best prepare for tomorrow.

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One of commercial banking’s biggest challenges solved by Sageworks’ “Most Innovative” product

Abrigo

Experts agree that while commercial lending is a critical banking service, it has been one of the least automated and technology-reliant aspects of banking today. A credit risk manager at one bank with $900 million in total assets estimated that her team received approximately 8,220 tax returns in the 2015 calendar year.

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YES BANK Taps Tax Return Data For SMB Loan Underwriting

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India’s YES BANK is tapping into tax data to expand small business (SMB) lending. Reports in MENAFN on Friday (April 13) said the company plans to offer loans to micro, small and medium-sized businesses based on their Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns. Singapore, Germany and Hong Kong.

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China Turns To Tax Policy To Bolster Entrepreneurs

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China introduced new tax initiatives aimed at bolstering the nation’s entrepreneurs, according to local news reports on Friday (May 4). Vice finance minister Cheng Lihua introduced seven new tax policies during a press conference Friday, with the goal of saving small businesses $9.45 billion a year, reports from Xinhua said.

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Investing In The Startups That Invest In Innovation

PYMNTS

The startups and small businesses that innovate aren’t just coming up with new technologies — they’re creating entirely new business models that, while progressive, can place increasing pressure on cash flow management for the enterprise. This is the type of market Venbridge has in mind. They have a huge need for cash.