smes Archives

Breaking News

NRF 2025: What Is The Most Overused Buzzword That You’ve Heard Today? Why Financial Inclusion is Transforming the Way Consumers in Latin America Pay EXCLUSIVE: “Leaning Into Home Lending” – Delphine Emenyonu, TSB in ‘The Fintech Magazine’ Building a Product Team for the New Era of Payments Banks Need to Help ‘Break the Spell’ of Romance Scams Deel Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding UBS Appoints Chief AI Officer to Drive Its AI Strategy Dollarize Selects Flagright to Power Real‑Time Transaction Monitoring and Risk‑Based AML Currency.com Secures New MTL License in Washington, Expanding Its U.S. Regulatory Footprint to 32 States Ripple Breaks Into Corporate Treasury With $1B GTreasury Acquisition Affirm and Fanatics Partner to Offer Transparent, Flexible Payment Options to Millions of Sports Fans Equifax Introduces Equifax Ignite® AI Advisor BingX Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, Setting the Standard for Web3 Information Security Resilience Expands Coverage for Technology Errors & Omissions Insurance for Clients Above $25M In Annual Revenue Socure and Docusign Bring Identity Certainty to Every Signature with a Frictionless Experience for Every Signer

Sort by:

Date

Home » smes

Why Financial Inclusion is Transforming the Way Consumers in Latin America Pay

by Therese Hudak, VP Commercial, Americas at PPRO Latin America has risen as one of […]

News

Mastercard research shows 91% of Jamaican SMEs that accept digital payments have seen significant business growth, highlighting the role of cashless adoption in boosting local entrepreneurship and digital resilience.

Mastercard Survey: 91% of Jamaican SMEs Using Digital Payments Says It Has Led to Business Growth

Mastercard presented new research reflecting how Jamaican SMEs that accept digital payments are seeing real results from going cashless

Fintech

Bahrain FinTech Bay and MonetaGo Forge Strategic Partnership to Launch National Trade Finance Registry

Bahrain FinTech Bay announced a strategic partnership with MonetaGo to develop and deploy the Kingdom’s first Digital Public Infrastructure

Fintech

Qonto releases survey of 1,600 European SME leaders showing 46% using AI tools like ChatGPT but only 24% adopting digital accounting, highlighting risks to competitiveness.

European SMEs at Risk As They Build AI Strategies on Shaky Digital Foundations, Latest Qonto Survey Finds

Qonto, Europe's leading business finance management solution for SMEs and freelancers, today publishes its comprehensive analysis of digital transformation across European small and medium businesses. The report, created in collaboration with Appinio, surveyed 1,600 senior decision makers across France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in August 2025.

The Fintech Magazine

EXCLUSIVE: "'Shadow Boxing'" - Rajul Sood, Acuity Knowledge Partners in 'The Fintech Magazine'

Banks want to win back the portfolio of SME loans they’ve lost to the private […]

Funding

erad secures $33 million debt financing led by Stride Ventures at Money20/20 Riyadh, with Co-founder Salem Abu-Hammour and Partner Fariha Ansari Javed highlighting expansion of Shariah-compliant SME financing in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

Saudi Arabia’s erad Secures $33mln Debt Financing Led by Stride Ventures to Unlock Growth Financing for SMEs

erad, the Riyadh-headquartered alternative financing platform for SMEs, has raised $33 million in debt financing to expand its operations

Fintech

Tuum partners with Abwab.ai to launch AI-powered SME digital lending solutions across the GCC, integrating cloud-native core banking with advanced credit decisioning.

Tuum and Abwab.ai Partner to Deliver End-to-End SME Lending Solutions in the Middle East

Tuum has partnered with Abwab.ai to deliver an end-to-end digital lending solution for SMEs across the GCC

Fintech

RFI Global research shows UK SMEs are dissatisfied with proactive advice from banks, with Jonathan Ruston highlighting demand for personalised mobile banking, better funding access, and fintech adoption.

Fintechs Gain Ground as UK SMEs Rethink Banking Relationships

UK SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) and micro businesses continue to be dissatisfied with the level of proactive advice and personal service they receive from their main bank, according to new research from RFI Global.

Fintech

Azentio Software launches Azentio Loan Origination, a next-gen digital lending platform with automation and built-in compliance for both conventional and Islamic finance, led by Guru L.

Azentio Reimagines Speed and Personalization for Retail, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), and Corporate Lenders With Its Next-Gen Loan Origination Offering

Azentio has launched Loan Origination, its next-generation product that redefines how FIs scale credit ops across retail, SME, and corporate

Insurtech

BOXX Insurance partners with Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift) to expand broker access to Cyberboxx® Business and streamline cyber and professional liability insurance distribution.

BOXX Insurance and Millennial Shift Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Access to Cyber and Professional Liability Insurance Coverage

BOXX Insurance announced a new partnership with Millennial Shift Technologies to enhance broker access to Cyberboxx® Business,

News

Pablo Cuarón, Mastercard Country Manager for Puerto Rico, presents research showing 90% of SMEs report growth from digital payments adoption, highlighting their role in efficiency and sustainability.

Mastercard Survey: 90% of SMEs That Accept Digital Payments in Puerto Rico Report Significant Business Growth

Mastercard presented its new research on the use of digital payments by SMEs in Puerto Rico

Fintech

Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) research shows 85% of UK SMEs are willing to pay for Digital Company ID services to boost efficiency, reduce fraud, and improve access to credit.

More Than 8 in 10 UK SMEs Would Pay for Digital Company ID – CFIT Research

UK SMEs would be willing to pay for a Digital Company ID service, according to research commissioned by CFIT

Fintech

finmid expands its embedded lending infrastructure to 30 European markets, enabling 32 million SMEs to access faster financing, with Co-founders Alexander Talkanitsa and Max Schertel highlighting the milestone.

finmid Brings Embedded Finance to 30 Countries as Platforms Deliver €4bn in Capital to SMEs

finmid today announces that its embedded lending infrastructure is now available in 30 European markets

News

Tink research reveals UK SMEs lost £6.15 billion in sales in 2024 due to reliance on manual bank transfers, with fraud fears driving customers away.

Brits’ ‘Fear of Fraud’ Cost UK SMEs £6.15bn in the Last Financial Year

UK SMEs relying on outdated manual bank transfers as a primary method of payment lost out on an estimated £6.15 billion in sales last year

Fintech

$Allica Bank partners with The CFO Centre to support UK established businesses with access to fractional CFO expertise and tailored financial solutions.$

Allica Bank and the CFO Centre Partner Up to Propel UK Businesses

Allica Bank and The CFO Centre announced a new partnership designed to support the UK’s established businesses

Funding

Kapital Doubles Valuation to $1.3B, Becomes Latin America's First AI Unicorn

Kapital, a global financial institution and the leading AI-driven platform for SMBs in Latin America, announced the successful close of its Series C funding round

1 2 3 … 33

NRF 2025: What Is The Most Overused Buzzword That You’ve Heard Today?

Event Videos

Read more
Why Financial Inclusion is Transforming the Way Consumers in Latin America Pay

Thought Leadership

Read more
EXCLUSIVE: “Leaning Into Home Lending” – Delphine Emenyonu, TSB in ‘The Fintech Magazine’

The Fintech Magazine

Read more
Building a Product Team for the New Era of Payments

Thought Leadership

Read more
Banks Need to Help ‘Break the Spell’ of Romance Scams

Fintech

Read more