Finance
Defacto goes live on Mambu to support payment flows
Mambu, a leading SaaS cloud banking platform, has announced that Defacto, a leading ACPR-licensed B2B lending platform, has gone live on Mambu Payments with SEPA connectivity, supporting payment flows for its r...
More than one in three Australian small business owners don’t know if they m...
New research from Xero, a global small business platform, reveals a significant financial confidence gap among Australian small business owners, leaving many without the skills needed to understand their n...
Seventy-five percent of small business owners tapped personal credit for...
A new national survey published by Bluevine, a digital banking platform for small businesses in the US, reveals that small business financing challenges are often driven by a gap in preparation and financial...
Four in five business leaders expect permanent disruption as AI, tariffs and...
DMCC, a leading international business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, has launched its Future of Trade 2026 report that finds that global trade will remain resilient over the next two...
More than half of SMEs are currently struggling to pay tax bills
More than half (52%) of SMEs are currently struggling to pay tax bills as the full impact of recent tax increases kicks in, new research from Premium Credit shows. The biggest tax bill issue currently is Corporation...
Frankfurt International Bank adopts FIS treasury platform for cloud-based...
Frankfurt International Bank AG (FIB) has selected FIS Treasury & Risk Manager – Quantum Cloud Edition to support its treasury and risk operations. The newly licensed German bank is using the cloud-based platform t...
Agricultural sole trader finding freedom with Sage Accounting
Luke Owen Rural Services is a sole trader in the UK providing a mixture of agricultural and fencing contracting. While growing his business, Founder Luke Owen was struggling to juggle all the paperwork the company was genera...
Third of EU SMEs’ finance admin done outside of business hours
Qonto data shows that nearly three in four European SMEs (74%) regularly handle their business finances outside of traditional working hours, whether that’s early morning invoicing, late-night...
Majority of UK SMEs turn to AI to tackle hidden payment losses
UK SMEs are losing an average of £159,500 per year due to failed payments, abandoned checkouts and payment-related customer churn – creating a ‘hidden revenue gap’ worth hundreds of millions across the UK econom...
Cross-border payments solution expands into UK market to support SMEs
Cross-border payments company, Currenxie, has launched its business account solution in the UK for SMEs looking to transact globally and enter new markets. Currenxie, a FinTech company founded in 2014, s...
The hidden cost of cash for South Africa’s small businesses
Alan Shannon, Executive, Private Wealth, Private Clients, Small Business at Nedbank, discusses the hidden costs associated with cash for small businesses in South Africa. The shift towards...
PROCare achieves 300% order capacity increase and 99% picking accuracy w...
PROCare, a leading UK manufacturer of accessible wet rooms, bathrooms and adaptive kitchens, has significantly expanded its operational capacity and warehouse efficiency after implementing Forterro’s ERP and WMS sol...
Seventy-five percent of small business owners tapped personal credit for...
A new national survey published by Bluevine, a digital banking platform for small businesses in the US, reveals that small business financing challenges are often driven by a gap in preparation and financial...
Britain’s ‘missing middle’ businesses are being squeezed from all sides
With Innovate UK narrowing its funding toward high-growth businesses and the FCA reviewing whether lending rules are restricting SME finance, there’s a growing gap between policy direction and what most UK b...
Professional and scientific sector borrows the most to fund insurance...
New analysis from one of the UK’s leading insurance premium finance company, Premium Credit, shows the Professional and Scientific sector borrows the most to fund insurance premiums but the Wholesale and R...
PayPal announces new global goal to support 25 million people and small...
In recognition of Small Business Month, PayPal has announced a new global goal to support 25 million people and small businesses with the resources, skills and training they need to thrive in the digital economy. The goal...
Fifth accredited delivery partner announced under the British Business Bank’s Com...
The British Business Bank has announced South Yorkshire-based Finance For Enterprise (FFE) as the fifth accredited delivery partner under its Community ENABLE Funding programme. FFE will...
Deem Finance partners with Biz2X to expand data-driven embedded finance for...
Deem Finance, part of the Gargash Group, announced a strategic partnership with Biz2X, a global AI-powered lending platform, to expand data-driven embedded finance and bridge the SME credit gap in UAE. This...
