SMEs need to think outside of the box if they are going to survive the difficult economic landscape. And one option could be shipping their products internationally.  Joshua Shimkin, Head of SME Growth and Marketing at South Africa-based online payment gateway, Peach Payments, offers four...

Analysis of data from Companies House reveals 774,420 new businesses were registered in the UK last year, up 3.5% from 2021. The number of new UK businesses incorporated in the full year of 2022 was also 19% higher than five years previously, according to analysis of Companies House data by B2B...

E-commerce dependence on digital communication has drastically elevated since the pandemic. With digital now at the heart of e-commerce, how can businesses cut ties with traditional communications and embrace the best software to enhance their customer experience? We speak to Neil Barman, Chief...

Nearly three out of four B2B buyers (72%) reported completing a recent significant purchase by ordering and paying online, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 725 B2B buyers found that buyers use digital commerce to address complex, new problems and ongoing operational issues, not just...

Singaporean small businesses that leverage technology are more likely to experience business growth, according to global professional accounting body, CPA Australia.  Around one-third (36.4%) of Singapore’s small businesses grew in 2021, a slight increase from 35.5% in...

RedCloud is on a mission to help small businesses by creating infrastructure for digital marketplaces in emerging economies, such as Peru, Argentina and Nigeria. This helps address the significant technological challenges start-ups face and ultimately improves their financial inclusion and...

Mastercard has expanded Mastercard Instalments, its unique and innovative  Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) programme that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The BNPL programme will meet growing consumer demand...

Sendlane, the SMB e-commerce-focused marketing automation company, has announced the results of its 2021 eCommerce Health survey. A key takeaway is that 2021 was a record year for many SMB e-commerce companies, but some were concerned about the economy and the ability of consumers hard-hit by the...

Hepsiburada, a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, and Intel, one of the world’s leading technology companies, have announced the launch of DigitalSME, a programme providing support to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in...

Overcoming family food intolerances with his passion for baking, Ryan Panchoo, the Founder and CEO of Borough 22 shares how he went from being made redundant, to turning his home kitchen into a commercial powerhouse and how he leaned on tech to turn his dream into a reality. Many of us...