Tagged: sme’s

August 17, 2024 @ 3:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced that insurance industry veteran Stephen Moss has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Moss brings three decades of industry experience and “is currently Group Head of Financial Lines and Cyber at… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A report from corporate card and accounts payable platform Ramp shows that companies are willing to invest in AI, especially when it addresses specific issues. While spending remained strong in Q2, some headwinds are forming. Small SMEs raised their spending by 9.4%, with large SMEs… Read More

July 30, 2024 @ 4:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced today that it has closed a $60 million Series C equity investment from Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a leading global multi-line insurer. With the $60 million investment, Cowbell plans to “scale operations… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Origination shows a record year of £378 million lent to SMEs across the UK, “representing an increase over the last year, during a period of time when the overall market has seen a drop in volumes by more than 19%.” This, according to an update… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank, a partner to two-thirds of Malaysia’s 1.2 million SMEs, has taken a significant step forward in empowering them by automating bookkeeping. This innovative solution frees them to focus “on their core business and allows for a more efficient way of managing their finances, seamlessly… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yanki Onen, CEO and founder at wamo, is pleased to share a significant update, which is not only positive news for them, but also significant for their customer base. Yanki Onen revealed that wamo has “secured a $5 million growth-focused investment, and officially obtained their… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a funder in the SME commercial property and residential development markets, is pleased to announce that Mark Roberts has joined the expanding business to lead the growth of their development finance arm. While Mark’s role is national, his remit will also “focus on… Read More

July 8, 2024 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a funder in the SME development lending market, announce a significant enhancement to its development lending solutions, “offering stronger initial day one advances to developers on schemes up to 70% LTGDV.” This strategic offer is designed to equip housebuilders “with robust financial support… Read More

July 8, 2024 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s ThinCats has shared insights following the new Labour government announcement. Managing Director Ravi Anand gives his thoughts on what ThinCats would like “to see from the new government and challenges them to back growth and invest in mid-sized SMEs.” For any incoming Government, there… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

multifi are a lending service for SMEs, empowering innovative businesses to reach the next level of growth and cover emergencies. However, to offer the solution that SMEs were crying out for, they “needed to offer loans that were fast and easily accessible.” For that, they… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For small businesses, navigating the set-up of payment acceptance can be confusing and expensive, often requiring significant upfront costs to set up a website, checkout, and POS terminal. This, according to an update from researchers at Juniper Research. However, merchants can now do all these… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 3:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With a stabilizing tech sector, easing interest rates and an IPO on the horizon, accounting and banking software platform Ageras eyes both growing supply and demand for a pan-European consolidation in the fintech and business software market “servicing Europe’s almost 25 million SMEs.” And according… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BridgeFund, a challenger SME lender based in Amsterdam, chooses Mambu to fulfil its mission of bridging the financial needs of entrepreneurs. By utilising Mambu’s cloud banking platform, BridgeFund can “build its deposit, and soon, lending offerings with reliability and ease, while scaling in the Dutch… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Viva.com, Europe’s acquirer powering payments across 24 countries and any device, and Beobank, a Belgian bank offering personalized products and services to 765 000 individuals clients, self-employed individuals, and SMEs in Belgium, announced a partnership aiming to advance local SMEs’ digital evolution and business growth…. Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Abrigo has announced a commercial loan origination tool for SME lending. Abrigo Small Business Lending is said to leverage AI to help banks and credit unions boost their small business loan portfolios. The automated loan processing is said to provide a transparent, AI-powered loan scoring… Read More

June 3, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Relay, the business banking platform that gives cash flow clarity to small businesses (SMBs), announced the close of a US$32.2 million Series B financing round, led by Bain Capital Ventures. This brings Relay’s total funding to US$51.6 million. The new financing accelerates Relay’s product development… Read More

May 30, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Three in ten SME finance professionals (28%) report that the most requested loan amount at the start of 2024 was over £100,000, 56% higher than the same period last year, according to iwoca’s Q1 2024 SME Expert Index. The new research, conducted with SME finance… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses looking for short-term capital can access funding in rapid time thanks to a new partnership between Experian and alternative lender, TRIVER. TRIVER aims to enhance the SME lending process “by underwriting the risk of small business borrowing quickly and easily, providing advances on business… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 11:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Specialty lender Capify has received a $125 million credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. Capify is an online lender that offers financing solutions to SMEs seeking working capital. Originally started in the US, the company also serves the SME market in the UK and Australia…. Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), introduces Prime Tech with Cowbell Co-Pilot, Cowbell’s artificial intelligence (AI) solution for efficient underwriting. Prime Tech is Cowbell’s adaptive cyber insurance offering “that combines flagship Prime 250 cyber risk insurance with Technology Errors… Read More