| APAC's Unique (And Not-So-Unique) Challenges To SME FinTech
SMEs across the Asia-Pacific region experience some of the same financial services challenges as those across the globe: while banks are trusted, they often don't service an SME the way they need. Stéphane Ibos, cofounder and CEO of SME cloud company Maestrano, tells PYMNTS that there are hurdles unique to APAC, too, that fall in the way of SME tech adoption.
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| What's Up With SMEs: Payments Fraud, Mobile Lending, And Inflation
When operating a small business, "up" is typically a positive direction. SMEs need profits, sales, performance all to be on the rise. But up isn't always good. In the latest PYMNTS Data Digest, we look at the research on what's "up" with SMEs â like when optimism and borrowing levels. But often, stats going up â like inflation, the Federal Interest Rate and corporate payment fraud levels â threatens the growth of small businesses.
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| | FinTech | | Mastercard Announces 2017 Start Path Spring Class
What do installment loans, AI, AR and Nigerian e-commerce all have in common? They are the innovations that the first five accepted applicants in Mastercardâs Start Path program will have a chance to drill into and, according to Start Path VP Amy Neal, work with Mastercard to build the future. Read More... |
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