| Regulation Crowdfunding Tackles The Startups Shunned By Banks Technology startups may be perceived as a higher risk to traditional lenders, but in today's day-and-age of digitization, any small business can be a digital-native one. Many of them will struggle to access traditional funding, however, and may turn to predatory lenders to access the capital they need. Miventure Co-founder and CEO Jason Crystal told PYMNTS how Regulation Crowdfunding can present a better option for early-stage firms to find funding and support economic recovery. |
| Open Banking/Bank-FinTech Collaboration |
| SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way Traditional and alternative lenders alike are embracing the bank-FinTech collaboration strategy to facilitate access to capital for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week's exploration of the latest in open banking initiatives finds new efforts from Visa, Lloyds and others to support SMBs and accelerate innovation. |
| | Cash Flow Management | | SMB Funding Looks Ahead Towards A Post-Pandemic Market With a surge in government-backed small business lending schemes, demand for alternative products like invoice financing is on the wane. But the market ebbs and flows, says Pulse Cashflow Founder and Managing Director Toni Dare, and certain industries will keep filling their cash flow gaps as government schemes inevitably run dry. She spoke with PYMNTS about what's ahead for invoice financing in a post-pandemic market. |
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