small business

Bill.com revs up expansion plan by adding two senior leaders

05/01/18

Fresh off landing JPMorgan Chase as a client, the digital payments firm is counting on tech veterans Yael Zheng and Vinay Pai to help accelerate its growth through additional partnerships with banks and accounting firms.

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Santander shakes off branch limits as it regains passing CRA score

04/30/18

The Boston bank said Monday it received a "satisfactory" Community Reinvestment Act rating after being downgraded on its last exam.

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First stop on JPMorgan’s planned branch expansion? Washington D.C.

04/19/18

During an appearance on the CBS Evenings News Wednesday evening, Dimon unveiled new details about the first leg of the New York company's recently announced, multi-city branch expansion.

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Small businesses hit by disaster often struggle with credit, too

04/17/18

Banks may need to do more to help small businesses after a hurricane, flood or other calamity as those firms tend to favor nonbank lenders after an emergency for a number of reasons, according to research by four regional Federal Reserve banks.

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Tax Reform and Nonprofit Bankruptcy

04/17/18

It's Tax Day! When the new tax bill was debated late last year, a few reports noted an unintended consequence of the bill's expansion of the standard deduction might be decrease people's charitable contributions, in turn harming nonprofits. After the bill passed, I continued to hear comments about the increased standard deductions' potential to cause financial problems for nonprofits, and saw estimates of a loss of $2 billion to the sector. Financial problems, of course, make me think of bankruptcy.

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This fintech partnership could serve as template for small banks

04/16/18

New Resource Bank and P2Bi are splitting the risk and revenue associated with asset-based loans.

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Mulvaney’s proposed CFPB reforms are bad for small business, too

04/11/18

The acting director wants to gut the agency, which would harm both consumers and entrepreneurs.

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BofA the latest big bank to woo small-business customers

03/26/18

The bank on Monday launched a loyalty and rewards program aimed at small businesses.

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Online lender's new target: Small businesses waiting to get paid

03/14/18

Fundbox is testing a payments and credit network for small businesses and their business clients that may offer an alternative to traditional lenders, credit card issuers and supplier financing.

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This neobank believes it can solve banks’ digital onboarding problem

03/01/18

The founders of Seed are hoping to bring to small-business banking what their previous company, Simple, brought to personal financial management: much-easier-to-use technology.

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