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Google, Intuit Pair Up For SMB Cash Management

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Google and Intuit are pairing up to help Australian small businesses (SMBs) get a better grip on cash management. Intuit Australia also announced the results of its latest research, which surveyed 500 accountants and bookkeepers. Reports Wednesday (Sept.

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Financing Gets Flexible As eCommerce Sellers Brace For Seasonality Whiplash

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Digital Black Friday sales this year hit $9 billion, a 22 percent increase from 2019 figures, according to recent Adobe research. Digital commerce is a capital-intensive business model, he said, and keeping pace with buyer demand puts a strain on finances. Small Business, Big Challenges. Traditional lenders look at the past," he said.

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What Should We Expect to See From Embedded Finance in 2024?

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This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe.

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SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies

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SMBs, and found that the proportion of companies seeking alternative finance increased 5 percent year over year, while half said they would seek an alternative to a bank loan if they were to pursue business financing. ” Forty-six percent of small businesses were cash-flow negative last year , new Xero research found.

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Manual Cash Management Costing UK SMEs Billions

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billion every year, collectively, because they spend so much time managing company finances like invoices, employee expenses and financial forecasting. According to research from Soldo, small business employees spend an average of more than four hours a week managing these types of processes. Reports Tuesday (Feb.

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Report: Digital Lender SoFi Eyes IPO Via SPAC

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Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut on the stock market. It has also begun work in stock trading and cash management accounts.

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Robinhood Halts Launch Of Personal Finance App In UK

PYMNTS

According to PYMNTS research , Robinhood was No. 1 of the top five personal finance apps as of June. Although our global expansion plans are on hold for now, we’re committed to democratizing finance for more people around the world. The FinTech offers commission-free online brokerage services. the company added.

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