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Small Business Banking Catching Up in Innovation Race

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There are quite a few lending solutions these days for small businesses -- Funding Circle, OnDeck, Kabbage, and Square Capital, to name a just a few -- but innovation and digitization are lagging in other areas, such as digital account opening. Atlanta-based Gro has […].

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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses

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The new initiative will include “concentrated investments that will focus on providing Black-owned businesses and Black people access to affordable financial tools and capital,” Mastercard said in a news release. Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. This is a time for action.

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Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs

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The aim of the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund is to support SMBs in areas “with historically limited access to capital,” the release said, to promote racial equality and environmental resilience. Access to capital is especially important amid worries of a second lockdown.

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Paya Poised To Accelerate Growth As Payments Firm Goes Public

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Shares of the Atlanta-based payment processor had risen by nearly 10 percent to $12.50 With additional capital to draw upon, Paya said it will also be able to “accelerate” its hunt for additional companies and services to buy. on the Nasdaq Stock Market shortly before Wall Street's 4 p.m.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. Notably, at the Atlanta event, participants from Visa, Square and Yelp will participate in the workshops. An inaugural Jan. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

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MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies

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The funding initiative is being led by existing investors Great Hill Partners LP, the Boston-based private equity firm, Eight Roads Ventures, the global venture capital firm based in China and.406 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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NXTsoft’s Connectivity as a Service positions Financial Institutions to Capitalize on Unbundling

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NXTsoft is headquartered in Birmingham and has offices in Atlanta, Orlando and Denver. The post NXTsoft’s Connectivity as a Service positions Financial Institutions to Capitalize on Unbundling appeared first on Bobsguide. With Connectivity as a Service, NXTsoft paves the way to digital transformation for banks and credit unions.

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