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What’s Next For Small Businesses Amid The SBA PPP Loan Saga?

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small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Administered by the Small Business Association (SBA) and processed through financial institutions (FIs), including banks and selected FinTechs, the program offers small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) loans worth twice their monthly payroll expenses.

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The Problems And Promise For SMB Fintech Lending

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Access to capital is the first, last and constant problem that small businesses experience in the day-to-day course of doing business. Banks, when it comes to small business, just aren’t really paying too much attention to them … from a cost structure standpoint, they just don’t make enough money dealing with them,” he said.

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What is a Payment Facilitator: Understanding PayFac

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Instead of individually setting up a merchant account with banks or other financial institutions, which can be a lengthy and complex process, businesses can quickly onboard through PayFac. Here’s how it works: Sign-up: Businesses can easily sign up with a PayFac provider who becomes the master merchant.

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Who Will Disintermediate The Intermediaries?

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Traditional banks are starting to feel the disintermediation pinch by alternative lenders who lack their legacy infrastructure and cost structures and use digital-first, artificial intelligence-powered processes to underwrite risk and extend credit instantly.