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Closing Latin America’s $350B SMB Trade-Finance Gap

PYMNTS

And in an interview with PYMNTS, Jacob Shoihet , co-founder and CEO of the online financing platform Marco Financial , said the problem is particularly acute for exporters. “In Overall, Marco Financial has noted, banks reject 50 percent of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) financing applicants.

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SMB Loan Underwriting Prepares For Turbulent Times

PYMNTS

After a long period of pulling back, lenders are finally beginning to find value in financing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). But after years of finding SMBs too unprofitable to finance, lenders have to play catch-up to develop better underwriting processes for greater accuracy and efficiency. “For the U.S.,

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How Has AI Impacted the Embedded Finance Space in Recent Years?

The Fintech Times

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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Investors Back B2B Startups With An Eye On SMB Finance

PYMNTS

Some startups focused on data aggregation to expand underwriting capabilities, while others operate platforms to facilitate financing. The company aims to expand the sources of data from which financial services providers can pull for underwriting and other services. Aye Finance. Pipe Technologies.

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Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia

PYMNTS

Traditional banks will require credit histories and collateral to underwrite a small business loan, both of which many SMBs in Southeast Asian nations lack. Mathur emphasized that an augmented data collection approach can do more than simply connect SMBs to capital when they cannot access bank financing.

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Asset-Based Finance Finds Growth With Balance Sheet Strength

PYMNTS

Decades ago, asset-based finance developed a nasty reputation. As a financing tool that requires business owners to place valuable assets — whether working capital or physical — up for collateral, asset-based financing (ABF) was often viewed as a solution to a dire problem when no other options were available.

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Mitigating Risk in Debt Factoring: Underwriting Best Practices

Finezza

Accounts receivable financing or debt factoring is a common business financing practice. Factoring […] The post Mitigating Risk in Debt Factoring: Underwriting Best Practices appeared first on Finezza Blog. Businesses can sell their accounts receivable to a third party, called a factor, at a discount.