financing

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money.

Synchrony Teams With Adobe Commerce to Offer Flexible Financing
Synchrony Teams With Adobe Commerce to Offer Flexible Financing
April 08, 2025  |  Partnerships

Financial services company Synchrony has launched a new integration with Adobe Commerce. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (April 8), is designed to give merchants more flexibility...

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Exclusive: Lights Flash Red for 1 in 5 US Small Businesses as Tariff Economy Sets In
Exclusive: Lights Flash Red for 1 in 5 US Small Businesses as Tariff Economy Sets...
April 08, 2025  |  Economy

When the economic winds start to howl, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) turn up their collars. As the Trump administration’s global tariffs send shock waves...

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Thatch Raises $40 Million For Employee Health Coverage Offering
Thatch Raises $40 Million For Employee Health Coverage Offering
April 03, 2025  |  Investments

Health insurance startup Thatch has reportedly raised $40 million in Series B funding. That’s according to comments by company executives Thursday (April 3) to TechCrunch....

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Clearco and Cavela Team to Help eCommerce Firms Weather Tariffs
Clearco and Cavela Team to Help eCommerce Firms Weather Tariffs
April 02, 2025  |  eCommerce

Clearco, a provider of growth capital for eCommerce, has teamed with Cavela, an eCommerce product sourcing/vendor management platform. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (April 2),...

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Tariffs Leave Small Businesses Stretched to the Limit
Tariffs Leave Small Businesses Stretched to the Limit
March 23, 2025  |  SMBs

Confidence among America’s small businesses is reportedly falling amid new U.S. tariffs. That’s according to a report Saturday (March 22) by The Wall Street Journal...

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Town Raises $18 Million to Develop Small-Business-Focused Tax Platform
Town Raises $18 Million to Develop Small-Business-Focused Tax Platform
March 16, 2025  |  SMBs

Town, a startup founded by veterans of Google and Plaid, has raised $18 million. The company announced the funding round Friday (March 14) along with the...

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CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
March 13, 2025  |  SMBs

CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. This integration will enable CredibleX...

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Lenkie Raises $62 Million to Fund Business Supplier Payments
Lenkie Raises $62 Million to Fund Business Supplier Payments
March 04, 2025  |  Investments

Cashflow management platform Lenkie has raised $62 million in new funding. The U.K. company’s Series A round, announced Tuesday (March 4), is aimed at helping...

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DebtBook Debuts ‘Sizing’ Feature for Its Debt Management Solution
DebtBook Debuts ‘Sizing’ Feature for Its Debt Management Solution
February 25, 2025  |  B2B Payments

DebtBook, a software provider for government and nonprofit treasury teams, has a new debt management tool. The company’s Sizing feature, announced Tuesday (Feb. 25), lets treasury departments...

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