BFC Bulletins Monthly News Digest

With a lower-than-ever-before barrier to entry, bigtechs are starting to see the financial sector as a highly-profitable way to expand their businesses and give consumers even more. In fact, there …

Small businesses form the base of many economies around the world; however, profitably serving them has been a challenge for many financial institutions. A new ecosystem approach may be the …

FinTech has slowly but surely changed the banking industry over the last few years, giving more options when it comes to enhancing or maintaining finances. This is especially true for …

Once overlooked, customer experience is now a pillar of the business-to-business (B2B) world. A recent survey found that 90% of B2B leaders say customer experience is crucial to their companies’ …

FinTech startups are creating a wide range of solutions for small businesses by targeting the pain points small businesses face in the world of finance, resulting in a direct competition …

Financing for small businesses is lacking throughout the world, even when ample funding is available and ready to be used. To close this USD 2 trillion funding gap, FinTech disruptors …

Innovative FinTech companies are set to change payment processing for B2B transactions, especially as an increasing number of financial services are moved to cloud-based models that facilitate easier access to …

As commercial financial institutions strive to keep pace with consumer demands, many are looking to FinTech partners to help deliver improved service and value. In fact, a majority already use …

Despite convenience, speed and a better general experience, alternative payment methods (APMs) are relatively uncommon in the world of business-to-business (B2B) transactions due to B2B transactions having more complex workflows …

B2B FinTech companies don’t often get the recognition of their B2C cousins; however, they play a key role in the future of financial services and deserve some acknowledgment. That being …

Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, …

New data from Juniper Research suggests that B2B transactions processed by pureplay digital operators are likely to reach USD 14 trillion by 2023, up from USD 6.7 trillion in 2018. …

Amadeus (a Madrid-based travel reservations provider) is teaming with Mastercard and Elavon (the payments unit of U.S. Bancorp) to launch a B2B payments plan with Thai Airways and Sweden’s Select …

Italian banking group UniCredit has teamed with Italian FinTech company FinDynamic to enhance its working capital offering for corporate clients. The partnership will allow bank clients to offer suppliers early …

FinTech startup SmartPay has launched a financial inclusion wallet in Vietnam, targeting 25 million unbanked/underbanked consumers and 6 million small- and medium-sized merchants. SmartPay ensures a better payment and finance …

Open, an online-only banking startup that offers business banking solutions for startups and SMEs, has announced its plans to expand into the Middle Eastern market. The Indian company is the …

The platform-based business model has taken hold in the digital economy, and the concept is quickly spreading to banking and financial services. This has resulted in companies springing up to …

Russia has seen a boom in the number of smaller businesses in the last few years. Unfortunately for them, traditional lenders are, by and large, still focused on providing services …

A new online platform (ISMET.kz) represents the next step for what a marketplace can offer businesses in Kazakhstan. Created by Kazakhtelecom JSC, it is the first B2B site in the …

As is the case around the world, business-to-business (B2B) payment solutions in Russia are lagging behind business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions. In fact, B2B transfers are still a relatively painful process in …