Small business

The partnership targets home improvement and some health care merchants that accept American Express. These merchants will be able to drive more sales by providing financing options for large purchases.

Paying international suppliers through a bank portal is a painful, expensive process that creates unnecessary friction for burgeoning cross-border trade. There are better fintech alternatives, writes Karla Friede, CEO of Nvoicepay.

Since the marketplace model is relatively new, the vast majority of the merchants selling through that channel are new too, meaning they do not have the track record that banks look for when providing loans, writes Keith Smith, CEO of Payability.

The Boston bank said the digital lending platform has cut down the time it takes to deliver loan decisions by roughly 40%.

An integrated payments and receivables solution is helping two Michigan credit unions boost engagement with small business members.

Citi and other banks are investing in automation aimed at speeding up the old-fashioned process for institutional clients' receivables and payables.

To improve videoconferencing adoption, banks are advised to focus on one particular group of clients.

While the Small Business Investment Companies program has reported disappointing results since its 2015 peak, participating funds are getting more looks from curious bankers.

A cash management offering by Mastercard and Strands is the latest example of new answers to commercial clients' demands for better digital services.

The Illinois commercial bank gained a new role when it realized it shared the same digital transformation challenges as its customers.