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Duff & Phelps | October 13, 2020

Financial services group Duff & Phelps has launched a new equity match service which will link small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with more than 70 separate funding providers. The service was created in response to a growing demand for SME funding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Through its work in governance, risk and transparency solutions, Duff & Phelps has access to a wide network of potential funders which have a track record of providing smaller amounts of equity f...

Mnuchin | April 29, 2020

The United States will audit government-backed loans intended to relieve small businesses hit by the coronavirus to ensure they weren't taken out by large companies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday, April 28. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was part of a $2.2-trillion stimulus package passed by Congress late in March to blunt the pandemic's impact on the economy, and is supposed to lend money to businesses with fewer than 500 employees. But the initi...

IBS Intelligence, | February 14, 2020

Banking and bookkeeping service provider for small business owners, Amaiz has entered into a partnership with voice biometric technology provider, ValidSoft in a bid to enable the former to provide next-generation voice biometric security. Amaiz’s Managing Director, Steve Taklalsingh commented, “This powerful partnership will enable us to give our customers an experience that is secure but simple. Our users are busy people, often trying to fit their interaction with us between custom...

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Untapped Global | October 04, 2021

Untapped Global, an investment company focused on emerging markets, announces a scale up of its partnership with Paga, the mobile payment and financial services company. The program finances point-of-sale devices (POS) for merchants in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, but still underserved when it comes to financial services.The collaboration between Paga and Untapped focuses on empowering small businesses to accept digital payments and bring financial services to the masses. The financin...