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MX | February 18, 2022

Mx and H&R Block together launched the Spruce mobile banking platform to promote greater financial inclusion. MX is the financial data platform and leader in modern connectivity. Spruce provides customers with increased transparency into how they spend, save, and manage their money, as well as assistance in reaching their financial objectives, thanks to MX data improvement. MetaBank, N.A. is the issuer of Spruce. Spruce contributes to financial inclusion for millions of Americ...

Send Press Releases with GlobeNewswire | February 27, 2020

Lendio, the nation’s largest marketplace for small business loans, today announced it has secured $55 million in capital, including $31 million in equity led by Mercato Partners’ Traverse Fund and a $24 million debt facility from Signature Bank. The equity round was oversubscribed by existing investors including Napier Park Financial Partners, Comcast Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Stereo Capital and Runa Capital. The funding enables Lendio to increase the scope and precision of its loa...

MARKETING AND NETWORKING

U.S. Small Business Administration | November 29, 2022

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF) and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) announced that the task force will hold their next set of virtual public meetings on December 7 and December 8, respectively, via Microsoft Teams. "Both the IATF and ACVBA committee meetings serve as opportunities for participants to learn the latest on the state of veteran-owned smal...

Small Business Trends | February 13, 2020

Most small businesses (90%) have taken steps to prepare their businesses for an economic downturn. Despite this, many believe the climate remains predominantly favorable. And more than half (57%) admit to feeling better about the state of the US economy compared to a year ago. The statistics come from the 2020 Hiscox Small Business Owner Risk Outlook. The report reflects data compiled by the leading small business insurer, Hiscox. The research surveyed 1,000 small business owners in the United S...