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LENDISTRY | June 08, 2021

Lendistry, leading Fintech Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced to administer new New York COVID-19 small business recover grant program, focusing its reach to underserved businesses impacted by the pandemic. Lendistry, is the largest minority-led distributor of capital in COVID relief funding. Lendistry is a technology-enabled lender delivering relief funds to small businesses during the phase of the pandemic. Launching of the new New York ...

Management

TriNet Group | December 27, 2021

TriNet announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zenefits from Francisco Partners. Trinet is a leading provider of human resources solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Zenefits is a people operations platform purpose-built for SMBs, and Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. Zenefits is a market-leading cloud human capital management platform that offers innovative and intu...

FINANCE, BUSINESS STRATEGY

AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL PAY | August 03, 2022

American Express® (NYSE: AXP), the leading Small Business Card issuer in the U.S.1, announced American Express Global Pay – a new digital solution that enables U.S. businesses to securely2 make domestic and international business-to-business (B2B) payments. Through this new digital solution, business customers can send payments funded from their business bank account to their suppliers in more than 40 countries, across a range of currencies, using a simple, mobile-friendly platfo...

Small Business Trends | June 10, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act signed June 5 by President Donald Trump amends key parts of the pandemic loan program for small business owners. HR7010 makes key changes to parts of the Paycheck Protection Plan. Some of these changes will surely be welcomed by small business owners who’ve received PPP funds recently. You have more time to apply, more time to use the money, and more time to rehire employees. If you have applied or are applying for a PPP loan and was st...