Retail Council of Canada

Newswire | February 05, 2020

Today, Alterna Bank is thrilled to announce the national rollout of our industry-leading, fully digital, Digital Small Business Banking solution! Built on the innovative nCino platform, we have leveraged the strength of market-leading payments and lending partners. Small businesses can now access a streamlined business account opening process, seamless payment solutions, and small business loans up to $300,000 powered by Thinking Capital. This incredibly fast and convenient service can be easily...

TECHNOLOGY

Firstbase | June 08, 2022

Firstbase, the first all-in-one OS that allows anyone to incorporate a U.S. company and manage their entire business on a single platform, today announced a partnership with Wise (LON: WISE)—the global technology company that built the best way to move money around the world—to integrate the Wise Platform API into Firstbase Loop. Now any business can experience seamless account creation and verification with Wise directly through the Firstbase platform. Firstbase makes it easy for anyone in the ...

WPBN | March 20, 2020

Small business owners may have some relief coming their way amid the coronavirus crisis. The U.S. Small Business Administration is now offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Michigan small businesses suffering substantial economic injury.The SBA declared a disaster following a request from Governor Whitmer on March 17.According to the SBA, assistance will be available in the entire state of Michigan, and the contiguous counties of Elkhart, La Porte, Lagrange, ...

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...