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PR Newswire | September 27, 2023

BMO today announced the expansion of its Zero Barriers to Business program for Black, Latino, Native, and Women-owned businesses across the bank's expanded footprint. The program aims to break down barriers for historically underserved and marginalized groups through inclusive banking products, services, and resources as part of BMO EMpower 2.0 – the bank's more than $40 billion communit...

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Prospera USA | February 14, 2023

On February 13, 2023, Prospera, a non-profit economic development organization, announced receiving its first grant from a non-profit organization, The Rockefeller Foundation, to offer procurement-focused training and technical help to small, Hispanic-owned businesses in the Miami and Atlanta metro areas. Grant-funded educational programs will focus on a variety of procurement-related matters, including bidding processes and resources, minority certifications, and access to capi...

FINANCE, BUSINESS STRATEGY

Pacific Western Bank | September 20, 2022

The Alliance for SoCal Innovation ("The Alliance") is proud to announce that they have formally entered into a multi-year agreement with Pacific Western Bank to be the new lead sponsor of the SoCal Venture Pipeline program (SVP) which connects promising early stage startups with venture capital in order to improve access to institutional capital across the SoCal region. Entering its second year, the SVP program is completely free for the startups and investors who participate. The Alli...

Industry Outlook

Rapyd | December 09, 2021

Rapyd, a global Fintech-as-a-Service company has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Neat, a cross-border trade enabling platform for SMBs and startups. Neat provides full company incorporation, business accounts, global payment collection and disbursements, as well as credit card-based capital expansion services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it is subject to regulatory approval. By integrating Neat into the Rapyd Global Payments Network, small and medium businesses wil...