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Enova International, Inc | October 13, 2020

Enova International (NYSE: ENVA), a leading financial technology and analytics company offering consumer and small business loans and financing, today announced it has completed the acquisition of On Deck Capital, Inc. (NYSE: ONDK), a leader in online lending for small business, for $1.89 per share, or approximately $122 million. The acquisition creates a company with significant scale and diverse product offerings in consumer and small business market segments with combined originations of near...

OpenText | October 14, 2020

OpenText, a leader in information management software and solutions, has extended its electronic signature offering to accommodate small businesses. Small businesses can now use OpenText Core Signature for employee and partners’ signatures. Collecting paper signatures can be a slow and cumbersome process. With the rise of remote working and the demise of face-to-face contact, signing documents remotely is becoming increasingly imperative. OpenText Core Signature overcomes the hurdle...

Next Insurance | September 23, 2020

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series D financing led by CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, with participation from FinTLV, a global leading insurtech VC, and existing investor Munich RE Group. CapitalG Partner Sumiran Das will join the Next Insurance Board of Directors. Next Insurance has now raised $631 million to bring simple, affordable, and tailored insuranc...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Mastercard | April 05, 2021

In reaction to the pandemic, small businesses are starting to transfer their activities online and finding access to digital tools. According to a Mastercard survey, 76% of small businesses in North America say the pandemic encouraged them to become more digital, but 64 percent say they are challenged to do so. Mastercard has announced the launch of additional services with Microsoft, QuickBooks, and Zoho to its suite of U.S. small business benefits to help small businesses enhance their digital...