Retail Technology Experts

Business Wire | February 20, 2020

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, announced today that it is making it easier for small business owners to apply for loans and lines of credit.* Fifth Third Fast CapitalTM will offer a simple application and, in most cases, approvals will be made within minutes. Funding is available to customers in as little as one business day. Collaborating with Fundation to offer Fifth Third Fast Capital’s expanded services to small businesses is another example of Fifth Third’s digital inno...

FINANCE

Alchemy | April 07, 2022

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of the world economy. They play a major role in economic development, job creation, and innovation. Furthermore, SMEs create up to 50% of employment worldwide and represent almost 90% of commerce worldwide. According to research, entrepreneurs and business owners will create over 600 million jobs in the next 10 years which will consist of 70% of new jobs around the globe. Today, small business owners are less likely to rece...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Comcast | November 24, 2022

Comcast Corporation announced today that Comcast RISE, an initiative created in 2020 to help strengthen and empower small businesses hard hit by COVID-19, has met its goal of supporting 13,000 small businesses nationwide by the program’s close at the end of 2022. Comcast RISE is one of several programs that Comcast has overseen as part of Project UP that is aimed at closing the digital divide and achieving digital equity. With the program’s commitment now fulfilled, Comcast looks for...

FINANCE

Century California Fund | October 28, 2022

The Century California Fund (CCF), an entity controlled by Century Housing (Century) announced today an infusion of capital into a partnership with PCR Business Finance (PCR), which will support PCR's 45-year history of small business and micro lending to underserved communities. Lack of access to capital is a well-documented challenge facing minority borrowers. CCF's new small and micro lending partnership program with PCR will help fill an essential gap in the market. At the core of Ce...