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electric | August 24, 2022

Electric, the leader in world-class IT technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its Referral Partner program. The newest addition to the Electric partner ecosystem, Referral Partners earn referral payouts, co-marketing opportunities, and extend Electric discounts to their customers to extend the value of their relationship. The Referral Partner Program launches alongside Electric's growing Technology Partner Program, an established network of hardware and soft...

MANAGEMENT

Next Insurance | October 22, 2020

Next Insurance, the fastest growing digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance and Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), today announced that they have teamed up to simplify the insurance purchasing process for millions of small businesses. This integration will enable QuickBooks users to seamlessly obtain a customized quote and easily purchase General Liability, Professional Liability and Workers' Compensation coverage from Next Insurance with a few clicks of a button, directly f...

Finextra Research | March 09, 2020

Metro bank has contracted with Ezbob to deliver a digital lending proposition for small business customers. The new service will take customers from application through ID&V, documentation, offer and acceptance in a matter of minutes; ultimately enabling funding to be released on the same day. Metro Bank last year was awarded £120 million from the RBS bail-out fund to inject more competition in the SME banking market. The challenger has since scaled back its plans for expansion into bu...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

BigCommerce | February 01, 2022

BigCommerce, a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, today announced it has extended its global presence into Germany, Mexico and Spain. With BigCommerce’s flexible enterprise-grade ecommerce platform and best-of-breed partner network, local merchants will be able to build, scale and grow their B2C and B2B businesses internationally and leverage industry-leading omnichannel capabilities for marketplace selling to drive revenue. The company’s la...