Tech in Asia

Finance

Businesswire | April 26, 2023

Yelp Inc. the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced a series of new features that make it even easier for consumers to discover businesses that fit their needs and contribute helpful content on Yelp. The company is introducing Yelp Guaranteed, a new satisfaction guarantee program that gives people peace of mind when hiring eligible home service businesses; an enhanced search experience powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to surface helpful insights o...

Finance

Voya Financial | February 25, 2022

Voya Financial, Inc., announced today, the launch of a new grant program to aid small businesses owned by individuals from underrepresented communities. The five recipients, all Black-owned, technology-based businesses, will each be awarded $10,000 to help them grow and thrive. “This inaugural grant program reflects our mission to make a secure financial future possible for everyone. Several of these startups are women-owned, all are Black-owned, and each one demonstrates a ...

Management

PRnewswire | May 10, 2023

The Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) at FIU and its Director, Brian Van Hook, was presented with the 2023 National Small Business Week 'SBDC Excellence and Innovation Award' by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Administrator, Isabella Casillas Guzman on Monday, May 1st, at the Administration's national kick-off event at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C. During NSBW, the SBA recognizes the contributions of outstanding entrepren...

Finance

Raistone | April 06, 2022

Raistone today announced a collaboration with Mastercard set to simplify business-to-business (B2B) finance payments and speed up access to working capital for small- and-medium-sized businesses ("SMBs"). Using Mastercard's virtual card technology, Raistone will tap into secure payment innovation to streamline finance approval processes that can exclude SMBs from accessing essential funds needed to sustain and scale their business. This innovative use of virtual cards promotes dive...