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Sunrise | February 07, 2022

Sunrise by Lendio launched a suite of new tools in 2021 that helped save time, money, and energy for people running small businesses. Sunrise is an online platform providing free bookkeeping services and financial insights. Tax Assist; Bank Reconciliation Personalized Onboarding; and Sunrise Plus, a software tool that enhances a business's ability to invoice customers, are among the innovative tools introduced. Tax Assist is a free service for Sunrise customers ...

TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE

Finli | July 11, 2022

Finli, a payment management platform built for service-based small businesses in the US, has announced the close of its $6 million Seed fundraising round, led by the Urban Innovation Fund. Motley Fool Ventures, M13, Alumni Ventures, and all existing investors also participated in the round. The new injection of funds will be used to expand Finli's team and business banking capabilities, moving towards becoming a holistic financial services solution. According to the U.S....

Finance

Intuit | December 20, 2021

QuickBooks Checking was launched today by Intuit, the global technology platform that powers TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp. QuickBooks Checking, first introduced in 2020 as QuickBooks Cash, has changed business banking into an active money-management center that provides small businesses with increased cash flow predictability and financial control. Differentiated banking experience enhanced with new features to deliver greater value, visibility and cash management capa...

FINANCE, BUSINESS STRATEGY

Mastercard | October 04, 2022

Mastercard announced it is bringing added value to U.S. small business cardholders with new and expanded benefits, with a focus on convenience, efficiency and cyber security, to directly address some of their most pressing wants and needs As reported by the SBA, small businesses created 5.5 million jobs in the U.S. between Q3 of 2020 and Q2 of 2021, a 60 percent recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic declinei. As small businesses continue to grow – both in number and in scale &nd...